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The Beatdown: (LW/MW) Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Adder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Taylor is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Adder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Adder.
Adder shoots and misses
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Taylor throws a shot to the body.
Adder takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Taylor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adder in his tracks.
Taylor lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Adder head around and knocks him out cold! Taylor hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martin Taylor!
A victorious Martin Taylor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zech LaPlante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yen Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Askren has chosen Hello from the Askren Side as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Zech LaPlante has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zech LaPlante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yen Askren!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from LaPlante misses
and Askren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from LaPlante does no damage.
LaPlante misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Askren.
Askren misses with a body shot.
It looked like LaPlante wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
LaPlante throws a combination that misses
and Askren counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
LaPlante is wriggling around but Askren manages to pass to half guard.
Askren stops LaPlante from getting back to his feet.
We've been hearing good reports from LaPlante's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Askren looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
LaPlante on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Askren connects with a nice short shot to LaPlante's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LaPlante blocking the ground and pound attempt from Askren.
Askren lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Askren not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Askren stops LaPlante from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
LaPlante has hold of Askren's hands but Askren slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Askren scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Askren working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Askren stalling.
LaPlante is trying to stand.
Askren lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
LaPlante is trying to stand back up but Askren is controlling him
Askren scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
LaPlante is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Askren scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Askren there.
Askren working the head and body with strikes.
LaPlante is rocked!
Askren is nestled in close to LaPlante, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Oh LaPlante is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Askren winds up and cracks LaPlante with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Askren working LaPlante over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren lands a big elbow - LaPlante is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Askren!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yen Askren!
Yen Askren managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Freebok (85% Laundry), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Legacy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hunter Legacy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Fry!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legacy misses with a double jab.
Legacy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tony Fry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fry looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fry is in close to Legacy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fry scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Legacy wants to stand but Fry is controlling the position.
Fry cracks Legacy with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legacy throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Legacy has momentary wrist control but Fry slips an elbow through the middle.
Fry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fry postures up and lands a big shot to Legacy's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Legacy's head.
Fry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Legacy 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.
Fry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Legacy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fry throws a big right hand that misses.
Fry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fry cracks Legacy with a solid left hand.
Fry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Legacy keeping moving, preventing Fry from controlling successfully.
Fry passes Legacy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legacy wants to get back to full guard.
Fry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Legacy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Legacy is breathing heavily.
Fry drops an elbow to the side of Legacy's head.
Legacy trying to hold on to Fry's head to control him but Fry postures up.
Fry takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fry lands a nice short elbow.
Legacy is trying to get back to full guard.
Fry working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fry drops an elbow to the side of Legacy's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry working the head and body with strikes.
Fry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Legacy is rocked!
Legacy has hold of Fry's hands but Fry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oh Legacy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Legacy is looking to improve his position.
Fry is nestled in close to Legacy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Legacy taking some punishment here, with Fry in his half guard.
Legacy has hold of Fry's hands but Fry slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fry lands a big elbow - Legacy is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Fry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Fry!
Hunter Legacy was interviewed post fight and said 'At least I still got to smash your girl with dis di ck'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dyl Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dyl Stephens !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stephens throws the kick towards the body but Reynolds avoids it.
Stephens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stephens stalling the fight.
Stephens keeps control of Reynolds as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reynolds has had enough of the clinch but Stephens keeps him there for the moment.
Stephens lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jason Reynolds has been cut.
Stephens is working Reynolds over against the cage.
Reynolds has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Stephens has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stephens has Reynolds pressed against the cage, preventing Reynolds from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stephens is pushing Reynolds up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reynolds wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Stephens has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stephens dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Reynolds has had enough of the clinch but Stephens keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens has Reynolds pressed against the cage.
Reynolds takes a knee to the side of the body.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
Stephens '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.
A knee to the head by Stephens .
Stephens misses with a knee strike.
Reynolds is trying to push Stephens away but Stephens has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Reynolds wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stephens obliges.
Stephens holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A knee to the head by Stephens .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Reynolds's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stephens crunches a lovely knee into Reynolds's ribcage.
Stephens landing knees to the head.
Reynolds is rocked!
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!
Stephens stalling against the cage.
Stephens stalling against the cage.
Stephens receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dyl Stephens .
Stephens gets a clinch.
Stephens tries to land a knee to the head but Reynolds blocks with his arms.
Stephens unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stephens gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stephens lands a nice knee to the body.
I was talking to Reynolds's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stephens landing knees to the body.
Stephens landing knees to the head.
Oh Reynolds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stephens just leaning against Reynolds, taking a breather.
Reynolds seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reynolds.
Stephens is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stephens obliges.
Stephens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stephens dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stephens lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stephens manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stephens obliges.
A knee to the head by Stephens .
Stephens lands a knee to the body.
Stephens connects with a knee to the head.
Stephens displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reynolds up against the cage.
Stephens lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Reynolds takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stephens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stephens scores with a knee to the head.
Stephens pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reynolds has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stephens scores a nice knee to the body.
Stephens digs a right hand underneath Reynolds's ribcage. Reynolds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reynolds has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stephens has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Reynolds - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Stephens , and another! Reynolds is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dyl Stephens !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miki Viki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tahgi Assad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miki Viki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miki Viki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tahgi Assad!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viki stuffs the takedown.
Assad misses with a straight left.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assad takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Viki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Assad has time to react.
Viki lands a body shot.
Viki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab by Viki.
Viki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Assad's head.
Assad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Viki counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assad throws a series of punches but Viki avoids them all with ease.
Assad takes one to the chin there.
Assad wants to clinch
and Viki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Assad thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Viki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Viki sizes up Assad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Viki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Assad at a distance.
Viki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Assad fails with a takedown attempt.
Viki throwing a counter right hand but Assad manages to avoid it.
Viki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice shot by Viki.
Assad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Assad tries to bum rush Viki with a series of wild strikes but Viki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Viki slips a jab and a cross from Assad.
Miki Viki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viki lands a head shot.
Assad closes the distance and clinches up with Viki, looking for a takedown. Assad pushes Viki against the cage but Viki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miki Viki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tahgi Assad.
Assad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Assad doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Viki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Assad tries to move into range but Viki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Viki slips under a jab.
Viki keeps the fight on the outside.
Assad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Assad misses with a right hand
and Viki counters with a two punch combo.
Nice jab there from Viki.
Assad looks to clinch
and Viki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viki scores with a nice head shot.
Assad tries to clinch up.
It looked like Viki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Viki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Viki throwing a counter right hand but Assad manages to avoid it.
Assad tries to clinch there but Viki circles away.
Assad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Assad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Assad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Viki manages to avoid it.
Viki is looking for a counter combo.
Viki connects with a single shot there.
Assad throws a jab when Viki was well out of range.
Viki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Assad in his tracks.
Assad misses with a double jab.
We've been informed that Assad has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Viki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Assad's head backwards.
Viki slips under a jab from Assad.
Viki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viki cracks Assad with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assad throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Miki Viki has been cut.
Assad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Viki counters with a stiff right hand.
Assad takes one on the button.
Viki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Assad closes the distance looking to clinch
and Viki counters with a two punch combo.
Viki thuds a left hand into Assad's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Viki. Assad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assad changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Viki throws a nice looking combination but Assad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Viki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miki Viki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miki Viki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Assad doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Viki counters with a left and a right that stings Assad.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Assad might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Viki has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice straight punches there by Viki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Viki.
Viki cracks Assad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A lazy left from Viki finds it's target.
Assad throws a left and a right that both miss
and Viki counters with a straight right hand.
Viki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Assad misses with a combination
and Viki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Viki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assad.
Viki lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assad misses with a combination
and Viki counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assad.
Assad tries to clinch but Viki moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Viki tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Viki moves away from the strike by Assad.
Assad fails with a takedown attempt.
Assad is looking to clinch but Viki is avoiding it.
Assad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Assad misses with a takedown attempt - Viki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Miki Viki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tahgi Assad.
Assad takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Assad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Viki misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Viki lands with an uppercut that bounces Assad off the cage and back into range.
Viki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Viki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Assad on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Viki.
Assad is trying desperately to land a takedown but Viki is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Assad.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch but Viki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viki scores with a jab.
Assad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Viki counters with a left and a right that stings Assad.
Assad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Viki is looking to counter punch.
Assad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Assad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Assad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Assad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Viki's waist but Viki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Assad off to one side.
Viki throws a lazy right hand but Assad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Viki looks to land a combination but Assad avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on Assad's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Assad fails to land with a series of punches.
Viki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assad can do to turn this around?
Assad throws a right and a left that Viki avoids nicely.
Assad throws a predictable looking body shot
and Viki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assad tries for a takedown but Viki circles away easily
and Viki counters with a stiff right hand.
Assad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Viki is looking for a counter combo.
Assad swings widly with a right hand
and Viki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Assad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Viki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Viki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tahgi Assad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assad misses with a takedown
and Viki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viki throws a series of punches but Assad moves out of range.
Assad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Viki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Assad shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Viki as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Viki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miki Viki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miki Viki's cut.
That's time! Viki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Assad misses with the combination.
Viki is looking for a counter combo.
Assad throws a nice looking combination but Viki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Viki misses the target.
Assad closes the distance but Viki moves to the side
and Viki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Assad in his tracks.
Assad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Viki avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Assad has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot by Viki.
Tahgi Assad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad looks to clinch
and Viki counters with a one-two to the body.
Viki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assad circles away quickly and effectively.
Assad misses with a wild combination.
Assad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Viki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Viki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Viki ducks under a wild hook from Assad.
Viki swats away the attempt to clinch by Assad.
Viki connects with a single shot there.
Miki Viki is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viki misses with a looping right.
Viki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Assad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Viki.
Assad changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viki misses with a looping right.
Viki throws a hook but Assad avoids it easily.
Assad swings widly with a right hand
and Viki counters with a series of strikes. Assad will be more careful next time no doubt.
Assad throws a jab when Viki was well out of range.
It looked like Viki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Assad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Assad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viki throws out the jab.
Assad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Viki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad throws a hook but Viki avoids it easily.
Viki lands with a right hand.
Assad misses with a shot to the body
and Viki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Assad tries to clinch but Viki is having none of it.
Assad is looking to clinch but Viki is avoiding it.
Viki lands with a nice body punch.
Assad moves out of range of the strikes.
Viki thuds a left hand into Assad's body.
Sloppy strikes from Viki. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Assad. That snapped Viki's head back.
Viki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Assad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Assad shoots in but Viki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Assad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Assad throws a shot from downtown. Viki moves away and avoids it.
Assad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Viki.
Assad tries to clinch up but Viki circles away and keeps his distance.
Tahgi Assad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assad throws an off balance right hand
and Viki counters with a two punch combo.
Assad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Viki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miki Viki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Viki has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miki Viki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Snoop Em (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmond Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Edmond Moore was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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150 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Snoop Em!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edmond Moore!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Em.
Em throws a combination. Moore tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Em definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Em connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Em has taken the fight to the clinch.
Em goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moore blocks a body shot from Em.
Em escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Em misses.
Moore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Moore tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Em swivels and escapes.
Em gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Em walks away with a smile on his face. Moore gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Moore drops his hands momentarily and Em takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Moore darts in looking for a takedown but Em gets double underhooks and turns Moore into the cage.
Snoop Em has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmond Moore.
Moore looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Em throws a nice looking combination but Moore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snoop Em seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Em as Moore shoots in.
It looked like Em was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Moore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Em drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.
Moore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Em just stands there and leans against the cage.
Em scores with a nice hook to the head.
Em lands a nice shot to the body.
Em is leaning against Moore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Em breaks the clinch.
Moore goes for a double leg but Em avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Em continues to drive forward.
Em swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Snoop Em is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Em moves into range and connects with a jab.
Em bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moore's head.
Moore's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Em connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Moore scrambles back to his feet.
Em fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moore looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Em lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore goes for a double leg but Em avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Em continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Em closes the distance and clinches.
Em breaks the clinch.
Moore shoots in but no luck this time.
Em keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Em lands with a nice combination. Moore backs away looking to recover.
Moore is rocked!
Em cracks Moore with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Moore tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Em pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Moore is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Snoop Em!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Shahen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Petawawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Shahen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Petawawa!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petawawa closes the distance and pushes Shahen back into the cage.
Shahen misses with an elbow strike.
Shahen is working for takedown but Petawawa is calmly controlling the position for now.
Petawawa blocks an uppercut.
Petawawa lands an uppercut.
Petawawa misses with the head strike.
Petawawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shahen's efforts to push away.
Shahen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Petawawa misses with some punches.
Petawawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shahen pushes off an throws an elbow but Petawawa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Petawawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petawawa pushes Shahen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Shahen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shahen taking a breather.
Shahen tries a knee to the head but Petawawa blocks it.
Shahen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petawawa blocks it with crossed arms.
Petawawa avoids the elbow strike from Shahen, against the cage.
Shahen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Petawawa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petawawa.
A head punch on the inside from Petawawa fails to land.
Petawawa blocks an elbow strike.
Shahen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Petawawa lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shahen.
Petawawa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shahen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petawawa.
Petawawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Shahen.
Shahen taking a breather.
Petawawa prevents Shahen from breaking the clinch.
Petawawa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petawawa misses with some punches.
Petawawa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shahen backwards.
A shot in the inside from Petawawa.
Petawawa lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shahen throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petawawa pushes Shahen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Petawawa fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petawawa.
Shahen blocking some punches.
Shahen is trying to maintain a safe position but Petawawa gets an underhook and turns Shahen into the cage.
Petawawa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shahen is rocked!
Shahen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petawawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oh Shahen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petawawa blocks an elbow strike from Shahen.
Shahen seems to have got his legs back now.
Shahen blocking some punches.
Petawawa avoids the elbow strike from Shahen, against the cage.
Shahen tries to throw a body punch but Petawawa avoids it by throwing Shahen back against the cage.
Petawawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shahen backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shahen.
Shahen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Petawawa throws a head punch that misses.
Shahen trying to stall but Petawawa improves his position.
Petawawa gets through Shahen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shahen tries to throw a body punch but Petawawa avoids it by throwing Shahen back against the cage.
Shahen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shahen is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shahen.
Shahen manages to break the clinch.
Shahen avoids the head kick by Petawawa.
Shahen is looking to counter punch.
Shahen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shahen moves into the clinch successfully.
Petawawa misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Petawawa fails to land.
Petawawa gets through Shahen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petawawa dodges an elbow strike from Shahen.
Shahen is trying to stall.
Shahen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shahen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shahen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petawawa throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petawawa blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petawawa.
Shahen tries to work over Petawawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petawawa lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petawawa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shahen trying to stall but Petawawa improves his position.
Shahen tries to land knees in the clinch but Petawawa avoids the damage to the body.
Shahen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petawawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petawawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Petawawa.
Shahen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petawawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petawawa lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petawawa.
A head punch on the inside from Petawawa fails to land.
Petawawa lands with a short shot to the head.
Petawawa lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Petawawa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Petawawa moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Petawawa misses with the head strike.
Petawawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Petawawa avoids the elbow strike from Shahen, against the cage.
Petawawa scores with a shoulder strike.
Shahen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Petawawa pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Petawawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Petawawa blocks the elbow strike.
Shahen working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shahen.
Shahen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Petawawa drops Shahen onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Shahen is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
It looks like Joe Shahen has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petawawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petawawa dips a shoulder and cracks Shahen with a mighty uppercut! Shahen falls back against the cage and Petawawa unloads with a barrage of strikes! Shahen is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Petawawa screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Petawawa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bus Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Daumstadt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Daumstadt 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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18
166 lbs
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160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bus Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Felix Daumstadt !
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daumstadt stuffs the takedown.
Adams shoots in and drives through. Daumstadt sprawls well.
Daumstadt clinches up against the cage.
Daumstadt pulls guard.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Daumstadt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daumstadt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adams throwing strikes from guard but Daumstadt blocks nicely.
Adams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Daumstadt throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Adams chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Daumstadt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Daumstadt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daumstadt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Daumstadt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Adams throws a big right hand that misses.
Daumstadt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Daumstadt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Daumstadt looking to control.
Adams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Adams throwing strikes but missing.
Adams looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Adams is in close to Daumstadt 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adams postures up in Daumstadt 's guard and throws a big left but Daumstadt blocks it.
Adams throws a big right hand that misses.
Adams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Adams works over Daumstadt with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daumstadt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Daumstadt wants to get back to his feet but Adams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Daumstadt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adams defends well.
Adams landing with the ground and pound.
Daumstadt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Daumstadt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Daumstadt trying to keep a closed guard but Adams is proving a slippery customer.
Daumstadt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adams's guard.
Adams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Daumstadt trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams keeping full guard, as Daumstadt tries to pass.
Daumstadt slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams is trying to stand.
Daumstadt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Adams misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Adams is trying to get back to full guard.
Adams is looking to control Daumstadt 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Adams avoid being mounted?
Adams pushes Daumstadt off looking to stand but Daumstadt dives back in and keeps control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felix Daumstadt will probably get the nod.
That's time! Adams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Adams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adams misses with a double jab.
Adams closes the distance and clinches up with Daumstadt , looking for a takedown. Adams pushes Daumstadt against the cage but Daumstadt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daumstadt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Adams shoots in for a double leg but Daumstadt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Daumstadt misses with a body shot.
Adams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Adams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Daumstadt gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daumstadt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Daumstadt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Adams wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is staying active underneath Daumstadt , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Daumstadt prevents Adams from improving his position.
Daumstadt controlling the pace.
Adams trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Daumstadt manages to pass to mount!
Daumstadt looking to control but Adams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Adams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams regains half guard.
Adams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Daumstadt scores with a couple of nice shots.
Daumstadt trying to control the pace.
Daumstadt lands with a punch from half guard.
Daumstadt tries to stand but can't do so whilst Adams controls his leg.
Felix Daumstadt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Daumstadt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Adams has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams is pressing down on Daumstadt 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Daumstadt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Daumstadt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Adams wants to get back to his feet but Daumstadt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daumstadt showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Adams 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.
Daumstadt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Daumstadt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Adams misses with a takedown attempt - Daumstadt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bus Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Adams.
Adams throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Daumstadt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Adams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Adams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Adams showed some decent athleticism there.
Adams wants to free his trapped foot but Daumstadt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Daumstadt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adams.
Adams thows a huge punch but Daumstadt dodges it nicely.
Daumstadt trying to hold on to Adams's head to control him but Adams postures up.
Adams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams is thwarting Daumstadt 's attempts to control the position.
Adams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Daumstadt is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daumstadt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adams.
Daumstadt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adams.
Daumstadt is controlling Adams's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Adams trying to mount his opponent but Daumstadt defends it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daumstadt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Daumstadt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adams is working away from the top position though.
Daumstadt moves into full guard.
Adams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Adams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Daumstadt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Adams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Adams stands up over Daumstadt , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Adams throwing strikes from guard but Daumstadt blocks nicely.
Daumstadt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adams is in close to Daumstadt 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Daumstadt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adams's guard.
Adams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Daumstadt connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daumstadt tries to stand but Adams is controlling from the bottom.
Adams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daumstadt is one step ahead there.
Adams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Daumstadt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Adams is pulling down on Daumstadt 's head. It's preventing any offense from Daumstadt , at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Daumstadt pushing down on Adams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Adams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Daumstadt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Daumstadt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bus Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Felix Daumstadt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bus Adams.
Well Daumstadt 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Daumstadt !
In defeat, Bus Adams stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's okay, I'm good. Senior citizens need a break even for once in a while'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Goodbitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles Manos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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280 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Goodbitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Achilles Manos!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodbitch closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Goodbitch with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Goodbitch working the head and body with strikes.
Goodbitch sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Goodbitch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Goodbitch is nestled in close to Manos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Goodbitch is taking a breather. Manos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Goodbitch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
It looks like Achilles Manos has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodbitch working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Goodbitch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Goodbitch there.
Manos is trying to maintain the position but Goodbitch is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manos looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodbitch uses his free foot to push down on Manos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Manos.
Goodbitch landing strikes from the mount.
Goodbitch unloading with bombs!
Manos is rocked!
The cut above Achilles Manos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Achilles Manos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gary Goodbitch!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fransisco Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Holloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fransisco Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Holloway !
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia wants to clinch.
Holloway throws a jab but it's blocked by Garcia.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
A low kick from Garcia misses
and Holloway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Fransisco Garcia has been cut.
Garcia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Holloway misses with a left hand
and Garcia counters with a series of strikes. Holloway will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holloway fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garcia is out of range.
Garcia misses with the combination.
Holloway throws a lazy right hand but Garcia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Garcia.
Garcia tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Holloway is able to avoid easily.
Garcia throws a combination that misses
and Holloway counters with a right hand to the body.
Holloway feints with a jab and clips Garcia right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Garcia is sent crashing into the canvas and Holloway leaps in for the kill! Garcia tries to get to his feet but Holloway is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Garcia is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Holloway !
A victorious Jay Holloway thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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