QFC Tournament 1082 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between YeKang Kwon (ranked 2941 p4p, 4580 weight class) and Murderous Warmonger (ranked 381 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kwon
vs
Warmonger

159 cm
18
200
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
280
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, YeKang Kwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Murderous Warmonger!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warmonger lands the left hand.

It looks like YeKang Kwon has been cut.
Kwon shoots in for a takedown but Warmonger shows good takedown defense.

Warmonger lands a big right hand that sends Kwon crashing to the mat! Warmonger stays standing though and waves Kwon back to his feet!

Kwon is rocked!
Kwon tries to close the distance and clinch but Warmonger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh Kwon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Warmonger pounces like a tiger and cracks Kwon with a vicious hook! Kwon is down but not out! Warmonger follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Murderous Warmonger!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Long Gon (ranked 4844 p4p, 4841 weight class) and John Kleen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gon
vs
Kleen

182 cm
21
240
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
245
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Long Gon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Kleen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gon throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Gon - just one landing.

It looks like John Kleen has been cut.
Gon throws a series of punches but Kleen avoids them all with ease.
Gon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Kleen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Gon throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kleen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gon defends it well.
Kleen lands with a right hand.
Gon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Gon feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kleen sprawling to the canvas! Kleen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gon finish him?!

Kleen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gon on his heels. He'll look to pass Gon's guard now, I'm sure.
Gon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gon trying to keep a closed guard but Kleen is proving a slippery customer.
Kleen lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleen is looking to work some ground and pound but Gon has wrist control.
Gon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kleen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kleen cracks Gon with a solid left hand.
Kleen landing some decent shots from guard.
Kleen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kleen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kleen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kleen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kleen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kleen stops Gon from standing up.
Kleen is looking to stand up but Gon won't let him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kleen pushes down on Gon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kleen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kleen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kleen winds up and cracks Gon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gon is breathing heavily.
Kleen lands strikes from half guard.
Kleen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gon is looking to control Kleen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gon avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kleen lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Kleen there.
Kleen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kleen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kleen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kleen scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleen is keen to just control but Gon is a slippery customer.
Kleen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kleen is keen to just control but Gon is a slippery customer.
Kleen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gon is staying active underneath Kleen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kleen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kleen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kleen slips a nice elbow through Gon's hands, connecting with Gon's forehead.
Kleen lands strikes from half guard.
Gon is refusing to be controlled, as Kleen sits in half guard.
Kleen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kleen landing strikes from the mount and Gon is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kleen landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kleen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kleen unloading with bombs!

Gon is rocked!
Kleen connects with a bit shot that sees Gon covering up! More strikes from Kleen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kleen is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kleen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Mondell (ranked 4756 p4p, 2940 weight class) and MinChan Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 380 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mondell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Snoop Dogg Feat Nate Dogg, Warren G - Im Fly. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mondell
vs
Kim

182 cm
20
215
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gordon Mondell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, MinChan Kim!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kim has closed the distance and engaged Mondell in a clinch.

Mondell turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Mondell is working to tighten his grip on Kim's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kim has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Mondell is really squeezing tight and eventually Kim passes out! Mondell breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gordon Mondell!
During a confident post fight interview, Gordon Mondell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stinky Whistleteets (ranked 4826 p4p, 4843 weight class) and Gaz Passer (ranked 0 p4p, 567 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Whistleteets
vs
Passer

198 cm
22
280
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
22
260
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stinky Whistleteets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gaz Passer!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Passer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Whistleteets connects with a jab.
Passer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Passer takes one on the button.
Whistleteets darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice shot by Whistleteets.
Passer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Whistleteets avoids it really well and circles away.
Whistleteets looks to land a left hand but Passer moved out of range nicely.
Whistleteets scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whistleteets throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Passer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whistleteets tests Passer's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Passer closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Whistleteets quickly recovers to half guard.

Passer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Passer trying to control the action but Whistleteets is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Passer wants to pass the guard but Whistleteets is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Passer is trying to control the action in half guard but Whistleteets is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Passer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whistleteets tries to get to full guard but Passer has control of the leg.
Whistleteets on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Whistleteets tries to get out of the position.
Whistleteets is looking to control Passer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Whistleteets avoid being mounted?
Whistleteets tries to get to full guard but Passer has control of the leg.

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.
Whistleteets trying to control from the bottom.
Whistleteets wants to get back to full guard but Passer has passed into side control.

Passer is trying to get an arm triangle but Whistleteets is defending well.
Passer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Whistleteets to see if he's OK.
Whistleteets is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Whistleteets is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Passer cracks Whistleteets with a big right hand but Whistleteets just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Whistleteets trying to remain calm as Passer controls from the top position.
Check out the look on Passer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Whistleteets trying his best to control but Passer has mounted him.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Passer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Passer lands a heavy elbow.

Whistleteets is rocked!
Passer controlling the pace for now.
Oh Whistleteets is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Passer working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Whistleteets turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Passer off and cradles Whistleteets's limp body as Passer celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Gaz Passer!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Thompson (ranked 4771 p4p, 4724 weight class) and Richard Bowater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Thompson
vs
Bowater

196 cm
18
265
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
275
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Bowater!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowater changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but Bowater manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bowater.
Thompson shoots in but Bowater avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bowater fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Thompson enables Bowater to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thompson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bowater is standing up over Thompson. Thompson looks to escape but Bowater dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowater controls the position from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to control but Bowater manages to take his back.

Bowater has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Thompson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Thompson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Thompson trying to control the hands but Bowater breaks the grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Bowater is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Thompson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Thompson is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson covering up well under a series of strikes from Bowater.
Bowater is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Bowater misses with a punch to the head.
I really don't envy Thompson right now.
Bowater is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

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.
Thompson wants to escape the position.
Bowater misses with an elbow to the head.
Thompson wants to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bowater gets his hands free as Thompson looks to control.
Bowater controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Bowater dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thompson doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bowater counters by clinching up.
Thompson wants to take the fight to the mat but Bowater manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Bowater pulls guard.
Thompson wants to stand but Bowater is controlling his posture from full guard.
Thompson trying to move into half guard but instead Bowater has managed to sweep!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bowater gets to his feet. Thompson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Thompson fails with the takedown.
Bowater unleashes a big counter combination but Thompson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowater shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thompson sprawls well. Thompson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bowater gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowater fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thompson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bowater sprawls well. Bowater wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet.
Bowater has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thompson takes a swing at Bowater's ribcage but misses.
Michael Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bowater closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bowater is looking to take this one to the mat.

Bowater breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bowater moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to maintain a safe position but Bowater gets an underhook and turns Thompson into the cage.
Bowater misses with a body punch.

Bowater breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bowater keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
It seemed like Bowater was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bowater misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bowater shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thompson sprawls well. Thompson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bowater gets slowly back to his feet.
Thompson throws a head kick but Bowater moves out of range.
As Thompson backs off Bowater throws a huge counter combo but Thompson manages to avoid it all.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
As Thompson backs off Bowater throws a huge counter combo but Thompson manages to avoid it all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thompson gets tackled into the cage by Bowater. Bowater maintains the clinch.
Bowater creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thompson's defenses.

It looks like Michael Thompson has been cut.

Bowater gets control of Thompson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bowater will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Bowater is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thompson trying to control but Bowater is working from the bottom.
Thompson is looking to pass into half guard but Bowater pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bowater is in guard.

Thompson is trying to keep Bowater in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bowater gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bowater looks for a takedown but Thompson sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bowater is defended easily by Thompson.
Bowater is breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown but Bowater manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thompson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thompson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Bowater showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Thompson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bowater connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thompson. Thompson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson jumps guard but Bowater turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Bowater pulls Thompson into guard.

Bowater looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bowater looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson looking to sit in guard and control but Bowater gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thompson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Bowater stands and steps away. Thompson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
A combination from Bowater does no damage.
Bowater tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thompson defends well and Bowater ends up having to push Thompson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bowater tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Thompson defends well and Bowater ends up having to push Thompson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thompson is defended easily by Bowater.
Bowater is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bowater as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Thompson. No joy for Bowater on that attempt.
Bowater takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thompson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bowater tries to avoid it but Thompson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bowater to the ground. Bowater escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thompson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bowater throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thompson darts in looking for a takedown but Bowater gets double underhooks and turns Thompson into the cage.

Bowater drags the fight down to the ground.
Bowater pulls Thompson in close to his closed guard and prevents Thompson from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Bowater has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bowater is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bowater throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bowater has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bowater controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bowater gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Bowater tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily

and Thompson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thompson.

Bowater breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bowater circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bowater moves into range and clinches up with Thompson.
Bowater dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Michael Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard Bowater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowater.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Bowater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bowater 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Richard Bowater!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Richard Bowater!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Richard Bowater!

Richard Bowater wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Senior Tres Santos (ranked 4770 p4p, 5004 weight class) and Garry Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tres Santos
vs
Gallagher

182 cm
22
251
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
265
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Senior Tres Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Garry Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher slips a jab and a cross from Tres Santos.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gallagher is defended easily by Tres Santos.

Gallagher moves into the clinch.
Gallagher lands a nice shot to the body.
Gallagher jumps guard but Tres Santos stands there with Gallagher around his waist. Gallagher gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gallagher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tres Santos's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tres Santos is pressed up against the cage. Gallagher has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tres Santos down to the mat. Tres Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Senior Tres Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garry Gallagher.
Gallagher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Garry Gallagher has been cut.
Gallagher fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gallagher darts in and clinches Tres Santos up against the cage.
Gallagher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Gallagher breaks from the clinch.
Tres Santos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Tres Santos lands a big uppercut and Gallagher crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gallagher looks OK. Tres Santos waves Gallagher back to his feet!

Gallagher is rocked!
Tres Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tres Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gallagher has a takedown stuffed.

Gallagher pushes Tres Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Gallagher is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tres Santos to keep the fight standing.
Gallagher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gallagher is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tres Santos is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher lands an elbow that stopped Tres Santos in his tracks for a moment.

Gallagher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gallagher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tres Santos as he avoids it easily.
Gallagher looks winded!

Tres Santos clinches up against the cage.
Gallagher wants a takedown but no success here.
Tres Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Gallagher won't allow it.

Gallagher jumps guard and drags Tres Santos to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Tres Santos gets to his feet. Gallagher looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gallagher seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Tres Santos shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Gallagher is backing up but Tres Santos catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Gallagher covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Tres Santos Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Senior Tres Santos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Kim (ranked 4581 p4p, 4772 weight class) and JooChan Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kim
vs
Han

187 cm
18
220
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JooChan Han!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Han closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kim did well to prevent Han getting side control.

Kim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kim is trying to maintain the position but Han is very close to passing his half guard.
Kim is trying to get back to full guard.
Han wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
Kim is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Han takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim controlling the position for now.
Nice strikes from Han there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Han controlling the action here.
Han sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kim defending well though.
Han has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Kim works to full guard.

Kim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Han defends it easily.

Kim is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Han rolls with it to try and escape but Kim cranks on the arm and Han is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Johnny Kim!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mai Punani (ranked 4838 p4p, 4625 weight class) and Bo Bol (ranked 164 p4p, 538 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Punani
vs
Bol

200 cm
22
266
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
229
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mai Punani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bo Bol!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bol fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bol instigates a clinch.
Bol tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Punani smiles and moves away.
Bol throws a push kick but Punani slaps the foot to one side.
Punani tries to counter with a takedown but Bol is quick to defend against it.
Bol shoots in looking for a takedown. Punani tries to sprawl out of it but Bol keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Punani manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bol tries to land a front kick but Punani steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bol is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Punani.

Punani drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bol wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Punani scores with a couple of short elbows.
Punani working the ground and pound.
Bol is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bol tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bol should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Punani passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bol!
Punani landing strikes from the mount.
Punani is landing with some decent strikes but Bol is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Punani unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Bol wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Punani celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mai Punani!