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DCF Fight Night #7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and German Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shephard has chosen K9 Justice as his entrance music. Freddy White is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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164 lbs
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182 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, German Shephard!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shephard lands with an overhand left.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shephard throws a body kick that misses
and White counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by White.
Shephard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shephard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in White's guard.
Shephard wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Shephard postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Shephard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shephard throws a strike but White rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shephard is trying to keep White in close.
White has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shephard is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shephard holds on and takes a little breather.
Let's hope that Shephard has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Shephard looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shephard controlling the position.
Shephard is working an open guard so White takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Shephard misses the target.
White drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shephard sprawls and moves away.
Shephard scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shephard keeps the fight on the outside.
Despite the aggression on Shephard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Shephard throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Shephard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shephard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
White lands a glancing blow to the side of Shephard's head.
White's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shephard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White scrambles back to his feet.
White tried to score with a low kick but Shephard checks it.
White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
White tries to land a leg kick but Shephard saw it coming and moves away.
Shephard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shephard.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
German Shephard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shephard throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shephard checks a low kick from White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
White tries to clinch up but Shephard circles away and keeps his distance.
White is looking to clinch.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Shephard counters with a nice body shot.
Shephard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
White forces Shephard back against the ropes and clinches.
Shephard stalling in the clinch but White improves position.
Shephard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White avoids the elbow strike from Shephard, against the ropes.
White landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shephard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shephard breaks from the clinch.
Shephard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but German Shephard will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shephard is looking to score with low kicks.
Shephard throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White attempts a counter takedown but Shephard avoids it well and moves away.
Shephard lands a nice shot to the body.
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shephard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shephard tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donk. Shephard catches White right on the button with a cross.
A clash of legs there as White blocks the low kick.
White tried to counter with a leg kick but Shephard avoided it.
Shephard throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shephard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White closes the distance and pushes Shephard back into the ropes.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Shephard avoids the damage to the body.
Shephard throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shephard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard scores with a punch to the head.
White tries to work over Shephard's front leg with a kick but Shephard checks it.
Jab from Shephard.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White feinted there with a counter leg kick.
White moves in looking to clinch but Shephard pushes him off.
White lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shephard backs up against the ropes.
Shephard swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White throws a body kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Shephard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shephard throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shephard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by White. White obviously looking to wear him down.
Shephard swings for the body but White moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephard fakes the leg kick and cracks White in the body.
Shephard throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White digs a good hook to Shephard's body.
Shephard connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shephard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shephard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White cracks Shephard with a right hand to the side of the head.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
Shephard throws a leg kick
and White counters with a shoot takedown. Shephard fights it but they end up in guard.
Shephard wants to sweep here but White controlling him for the moment.
White is looking to stand up but Shephard won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
White wanted to stand there but Shephard had control of the position.
Shephard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
White wants to stand but Shephard is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
White is fighting to break Shephard's control of his arms but Shephard is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shephard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shephard looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White moves out of range as Shephard strikes.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shephard.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shephard.
Shephard misses with a hook. White ducked under it nicely.
As Shephard tries to get set, White tries to push him back and clinch up but Shephard manages to avoid the attempt.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shephard circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but German Shephard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shephard throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
White has managed to clinch.
Shephard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
Shephard takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Shephard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shephard avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Shephard controls the action.
Shephard breaks the clinch.
White avoids the body shot from Shephard.
White appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Shephard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Shephard misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands a jab-cross combination.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shephard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shephard steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Shephard moves into the clinch successfully.
Shephard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with the head strike.
Shephard blocking some punches.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White gets through Shephard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by White.
A short right from White on the inside.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White misses with a punch to the body.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White gets through Shephard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shephard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shephard backwards.
Shephard blocks an uppercut.
Shephard managing to block the knees to the body from White.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Shephard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shephard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Freddy White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws an elbow that misses.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting White here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Shephard is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Shephard presses White against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shephard wants to stall.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shephard.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from White on the inside.
Shephard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shephard.
Shephard throws an elbow that misses.
Shephard tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shephard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shephards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White checks a low kick from Shephard.
Shephard throws a low kick but White avoids it.
Shephard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shephard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shephard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shephard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White has time to react.
White digs a good hook to Shephard's body.
White throws a right hand that Shephard ducks under and follows up with a left that Shephard also avoids with ease.
White avoids a kick to the body.
White attempts a counter takedown but Shephard avoids it well and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shephard 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 White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
Shephard cracks White with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shephard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping body kick lands there for White.
Shephard swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
White drops down looking for a counter takedown but Shephard sprawls and moves away.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
White lands with a shot to the body.
Shephard throws the kick towards the body but White avoids it.
White changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by White. That's going to slow Shephard down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shephard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like White was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy White showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shephard 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... German Shephard!
German Shephard is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious German Shephard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Freddy White had this to say: 'Back to the drawing board '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Hampton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wenutu Halai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hampton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to the devil in i - slipknot. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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25
213 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Hampton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wenutu Halai!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hampton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Halai.
Halai cracks Hampton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hampton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Halai pinned against the ropes. Halai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hampton closes the distance but Halai moves to the side
and Halai counters with a stiff right hand.
Hampton ducks under a wild hook from Halai.
Hampton fails with the takedown.
Halai lunges at Hampton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hampton's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halai rushes Hampton and presses him up against the ropes.
Halai tries a knee to the head but Hampton blocks it.
Hampton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Halai stalling in the clinch but Hampton improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hampton is working for takedown but Halai is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Hampton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hampton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Halai is defending well.
Hampton avoiding damage as Halai throws knees to the body.
Halai looking to stall.
Halai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Halai tries to land knees in the clinch but Hampton avoids the damage to the body.
Hampton is trying to stall.
Halai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Halai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hampton is breathing heavily.
Halai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Halai avoiding damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Halai obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halai lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Halai.
Halai lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halai landing knees to the body.
Halai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hampton is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Halai.
Halai leaning against his opponent.
Halai scores a nice knee to the body.
Halai lands a knee to the head.
Halai lands a nice knee to the body.
Halai avoiding damage.
Halai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Halai continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hampton's efforts to push away.
Halai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hampton blocks it with crossed arms.
Hampton jumps guard but Halai turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Hampton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Halai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hampton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Halai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Halai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Halai trying to land knees to the body.
Halai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hampton is defending well for now.
Hampton looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hampton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Halai just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Halai lands a nice knee to the body.
Hampton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hampton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Halai.
Knees in the clinch landing for Halai.
Halai scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halai lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Halai - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hampton is trying to pull guard but Halai has him pressed against the ropes.
Halai is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Halai landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wenutu Halai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Halai moves into range and clinches up with Hampton.
Halai lands a knee to the head.
Halai pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Hampton is trying to stall.
Halai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hampton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Halai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Halai working Hampton over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hampton wants to get back to striking at distance but Halai won't allow it.
Halai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Halai lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halai'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.
Knees to the body from Halai.
Halai is stalling here.
Halai displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hampton up against the ropes.
Halai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wenutu Halai.
Halai moves into the clinch successfully.
Halai trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hampton jumps guard but Halai stands there with Hampton around his waist. Hampton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hampton tries a body shot but Halai blocks it.
Halai leaning against his opponent.
Halai stalling.
Halai landing knees to the body.
Halai with a knee to the head.
Halai tries a knee to the head but Hampton blocks it.
Hampton is trying to pull guard but Halai turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Hampton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Halai.
Halai lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Halai is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halai controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wenutu Halai.
Hampton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Halai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hampton's head.
A big left from Halai misses.
The crowd cheers as Halai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hampton doesn't seem phased though.
Halai moves into the clinch.
Hampton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Halai smiles and moves away.
Halai misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Halai misses its intended target.
Hampton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Halai throws out the jab.
Halai clinches up against the ropes.
Halai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Halai takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Halai obliges.
Halai leaning against his opponent.
A knee to the head by Halai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hampton tries to stall but Halai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hampton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Halai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Halai connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wenutu Halai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Halai lunges at Hampton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hampton's hand.
Hampton shoots and misses
letting Halai counter with a right hand.
Harry Hampton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halai works the jab nicely.
Hampton staying out of range there.
Hampton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hampton wants to clinch
and Halai counters with a nice uppercut.
Hampton gets tackled into the ropes by Halai. Halai maintains the clinch.
Hampton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Halai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees to the body from Halai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Halai.
Halai with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Halai.
Stalling in the clinch from Halai.
Halai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Halai obliges.
Halai scores a nice knee to the body.
Halai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hampton is trying to pull guard but Halai has him pressed against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Hampton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hampton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hampton being controlled against the ropes.
Halai lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Halai stalling against the ropes.
Halai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hampton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Halai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Halai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hampton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hampton being controlled against the ropes.
Halai pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hampton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hampton letting Halai take a breather here.
Hampton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Halai content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wenutu Halai.
Halai rushes Hampton and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hampton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Halai smiles and moves away.
Halai looks to land a right hand but Hampton moved out of range.
Halai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hampton has time to react.
Hampton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Halai counters with a stiff right hand.
Halai works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hampton fails with the takedown.
Hampton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wenutu Halai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Halai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halai connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halai throws out a loose jab but Hampton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Halai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hampton.
Harry Hampton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hampton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wenutu Halai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Halai 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 24:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 24:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wenutu Halai!
In defeat, Harry Hampton stepped up to the mic, saying 'Did I lose?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vin Diesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lima Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima Santos 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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27
200 lbs
4 - 8 - 0 |
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25
206 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vin Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lima Santos!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diesel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diesel tries to clinch up.
Santos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diesel defends it well.
Diesel dives in for a single leg takedown but Santos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Diesel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Santos defends well and Diesel ends up having to push Santos into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Diesel tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diesel defends it well.
Diesel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Diesel.
Santos feints the counter takedown.
Diesel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Santos content to stall in guard here.
Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diesel's head.
Diesel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santos is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Santos with a nice head shot there.
Diesel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos stands up over Diesel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Diesel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos distracts Diesel with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Santos cracks Diesel with a solid left hand.
Santos lands a couple of elbows.
Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santos postures up and lands a big shot to Diesel's brow.
Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diesel is keeping the position for now.
Santos 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.
Santos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Santos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diesel's head.
Santos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Diesel has momentary wrist control but Santos slips an elbow through the middle.
Santos trying to control but Diesel is working from the bottom.
Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santos lands a couple of elbows.
Santos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos cracks Diesel with a solid left hand.
Santos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diesel trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Diesel is retaining full guard.
Santos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Diesel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santos manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diesel trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Diesel works over Santos with some ground and pound from guard.
Diesel stopping the sweep attempt from Santos.
Diesel content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to strike off his back.
Diesel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diesel looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Santos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Diesel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diesel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santos defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Diesel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Santos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diesel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santos defends it easily.
Diesel being controlled here, momentarily.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Diesel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lima Santos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Santos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Diesel looks for a takedown but Santos sprawls well.
Santos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Diesel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diesel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Santos feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vin Diesel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diesel tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos with the counter takedown but Diesel avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Diesel with that takedown attempt.
Santos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diesel defends it well.
Diesel throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range.
Diesel wants to clinch.
Lima Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diesel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Diesel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Diesel persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice sprawl there from Santos as Diesel shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diesel shoots in but no luck this time.
Santos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diesel shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Diesel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Santos defending well as Diesel loads up on a big left hand.
Diesel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Santos defends well and Diesel ends up having to push Santos into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Santos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Santos moves away from the strike by Diesel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diesel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santos feints the counter takedown.
Diesel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diesel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Santos defends well and Diesel ends up having to push Santos into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Santos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Diesel shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diesel is looking to clinch.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diesel shoots in and drives through. Santos sprawls well.
Lima Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diesel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diesel doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Diesel shoots in looking for a takedown. Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Diesel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diesel shoots and misses
and Santos counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diesel keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos working some strikes from top position.
Santos scoring with some ground and pound.
Lima Santos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Santos wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Santos advances position into side control!
Santos working the body and head with strikes.
Santos scores with punches from side control.
Santos is trying to get an arm triangle but Diesel is defending well.
Diesel on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Diesel is looking for a sweep.
Santos has an Americana. Diesel didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Santos is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Santos hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lima Santos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forged Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Filakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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17
198 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
0 - 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Forged Steel !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mateusz Filakis!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filakis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Filakis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Filakis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Filakis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steel thumps Filakis with a low kick.
Mateusz Filakis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filakis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Filakis misses with a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Filakis scores with a four punch combination!
Filakis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel .
Filakis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filakis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Filakis throws a hook to the side of Steel 's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steel connects with a leg kick. Filakis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Decent striking displayed by Steel there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filakis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steel checks a leg kick.
Steel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Filakis.
Steel misses the jab.
Steel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel feints and then cracks Filakis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Filakis down.
Filakis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steel blocks a head kick by Filakis.
Steel is looking to counter with head kicks.
Filakis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Steel counters with a body kick that stops Filakis in his tracks momentarily.
Filakis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Filakis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Steel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Filakis's knee momentarily.
Steel avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steel .
Filakis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steel .
A telegraphed right hand from Steel misses the target.
Filakis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steel lands a brutal head kick. Filakis looks out on his feet and Steel throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Forged Steel !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vukovic has chosen Yellow Claw - DJ Turn It Up as his entrance music. Chael Sonnen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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, Chael Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Milan Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukovic avoids the body shot from Sonnen.
Sonnen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sonnen takes one on the button.
It looks like Chael Sonnen has been cut.
A big left from Sonnen misses.
Vukovic moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Sonnen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vukovic throws a leg kick but Sonnen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sonnen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice jab there from Sonnen.
Vukovic lands a nice hook to Sonnen's body. Sonnen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vukovic lands with a shot to the body.
Vukovic looks to land a combination but Sonnen avoids it well.
A leg kick checked by Sonnen.
Sonnen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vukovic lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vukovic cracks Sonnen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vukovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vukovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sonnen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sonnen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vukovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sonnen is breathing heavily.
Sonnen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sonnen connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic thuds a left hand into Sonnen's body.
Sonnen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vukovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sonnen tries to move into range but Vukovic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vukovic throws a low kick, looking for Sonnen's leg but Sonnen calmly moves out of range.
Sonnen blocks a leg kick.
Vukovic throws a series of punches but Sonnen avoids them all with ease.
Sonnen throws a right hand that misses
and Vukovic counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sonnen! Vukovic lets Sonnen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Sonnen is rocked!
Chael Sonnen's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vukovic throws a monster overhand right that drops Sonnen! Vukovic follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milan Vukovic!
During a confident post fight interview, Milan Vukovic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taz Barry has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend's chin.
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195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taz Barry!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Coke Fiend, right into the meat.
The Coke Fiend misses with a head kick.
The Coke Fiend throws a sloppy head kick and Barry moves out of range easily.
Barry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Coke Fiend sprawls well. The Coke Fiend wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barry gets slowly back to his feet.
The Coke Fiend jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Coke Fiend.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barry tries for a takedown but The Coke Fiend sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Coke Fiend looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The Coke Fiend scores with a spinning back kick!
The Coke Fiend throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barry.
It looks like Taz Barry has been cut.
Barry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Coke Fiend can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry shoots in for a takedown but The Coke Fiend shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taz Barry.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Coke Fiend.
Barry has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The Coke Fiend tries to land a leg kick but Barry saw it coming and moves away.
Barry is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Barry blocks a head kick by The Coke Fiend.
We've been told by The Coke Fiend's head coaches at Island Warriors -13 ELITE Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The Coke Fiend moves into the clinch.
The Coke Fiend unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Coke Fiend lands a knee to the body.
Barry looks winded!
Barry takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Coke Fiend lands an elbow that stopped Barry in his tracks for a moment.
The Coke Fiend is stalling here.
The Coke Fiend is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Coke Fiend lands an elbow inside that Barry shrugs off.
Barry has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by The Coke Fiend after a bit of a struggle.
The Coke Fiend throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Coke Fiend crunches a lovely knee into Barry's ribcage.
The Coke Fiend landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend just leaning against Barry, taking a breather.
The Coke Fiend lands a nice elbow.
Barry is trying to pull guard but The Coke Fiend turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
The Coke Fiend scores a nice knee to the body.
The Coke Fiend putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Coke Fiend lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Coke Fiend misses with an elbow strike.
The Coke Fiend misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Coke Fiend gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Coke Fiend landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barry letting The Coke Fiend take a breather here.
Barry takes an elbow to the forehead.
The Coke Fiend stalling.
The Coke Fiend lands an elbow just above Barry 's eye.
The Coke Fiend putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from The Coke Fiend.
The Coke Fiend is struggling to control the position.
Barry letting The Coke Fiend take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Coke Fiend creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barry's defenses.
The Coke Fiend'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.
The Coke Fiend crunches a lovely knee into Barry's ribcage.
The Coke Fiend unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from The Coke Fiend.
The Coke Fiend unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Coke Fiend unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Coke Fiend is pushing Barry up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The Coke Fiend lands an elbow inside that Barry shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taz Barry's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Coke Fiend lands a big head kick that sends Barry tumbling to the mat! The Coke Fiend takes a step backwards and waves Barry back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Barry is rocked!
The Coke Fiend cracks the inside of Barry's front leg.
Barry is still on wobbly legs! Can The Coke Fiend finish him?
The Coke Fiend and Barry are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. The Coke Fiend throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Barry into next week! Ooooh that was huge! The Coke Fiend knows it - he's on the ropes flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend!
Johnny Bones The Coke Fiend managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sin City Allstars, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Tascon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Javier Tascon has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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25
170 lbs
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163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Javier Tascon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tascon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tascon turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tascon manages to end up in side control.
Adams's coaches at White's ELITE Fitness Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Tascon lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tascon working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Check out the look on Tascon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Who's going to make the next move?
Tascon looks up at the clock and then as Adams takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tascon smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Check out the look on Tascon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Adams is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tascon connects with a decent elbow.
Tascon postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Adams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tascon.
Tascon working the strikes but Adams uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tascon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tascon content to control rather than advance.
Tascon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams moves into full guard.
Tascon throws a big right hand that misses.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Tascon from controlling successfully.
Adams is looking for a triangle but Tascon pushes his legs off easily.
Tascon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tascon throwing strikes but missing.
Tascon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tascon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Adams trying to control the position.
Tascon postures up in Adams's guard and throws a big left but Adams blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tascon throws a strike but Adams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tascon is trying to keep Adams in close.
Tascon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Adams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Adams gets to his feet. Tascon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Adams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tascon counters with a shoot takedown. Adams fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tascon is working Adams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tascon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tascon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Adams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Adams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tascon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tascon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tascon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tascon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tascon trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tascon lands a couple of digs.
Tascon throws a big right hand that misses.
Tascon landing some decent shots from guard.
Tascon postures up and lands a big shot to Adams's brow.
Tascon cracks Adams with a solid left hand.
Tascon working some strikes from top position.
Tascon with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tascon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Adams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tascon.
Tascon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tascon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tascon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tascon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adams's head.
Tascon throws an elbow that misses. Adams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tascon's guard. Nice move by Adams!
Adams is breathing heavily.
Tascon wants to stand up but Adams is controlling him.
Tascon looking for a sweep. Not yet Tascon, not yet.
Tascon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Adams puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Tascon dominated that round.
That's time! Adams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some wild striking there from Adams.
Adams throws a series of punches but Tascon moves out of range.
A nice side step and Tascon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tascon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tascon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tascon has hold of one of Adams's legs. Adams is fighting the takedown attempt but Tascon gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tascon postures up and lands a big shot to Adams's brow.
Tascon postures up and lands a big shot to Adams's brow.
Tascon postures up and lands a big shot to Adams's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tascon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tascon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tascon manages to get himself to full guard.
Adams decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tascon, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Tascon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tascon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Adams has momentary wrist control but Tascon slips an elbow through the middle.
Tascon cracks Adams with a solid left hand.
Adams lands an upkick as Tascon stands over him.
Tascon wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Tascon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Adams's head.
Adams wants to get back to his feet but Tascon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tascon won't allow Adams to sweep him here.
Tascon working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tascon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tascon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tascon stands up over Adams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tascon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tascon trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams has his feet on Tascon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tascon counters by moving into the clinch.
Tascon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Adams tries to circle away but Tascon has him pinned against the ropes.
Tascon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tascon pulls guard.
Adams won't allow Tascon to sweep him here.
Tascon is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Adams dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Tascon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tascon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Adams trying to control the action but Tascon is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Adams trying to control the position but Tascon is working away.
Tascon is trying to control Adams's posture but Adams avoids it.
Tascon is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Tascon 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!
Adams misses with a few strikes there.
Tascon changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Martin Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tascon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adams is fending him off so far but Tascon persists. Nope, Adams circles away and we're back to standing.
Martin Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tascon gets a clinch.
Tascon jumps into guard, dragging Adams to the mat.
Adams trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tascon's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams trying to control but Tascon is working from the bottom.
Adams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams wants to control from the top but Tascon keeps moving.
Tascon is controlling Adams's posture.
Adams preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tascon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Adams looks to land a combination but Tascon avoids it well.
Tascon clinches.
Tascon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adams needs to keep his hands up - Tascon had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tascon back to the ropes. Adams follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sloppy strikes from Adams. Those never looked like landing.
Adams throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tascon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tascon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Adams tries to avoid it but Tascon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Adams to the ground. Adams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tascon has Adams up against the ropes in a clinch.
Adams tries to work over Tascon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tascon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Adams is trying to keep an underhook but Tascon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Adams looks like he's trying to stand up.
Javier Tascon has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tascon lands strikes from half guard.
Tascon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Adams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Adams has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Tascon. Oh but Adams has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Tascon goes limp - he's gone! Adams jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Martin Adams!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curt Wooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Schultz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Schultz 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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150 lbs
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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, Curt Wooten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronald Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz moves into range and clinches up with Wooten.
Wooten prevents the takedown attempt.
Schultz breaks the clinch.
Wooten fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schultz tries to pull guard but Wooten holds him up against the ropes and eventually Schultz drops back down to his feet.
Schultz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooten lands with a nice combination. Schultz backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wooten lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooten closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultz tries to keep at a distance but Wooten has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooten wants to get back to striking at distance but Schultz won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz looking to throw knees to the head but Wooten is blocking nicely.
Schultz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wooten avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Curt Wooten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Schultz.
Schultz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wooten smiles and moves away.
Schultz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Wooten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wooten throws a big counter combination but Schultz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
No joy there for Wooten, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schultz shoots in for a double leg but Wooten sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wooten stuffs the takedown attempt from Schultz. Schultz gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooten is looking for a counter combo.
Wooten looks to land a combination but Schultz avoids it well.
Wooten clinches up with Schultz and pushes him back against the ropes.
Schultz manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Wooten misses.
Schultz throws out a counter right but Wooten avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooten misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooten jumps guard but Schultz stands there with Wooten around his waist. Wooten gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wooten gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Schultz.
Schultz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wooten's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Schultz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Schultz tries for a takedown but Wooten manages to get underhooks.
Schultz is trying to pull guard but Wooten turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Schultz is working for takedown but Wooten is calmly controlling the position for now.
Schultz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Schultz trying to control the position.
Wooten wants to get up but he can't break Schultz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Schultz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Wooten trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooten stops Schultz from standing up.
Schultz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schultz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wooten doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wooten manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Schultz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wooten avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Wooten as Schultz shoots in.
Schultz looks winded!
Wooten tries to land a front kick but Schultz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curt Wooten dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Wooten.
Wooten moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Curt Wooten is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooten keeps the fight on the outside.
Schultz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Schultz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wooten manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooten closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Curt Wooten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wooten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooten connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schultz's hands.
Nice takedown defense from Wooten. No joy for Schultz on that attempt.
It looked like Wooten was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Schultz fails with the takedown
and Wooten counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Schultz thinking.
Curt Wooten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Schultz.
Schultz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz with a poor takedown
and Wooten counters with a left and a right that stings Schultz.
Wooten misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schultz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wooten.
Wooten moves into range and clinches up with Schultz.
Wooten is trying to force a seperation but Schultz has the dominant position.
Schultz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooten moves into the clinch.
Schultz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wooten fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wooten pushes Schultz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Schultz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooten closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schultz circles away.
Schultz wants to counter with a clinch but Wooten pushes him away.
Curt Wooten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooten defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Schultz.
Schultz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some wild striking there from Wooten.
Wooten scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultz shoots in but Wooten avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from Wooten does no damage.
Wooten sets himself, and Schultz steps forward looking for the clinch! Wooten avoids it this time.
Schultz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schultz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wooten misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz shoots in looking for a takedown. Wooten tries to sprawl out of it but Schultz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Wooten manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Schultz shoots in for a double leg but Wooten sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wooten throws the kick towards the body but Schultz avoids it.
Wooten's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schultz under the eye.
Schultz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wooten lands a jab to Schultz's midsection.
Schultz moves to clinch but Wooten breaks away
and Wooten counters with a three punch combo that has Schultz backing up. Schultz nods at Wooten to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooten shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Schultz but Schultz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Schultz feints the counter takedown.
Wooten lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooten looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wooten connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schultz's hands.
Wooten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schultz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wooten really felt that one!
Wooten displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Wooten gets a clinch.
Wooten blocks a body shot from Schultz.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schultz breaks from the clinch.
Schultz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wooten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curt Wooten dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Schultz dodges the punch combination from Wooten.
Wooten lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooten throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooten comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Schultz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wooten sprawls well. Wooten wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schultz gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Schultz. No joy for Wooten on that attempt.
Wooten is looking to wear down Schultz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wooten works over Schultz's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schultz can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooten defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Schultz.
Schultz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Curt Wooten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Schultz.
Schultz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wooten sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Schultz somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten misses with a double jab.
Schultz wants to counter with a clinch but Wooten pushes him away.
Schultz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wooten is fending him off so far but Schultz persists. Nope, Wooten circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooten throws a series of punches but Schultz avoids them all with ease.
Schultz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooten gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Schultz breaks the clinch.
Wooten moves into the clinch.
Schultz pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Wooten from controlling successfully.
Schultz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wooten is aware though and is defending well.
Schultz has control of Wooten's left arm, preventing Wooten from doing any damage.
Schultz looking for a sweep. Not yet Schultz, not yet.
Wooten postures up.
Schultz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wooten is now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooten seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schultz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Schultz trying to control here.
Schultz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schultz shoots for a takedown but Wooten saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wooten dips to his left and cracks Schultz with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wooten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schultz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wooten throws a series of punches but Schultz moves out of range.
Schultz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooten pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooten tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schultz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wooten avoids it really well and circles away.
Wooten clinches up with Schultz and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ronald Schultz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curt Wooten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schultz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curt Wooten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wooten, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curt Wooten!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean Cox!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Craven.
Cox throws a head kick that misses.
Cox fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Craven's head coaches at Island Warriors -13 ELITE Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cox misses with a straight left.
Cox tries to land a front kick but Craven steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Craven lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Craven scores with a push kick.
Craven looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Cox does no damage.
Craven closes the distance and pushes Cox back into the ropes.
Craven can't get the takedown.
Craven lands an elbow inside.
Craven avoiding damage.
A short right from Craven.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Craven blocks an elbow strike from Cox.
Craven tries to work over Cox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Craven is looking to control Cox's arms but Cox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Craven has his back to the ropes.
Craven looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cox ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cox no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Craven throws an elbow that misses. Cox uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Craven's guard. Nice move by Cox!
Craven wants to get back to his feet but Cox is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cox trying to control but Craven is working from the bottom.
Craven wants to stand but Cox is controlling the position.
My spies in Cozad MMA Hilo inform me that Cox has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Cox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Craven's head.
Cox wants to control from the top but Craven keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox advances position into side control!
Craven pushes Cox away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cox gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cox is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Craven knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Craven tries to buck Cox off but Cox is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes there by Cox.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Craven tries to bench press Cox off him but Cox keeps the position.
Cox looks up at the clock and then as Craven takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cox smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Craven is trying to get back to half guard.
Craven is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cox's best efforts.
Well, if Cox is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cox is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cox is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cox is working for an americana but Craven has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Cox was thinking about the submission.
Cox looking to pass the guard.
Cox passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven is looking for a sweep. Cox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Craven is controlling Cox's trapped leg to prevent Cox from advancing to side control.
Craven is staying active underneath Cox, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Craven tries to roll over but Cox keeps him under control.
Craven is trying to stand back up but Cox is controlling him
Craven is refusing to be controlled, as Cox sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cox is pressing down on Craven's thigh, looking to free his foot. Craven is holding on for now.
Cox wants to lay and pray for a moment but Craven keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Cox dominated that round.
That's time! Craven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Craven gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cox.
Cox throws an elbow but it misses.
Cox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Destin Craven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craven tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cox defends well and Craven ends up having to push Cox into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Craven as Cox shoots in.
Craven throws a head kick but Cox moves out of range.
Craven closes the distance and clinches.
Craven has Cox pressed against the ropes, preventing Cox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Craven trying to stall but Cox improves his position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Craven creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cox's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox misses with some punches.
Craven throws a punch but it's blocked by Cox.
Cox tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cox jumps guard but Craven stands there with Cox around his waist. Cox gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Destin Craven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Cox.
Craven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Craven. Cox does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cox blocks the body kick.
Craven scores with a body shot.
Cox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cox misses with a series of wild punches.
Cox throws a right and a left that Craven avoids nicely.
Craven scores with a hook to the body. Cox takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Craven darts in and clinches Cox up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Craven.
Craven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cox shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Craven manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Craven is pulling down on Cox's head to control his posture.
Craven utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox cracks Craven with a solid left hand.
Craven is trying to control the position but Cox postures up.
Craven is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Craven keeping moving, preventing Cox from controlling successfully.
Cox wants to pass the guard but Craven is keeping the position.
Cox postures up.
Cox throws a big elbow that misses.
Cox is looking to work some ground and pound but Craven has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cox accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Craven 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox wants to control from the top but Craven keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Craven scores with a decent looking hook.
Cox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Craven can pounce on him.
Cox tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Craven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Craven.
Craven blocks a head kick by Cox.
Cox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Craven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Craven misses with a head kick.
Craven wants to clinch.
Destin Craven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Craven is defended easily by Cox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Craven seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Craven checks a leg kick.
Craven shoots in for a double leg but Cox sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cox looks to land a combination but Craven avoids it well.
Cox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Craven.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craven misses with a straight left.
Cox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Craven.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cox! But no joy.
Craven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Craven throws a nice looking combination but Cox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cox is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Craven avoids the head kick by Cox.
Craven closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Craven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Craven scores with a punch to the head.
Cox goes for a double leg but Craven avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Craven continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Craven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Craven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Craven!
Craven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cox tries to bum rush Craven with a series of wild strikes but Craven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Craven scores with the left hand. Cox knows he should have avoided that one.
Craven fails with a takedown attempt.
Craven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cox.
Craven avoids a punch combination nicely.
Craven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cox, pushing him back against the ropes.
Craven holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Craven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Craven throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Craven. Those never looked like landing.
Cox throws a counter combo.
Cox throws a series of punches but Craven avoids them all with ease.
Cox misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Craven wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Craven rushes Cox and presses him up against the ropes.
Cox fails to pull guard.
Craven lands a shot to the body.
Craven wants to stall.
Craven jumps guard and drags Cox to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Craven keeping moving, preventing Cox from controlling successfully.
Cox is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cox tries to free his leg and advance position but Craven is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox lands a couple of digs.
Sean Cox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Craven wants to sweep but no luck.
Cox looking to pass the guard.
Cox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cox pushes down on Craven's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cox trying to control from half guard but Craven is working away.
Craven trying to control from the bottom.
Cox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Craven tries to roll over but Cox keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox wants to control but Craven is keeping him busy.
Cox might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Craven haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Craven wants to improve his position but Cox is controlling well.
Craven is controlling Cox's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Craven lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cox circles away quickly and effectively.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Craven.
Nice body punch from Craven.
Craven throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Craven lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Craven misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cox throws a series of punches but Craven avoids them all with ease.
Craven has Cox up against the ropes in a clinch.
Craven prevents a body shot from Cox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox pulls guard successfully.
Craven trying to control but Cox is working from the bottom.
Cox looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Craven passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craven trying to control the position but Cox is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Destin Craven showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Craven has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Destin Craven!
Destin Craven bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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FIGHT
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