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SPFC 32: Calaway vs Drake PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Dasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monrad Mjelde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirk Dasher has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirk Dasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Monrad Mjelde!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dasher misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dasher crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mjelde - the referee stops the clock and Dasher gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mjelde. Dasher manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slow jab from Dasher misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dasher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mjelde looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dasher tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mjelde tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dasher is able to avoid easily.
Dasher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mjelde has time to react.
Dasher looks to score with a jab to the body but Mjelde is just out of range.
Mjelde is looking to land body kicks.
Mjelde throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mjelde throws a body kick that misses.
Mjelde fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mjelde takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dasher clobbers Mjelde with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dasher lands a right hook to the body.
Mjelde throws a wild body kick that Dasher sees coming a mile off.
Mjelde scores with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mjelde.
Dasher is looking to wear down Mjelde with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dasher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mjelde stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dasher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mjelde's hands.
Mjelde connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mjelde takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dasher misses with a hook. Mjelde ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dasher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mjelde looks gassed!
Mjelde throws a leg kick but Dasher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mjelde lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dasher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dasher misses with a wild body shot.
Dasher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mjelde throws a push kick but Dasher slaps the foot to one side.
Dasher closes the distance and pushes Mjelde back into the cage.
Dasher lands a body punch.
Dasher stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mjelde wants to break free but Dasher has control.
Dasher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dasher is pushing Mjelde up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dasher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mjelde tries a knee to the head but Dasher blocks it.
Dasher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mjeldes head.
A short body shot lands from Dasher as the two fighters clinch.
Mjelde is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dasher lands an uppercut.
Dasher is pushing Mjelde up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dasher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dasher gets through Mjelde's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Dasher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dasher cracks Mjelde with a nice body shot.
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!
Dasher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Dasher.
Nice body punch from Dasher - that landed with a thud.
Dasher'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.
Dasher lands a body punch in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dasher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mjelde backwards.
Mjelde unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dasher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dasher lands a hook that snaps the head of Mjelde backwards.
A right hand to the body from Dasher.
Dasher slows down the pace here.
Dasher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dasher holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mjelde with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Dasher.
Dasher is working Mjelde over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dasher lands a nice shot to the body.
Dasher lands a nice uppercut.
Dasher lands with a left to the head.
Dasher works on Mjelde's body with a couple of short punches.
Dasher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mjeldes head.
Dasher leaning against his opponent.
Dasher lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Dasher.
Mjelde being controlled against the cage.
Dasher cracks Mjelde with a nice body shot.
Dasher slowing the pace effectively.
A hook to the body from Dasher.
Dasher just leaning against Mjelde, taking a breather.
Mjelde tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dasher lands with a right to the head.
Dasher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Dasher.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dasher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mjelde backwards.
Dasher stalling in the clinch.
Mjelde with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mjelde tries to circle away but Dasher has him pinned against the cage.
Dasher lands a hook that snaps the head of Mjelde backwards.
Dasher lands with a left to the head.
Dasher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Dasher.
Mjelde looking to stall.
Dasher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dasher works on Mjelde's body with a couple of short punches.
Dasher lands an uppercut.
Dasher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Dasher.
Dasher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mjeldes head.
Mjelde tries to land knees in the clinch but Dasher avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Dasher.
A right handed body shot lands from Dasher.
Mjelde is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dasher is stalling here.
Dasher works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dasher lands an uppercut.
Dasher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mjelde using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dasher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dasher scores with a hook to the body.
Dasher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Dasher dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A left lands for Dasher.
Dasher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mjelde.
A bone on bone clash there as Dasher blocks the leg kick.
Dasher has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mjelde.
Mjelde thuds his shin into the meat of Dasher's side.
Mjelde looks to clinch
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Dasher counters with a right hand to the body.
Dasher throws a body punch but Mjelde moves out of range.
Dasher cracks Mjelde with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dasher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mjelde throws a head kick but Dasher moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mjelde tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dasher is able to avoid easily.
Dasher's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dasher duly obliges.
Mjelde throws a solid leg kick but Dasher takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mjelde.
Dasher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mjelde was well out of range. Poor timing from Dasher.
Dasher swings for the body but Mjelde moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mjelde tries to keep at a distance but Dasher has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjelde throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dasher blocks it with crossed arms.
Dasher cracks Mjelde with a nice body shot.
Mjelde's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dasher lands a left hand.
Dasher lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Dasher.
Mjelde throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dasher lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Dasher.
Mjelde is trying to break free.
Dasher lands a shoulder strike.
Dirk Dasher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A hook to the body from Dasher.
Dasher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dasher takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dasher lands a nice uppercut.
Dasher digs a right hand into Mjelde's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mjelde's gas tank.
Dasher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dasher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dasher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Dasher.
Dasher lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dasher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mjelde tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dasher lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mjelde backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Dasher.
Dasher lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dasher.
Dasher lands a shoulder strike.
Mjelde misses with a knee to the head.
Dasher scores with a hook to the body.
Mjelde being controlled against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mjelde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mjelde tries to stall but Dasher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mjelde working Dasher over with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Dasher.
Dasher lands a nice shot to the body.
Dasher works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dasher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dasher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dasher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mjelde can do to turn this around?
Stalling in the clinch from Dasher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mjelde is trying to maintain a safe position but Dasher gets an underhook and turns Mjelde into the cage.
Dasher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mjelde's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dasher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mjelde or not.
Dasher lands a nice uppercut.
Dasher digs a right hand into Mjelde's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mjelde's gas tank.
Dasher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mjelde backwards.
Mjelde trying to control the position but instead, Dasher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mjelde into the cage.
Nice body punch from Dasher.
Dasher lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Dasher.
Dasher works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A knee to the head by Mjelde.
Mjelde tries to circle away but Dasher has him pinned against the cage.
Mjelde tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Dasher.
Dasher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dasher presses Mjelde against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dasher lands a body shot.
Dasher lands a body shot.
Dasher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Dasher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dasher scores with a shoulder strike.
Dasher lands a shoulder strike.
Mjelde using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dasher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dasher avoiding damage as Mjelde throws knees to the body.
Dasher is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dasher avoiding damage as Mjelde throws knees to the body.
Mjelde wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dasher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dasher keeps control of Mjelde as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Dasher on the inside.
Dasher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dasher lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dasher.
Dasher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dasher taking a breather.
Mjelde with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Dasher dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mjelde shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dasher keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mjelde tries to clinch up but Dasher circles away and keeps his distance.
Mjelde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mjelde throws out a leg kick but Dasher moves out of range and Mjelde only half commits.
Dasher scores with the left hand. Mjelde knows he should have avoided that one.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mjelde.
Mjelde connects with a solid leg kick.
Mjelde lands with a slapping head kick.
Dasher scores with a nice strike.
Dasher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mjelde manages to avoid it.
Dasher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mjelde.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dasher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Dasher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mjelde keeps Dasher at a distance using the push kick.
Dasher blocks a head kick by Mjelde.
Dasher just misses with a punch to the body.
Dasher looks to throw the jab but Mjelde is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mjelde staying out of range there.
Mjelde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dasher.
Mjelde lands a nice looking body kick.
A big left from Dasher misses.
Dasher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mjelde's hands.
Dasher walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mjelde.
Dasher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mjelde's head.
Dasher connects with a body shot.
Mjelde throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mjelde explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dasher catches Mjelde with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dasher digs a good hook to Mjelde's body.
Dasher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mjelde on the side of the head.
Mjelde tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dasher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mjelde drops his hands momentarily and Dasher takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dasher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dasher misses the shot to the body.
Dasher scores with a jab to the body.
Mjelde pushes Dasher away with a front kick.
Dasher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dasher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mjelde doesn't seem bothered though.
Dasher keeps the fight on the outside.
Dasher lunges at Mjelde with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mjelde's hand.
Dasher's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dasher duly obliges.
Mjelde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mjelde misses with a body kick.
Dasher just misses with a punch to the body.
Dasher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dasher misses with a wild body shot.
Dasher will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mjelde on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dasher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mjelde is looking to land body kicks.
Mjelde gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dasher lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dasher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Dasher.
Mjelde letting Dasher take a breather here.
Dasher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Dasher.
Dasher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mjelde or not.
Dasher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dasher lands a hook that snaps the head of Mjelde backwards.
Dasher scores with a hook to the body.
Dasher lands a nice uppercut.
Dasher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dasher lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dasher digs a right hand into Mjelde's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mjelde's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Dasher.
Dasher lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Dasher.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dasher.
Mjelde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dasher gets through Mjelde's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dasher lands with a right to the head.
Dasher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dasher lands an uppercut.
Dasher lands a body shot.
Dasher works on Mjelde's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dasher holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Dasher.
A hook to the body from Dasher.
Mjelde tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dasher avoids it.
Dasher scores with a hook to the body.
Dasher lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dasher lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mjelde or not.
Mjelde taking a breather.
Dasher lands with a right to the head.
Dasher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dasher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dasher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dasher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dasher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mjelde.
Dasher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mjelde's efforts to push away.
The referee calls for Dasher to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Dasher.
Monrad Mjelde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dasher avoiding damage.
Mjelde misses with a knee to the head.
Dasher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Dasher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dasher 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Dasher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Bright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hitmonlee comes to the cage accompanied by New York Times??. Michael Bright has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee's chin.
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Bright!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitmonlee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hitmonlee throws a leg kick which misses Bright's front leg but catches the back leg as Bright tries to avoid it.
Hitmonlee feints and then cracks Bright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bright down.
Bright misses the shot to the body.
Bright fails with the takedown.
Bright fails with the takedown.
Bright fails to land with a series of punches.
Hitmonlee scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hitmonlee.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bright.
Hitmonlee is not content to let Bright control the position.
Hitmonlee is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
An elbow from Bright crashes against the mat.
Bright looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitmonlee is looking to reverse the position.
Hitmonlee is not content to let Bright control the position.
Hitmonlee tries to buck Bright off but Bright is having none of it.
Bright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hitmonlee keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bright closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hitmonlee to the mat! Hitmonlee manages to get full guard.
Bright got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hitmonlee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bright has managed to get both his arms back between Hitmonlee's legs - danger averted.
Bright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bright wants to control from the top but Hitmonlee keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hitmonlee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hitmonlee wants to sweep but no luck.
Bright throws a big right hand that misses.
Hitmonlee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hitmonlee tries to get out of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bright closes the distance and clinches.
Bright tries to pull guard but Hitmonlee won't allow it.
The Kicking Pokemon Hitmonlee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Bright.
Hitmonlee manages to pull guard.
Hitmonlee keeping moving, preventing Bright from controlling successfully.
Bright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hitmonlee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bright passes into half guard.
Bright trying to pass the guard but Hitmonlee defending well.
Bright frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bright is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hitmonlee has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitmonlee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bright scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hitmonlee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bright sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
BOOM! Bright connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bright landing shots from mount.
Bright has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bright looking to ground and pound but Hitmonlee is blocking nicely.
Bright trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bright is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Hitmonlee is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Bright!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gino Giovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gino Giovanni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gino Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Howard has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Giovanni defend it? Howard steps over the head and cranks it - Giovanni is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Howard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby Howard!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shin Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Kossu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kossu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Viunaa kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Shin Kicker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Kossu's chin.
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155 lbs
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21
155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shin Kicker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Kossu!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kicker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Frank Kossu has been cut.
Kicker looking to stall.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kicker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kossu throws a jab when Kicker was well out of range.
Kicker scores with a push kick.
Kossu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kicker. Kicker obviously looking to wear him down.
Kicker lands a head kick. Kossu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kicker moves into the clinch successfully.
Kicker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kossu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kicker.
Kicker tries a head kick but it misses.
Kicker wants to clinch up but Kossu keeps it at a distance.
Kossu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kossu tries to bum rush Kicker with a series of wild strikes but Kicker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kossu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kicker tries a head kick but it misses.
Kossu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kicker manages to avoid it.
Kossu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kicker. Kicker obviously looking to wear him down.
Kicker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kicker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kossu will feel that in the morning.
Kicker is looking to clinch but Kossu is avoiding it.
Kossu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kossu throws a hook to the side of Kicker's head but Kicker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kossu looks gassed!
A thudding body kick lands there by Kicker!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kicker lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicker throws a sloppy head kick and Kossu moves out of range easily.
Kicker has managed to clinch.
Kossu wants a takedown.
Kossu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kicker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kicker jerks Kossu's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Kossu drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Kicker goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Kicker because Kossu was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Shin Kicker!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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281 lbs
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300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kirk Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph Lilke!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilke looks to score with a jab to the body but Potter is just out of range.
Potter slips a jab and a cross from Lilke.
Lilke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Potter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lilke.
Potter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Potter seems to be working for a kimura but Lilke defends the submission attempt.
Potter wants to work for an arm triangle but Lilke is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lilke wants to get back to his feet.
Potter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lilke defends it well.
Potter works his way into full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lilke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Potter moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lilke has worked his arm free - good work by Lilke!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Potter thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Potter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lilke has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lilke sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Potter trying to pass the guard but Lilke defending well.
Lilke is trying to stand.
Potter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lilke is looking to escape.
Potter is looking for a kimura here.
Potter uses his free foot to push down on Lilke's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lilke.
You get the feeling that Lilke really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter has hold of Lilke's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lilke manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Potter has hold of Lilke's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lilke manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lilke is working to get back to half guard.
Potter has hold of Lilke's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lilke manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Potter moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lilke has worked his arm free - good work by Lilke!
Potter is breathing heavily.
Potter wants to control but Lilke is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lilke tries to bench press Potter off him but Potter keeps the position.
Lilke is trying to buck Potter off.
Potter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Potter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lilke is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Potter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Potter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Potter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Potter dominated that round.
That's time! Potter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lilke misses with a wild combination.
Lilke looks to land a left hand but Potter moved out of range nicely.
Lilke misses with an uppercut.
Joseph Lilke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potter shoots for a double leg takedown but Lilke sprawls well. He's pushed Potter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for Lilke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lilke throws a hook but Potter blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lilke defends it nicely.
Potter fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lilke misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lilke.
Lilke is breathing heavily.
Potter gets the takedown into side control.
Potter goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lilke rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Potter's guard! Nice work there by Lilke!
Lilke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lilke tries to stand but Potter is controlling from the bottom.
Potter looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Potter is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Potter is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lilke is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lilke has escaped and now he's on top!
Potter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Potter looking for a guillotine here but Lilke defends easily.
Potter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter wants to sweep but no luck.
Lilke gets to his feet - Potter follows without any prompting.
Potter shoots in for a takedown but Lilke shows good takedown defense.
Potter moves out of range as Lilke strikes.
Potter fails with a takedown attempt.
Potter shoots in but no luck this time.
Lilke throws a jab but it's blocked by Potter.
Potter staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lilke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lilke throws a series of punches but Potter avoids them all with ease.
Potter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lilke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Potter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lilke.
Lilke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Potter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lilke.
Lilke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Potter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Potter looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lilke is trying to stand up here but Potter is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joseph Lilke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Potter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lilke is fending him off so far but Potter persists. Nope, Lilke circles away and we're back to standing.
Lilke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Potter tries for a takedown but Lilke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Lilke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lilke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Potter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lilke fails to land with a series of punches.
Potter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potter shoots in for a takedown but Lilke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Potter shoots for a double leg takedown but Lilke sprawls well. He's pushed Potter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter fails to land the takedown.
Potter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lilke.
Lilke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lilke just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter closes the distance and clinches up with Lilke, looking for a takedown. Potter pushes Lilke against the cage but Lilke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Potter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lilke sprawls well initially but Potter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Potter has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Potter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lilke is looking to escape.
Potter swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lilke is now in Potter's guard. A big mistake from Potter there, giving up the dominant position!
Potter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lilke manages to get himself to full guard.
Potter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lilke looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lilke looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lilke!
Kirk Potter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilke trying to control the action but Potter is working from the bottom.
Potter gets back to half guard.
Potter is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lilke's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lilke's back!
You can see the frustration on Lilke's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Lilke defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Potter's arms.
Potter looking for the RNC.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke trying to control the hands but Potter breaks the grip.
Potter working for the choke.
Lilke holding both Potter 's hands and preventing any damage.
Lilke fending off the submission attempt from Potter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter tightening his grip on Lilke, looking for the choke.
Lilke controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Potter's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Lilke defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Potter's arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk Potter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Potter 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Potter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adamh Pearse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
265 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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23
272 lbs
10 - 10 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adamh Pearse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rex Richards!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Richards missing with a left hand there. Pearse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pearse gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Richards wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pearse has him pressed against the cage.
Pearse lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Pearse as the two fighters clinch.
Richards is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pearse is keeping busy.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pearse smiles and moves away.
Pearse moves away from the strike by Richards.
Pearse throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
Adamh Pearse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pearse rushes Richards and presses him up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Pearse.
Pearse lands a body shot in the clinch.
Richards looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Richards lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pearse scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rex Richards has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Pearse.
Pearse stalling.
Pearse lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Pearse.
Pearse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pearse taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Pearse scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pearse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pearse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pearse lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Pearse.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pearse - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pearse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pearse.
Pearse lands an uppercut.
Richards is rocked!
Pearse working the clinch nicely. Richards is working for position but Pearse cracks him with a big knee to the head! Richards crumples up against the cage and Pearse lands two more shots before the ref can save Richards! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Adamh Pearse!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Liston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonny Liston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sonny Liston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Morrison!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison has a takedown stuffed.
Morrison closes the distance and clinches up with Liston, looking for a takedown. Morrison pushes Liston against the cage but Liston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Morrison or perhaps it was just good defense by Liston which made him look bad.
Sonny Liston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Morrison.
Morrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liston tries to avoid it but Morrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liston to the ground. Liston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Liston misses with a two punch combination.
Liston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Liston.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Liston.
Liston thows a body shot but no joy.
Liston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liston misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Liston.
Morrison throws a right and a left that Liston avoids nicely.
Liston will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Liston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Morrison counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liston trying desperately to get to his feet.
Morrison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Morrison wants to control the pace but Liston is squirming around nicely.
Morrison with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Liston is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Morrison wants to control the pace but Liston is squirming around nicely.
Morrison looking for a guillotine from mount but Liston is having none of it.
Liston tries to buck Morrison off but he can't manage it.
Morrison can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Liston is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morrison is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Morrison shoots in but Liston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Liston swinging wildly here.
Morrison drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morrison thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Morrison looks gassed!
Morrison trying to control but Liston is working from the bottom.
Morrison stops Liston from standing up.
Morrison trying to stand up but can't free himself from Liston's guard.
Morrison trying to control but Liston is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liston uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Liston takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sonny Liston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liston's waist but Liston gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morrison off to one side.
A shot to the body from Liston misses
and Morrison counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morrison.
Liston uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Liston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morrison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Liston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morrison circles away quickly and effectively.
Morrison has a takedown stuffed.
Liston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Liston's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liston gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Liston is looking to stand up but Morrison isn't so interested in that idea.
Morrison thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liston is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morrison is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison trying to control but Liston is working from the bottom.
Morrison passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Morrison dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Morrison dives in and grabs Liston's left leg, looking for a takedown. Liston pushes down on Morrison's head and hops out.
Liston throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morrison counters with a shoot takedown. Liston fights it but they end up in guard.
Liston has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Morrison off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liston digs a good hook to Morrison's body.
Morrison shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Liston manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Morrison drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morrison jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Liston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morrison on the ground.
Liston has his feet on Morrison's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liston keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sonny Liston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Morrison.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
Liston scores with the left hand. Morrison knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morrison counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Liston!
Morrison trying to control but Liston is having none of it.
Morrison is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Liston throws a combination that misses
and Morrison counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Morrison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrison looks for a takedown but Liston sprawls well.
No joy there for Liston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liston scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice takedown defense from Liston. No joy for Morrison on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sonny Liston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liston throws a right hand that Morrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrison also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Liston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Morrison walks into a left hand.
Liston works over Morrison's head and body with a nice combination.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Liston.
Horrible takedown by Morrison or perhaps it was just good defense by Liston which made him look bad.
Liston misses with a few strikes there.
Morrison shoots in but no luck this time.
A left and a right from Liston both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Jay Morrison has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liston misses with a wild combination.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt.
Morrison is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Liston.
No joy there for Liston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Liston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Liston scores with a four punch combination!
Morrison throws a series of punches but Liston avoids them all with ease.
Morrison fails to land the takedown.
Sonny Liston is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Liston does no damage.
Morrison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Liston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Liston misses with a double jab
and Morrison counters with an outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Liston.
Morrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
Morrison lands with a slapping head kick.
Liston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sonny Liston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrison slips a straight right by Liston.
Morrison fails with the takedown.
Liston misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Liston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jay Morrison's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Liston throws a right hand that Morrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrison also avoids with ease.
Liston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liston misses with a double jab.
Morrison shoots in but Liston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Morrison shoots in and drives through. Liston sprawls well.
Morrison tries to move into range but Liston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Liston misses with a few strikes there.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Liston moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liston scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liston looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
Morrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sonny Liston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Morrison.
Liston misses with a combination
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liston leaves Morrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Liston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liston misses with a series of wild punches.
Liston will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liston throws a combination that misses
and Morrison counters with a two punch combo.
Morrison shoots in for a takedown but Liston shows good takedown defense.
Liston connects with a looping right hand.
Liston misses with a hook to the body
so Morrison counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morrison is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morrison wants to pass the guard but Liston is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liston wants to stand up but Morrison is controlling him.
Morrison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liston is keeping the position for now.
Liston keeping moving, preventing Morrison from controlling successfully.
Morrison looking to pass the guard.
Liston has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Morrison off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Liston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morrison counters with a takedown into side control.
Liston on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liston tries to get out of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liston is not content to let Morrison control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liston tries to escape but Morrison is in control.
Morrison content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Liston is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Morrison is controlling him well.
Morrison is trying to get an arm triangle but Liston is defending well.
Morrison trying to control the position but Liston is working away.
Liston wants to get back to his feet but Morrison drags him back down.
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.
Morrison is staying tight to Liston's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Morrison is trying to get an arm triangle but Liston is defending well.
Morrison prevents Liston from escaping the position.
Morrison thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morrison tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Liston is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Morrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morrison 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Morrison!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
176 lbs
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170 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Blow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Drake!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blow shoots in and drives through. Drake sprawls well.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt
and Blow counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blow postures up.
Blow is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Drake has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Blow is looking to defend but Drake has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Blow! Drake pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Blow taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nate Drake!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Whopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Corpuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Whopper has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Whopper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jasper Corpuz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corpuz slips under a jab.
Corpuz shoots in and drives through. Whopper sprawls well.
Corpuz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Whopper defends it nicely.
Corpuz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Whopper pinned against the cage. Whopper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
George Whopper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jasper Corpuz.
Corpuz shoots for a double leg takedown but Whopper sprawls well. He's pushed Corpuz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corpuz shoots in but Whopper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Corpuz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corpuz tries to close the distance and clinch but Whopper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whopper. Corpuz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corpuz fails with a takedown attempt.
Corpuz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whopper swivels and escapes.
Whopper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Corpuz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whopper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Whopper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whopper connects with a looping right hand.
Corpuz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corpuz trying to control from half guard but Whopper is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whopper is looking to escape.
Whopper is in trouble now - Corpuz has advanced to mount!
Whopper wants to hold on but Corpuz pushes him away.
Corpuz throwing strikes here but Whopper is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Corpuz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whopper tries to hold on but Corpuz pushes him away.
Whopper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whopper wants to get back to his feet.
Corpuz throwing strikes here but Whopper is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Whopper is looking to get to half guard.
Corpuz working for a guillotine from mount but Whopper is in no mood to give up.
Corpuz looking for a guillotine from mount but Whopper is having none of it.
Whopper avoids a series of strikes thrown by Corpuz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Whopper slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Corpuz thows a huge punch but Whopper dodges it nicely.
Corpuz moves into full mount! Whopper won't be happy about that!
Corpuz looking to secure an arm triangle but Whopper defends it well.
Corpuz quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Corpuz but it's paid off an Whopper is forced to tap! Nice work by Corpuz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jasper Corpuz!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sweep The Leg kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Calaway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Drake!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calaway thows a body shot but no joy.
Calaway shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Calaway was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Drake can't escape the position.
BOOM! Calaway connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Calaway tries to control but Drake wriggling away.
Drake working to try and regain half guard.
Drake is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Calaway lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway looking to control but Drake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Calaway looking to finish Drake with some ground and pound. This is bad for Drake!
It looks like Thomas Drake has been cut.
Drake tries to reverse the position but Calaway maintains control.
Drake in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That has opened up Thomas Drake's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake wants to get back to his feet.
Drake in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The cut above Thomas Drake's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Oooh a big shot lands for Calaway! Drake is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Urijah Calaway!
Urijah Calaway retains his super heavyweight title!
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