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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adimaro Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicko Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaeger comes to the cage accompanied by Du Hast by Rammstein. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adimaro Jaeger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicko Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson throws a nice looking combination but Jaeger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dickinson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dickinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jaeger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dickinson throws the kick towards the body but Jaeger avoids it.
Jaeger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dickinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dickinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nicko Dickinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickinson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jaeger is defending against the submission attempts here by Dickinson.
Dickinson wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson stands up from half guard.
Dickinson tests Jaeger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dickinson misses with a wild combination.
Dickinson throws a lazy head kick
and Jaeger counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dickinson looks gassed!
Jaeger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaeger tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jaeger is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Nicko Dickinson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Jaeger.
A good leg kick by Jaeger.
Jaeger misses with a head kick.
Dickinson blocks a head kick by Jaeger.
Jaeger wants to clinch.
Jaeger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaeger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jaeger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dickinson.
Dickinson misses with a takedown attempt - Jaeger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jaeger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger throws a front kick that sends Dickinson stumbling back into the cage.
Jaeger scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jaeger is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dickinson defends it well.
Dickinson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jaeger.
Dickinson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jaeger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dickinson sees it coming and defends easily.
Dickinson is trying to stand up here but Jaeger is controlling him well.
Dickinson is kicking away at Jaeger from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Jaeger grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a hell hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Dickinson trying to push Jaeger off... Dickinson taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Adimaro Jaeger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Incognito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Bear is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Incognito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Bear!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Incognito pushes Bear up against the cage in a clinch.
Bear blocks the elbow strike.
Incognito has Bear pressed against the cage, preventing Bear from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bear comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Incognito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Incognito.
Bear lands with a light punch inside.
Bear wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bear is trying to break the clinch but Incognito is controlling him.
Bear blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Incognito is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Incognito scores with a hook to the body.
Bear has had enough of the clinch but Incognito keeps him there for the moment.
Bear wants to break free but Incognito has control.
The referee is keeping an eye on Incognito - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bear is working for takedown but Incognito is calmly controlling the position for now.
Incognito lands a takedown into guard.
Incognito looking to pass the guard.
Incognito passes into half guard.
Incognito is trying to control the action in half guard but Bear is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Incognito wants to free his trapped foot but Bear is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bear is trying to stand up here but Incognito is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Incognito works his way into side control.
Bear managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Incognito.
Incognito decides to stand back up.
Guy Incognito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Incognito moves into range and clinches up with Bear.
Incognito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Incognito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bear taking a breather.
Bear lands a right hand.
Incognito pushes off an throws an elbow but Bear leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Incognito stops a takedown attempt from Bear.
Bear looks gassed!
Incognito is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Incognito looking to throw knees to the head but Bear is blocking nicely.
Bear breaks the clinch.
Incognito moves out of range of the body kick from Bear.
Incognito throws a head kick but Bear moves out of range.
Bear lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Incognito swinging wildly here.
Incognito jabs Bear right on the nose. Bear blinks but takes it well.
Bear slaps away a takedown attempt from Incognito, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Incognito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Incognito throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bear counters with a head kick.
Bear throws a series of punches but Incognito moves out of range.
Incognito throws a combination that misses
and Bear counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Incognito moves into range and clinches up with Bear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Incognito is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Incognito.
A short right from Incognito on the inside.
Bear looking for a takedown.
Guy Incognito has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Bear.
Bear is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Incognito unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Incognito landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Incognito.
Incognito lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Incognito lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Incognito trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Incognito.
Incognito can't get the takedown.
Incognito tries for a takedown but Bear manages to get underhooks.
Bear is looking to break free of the clinch but Incognito has double underhooks.
Incognito scores with a hook to the body.
Incognito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Incognito scores with a shot to the body.
Incognito closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Incognito advances to full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bear is bucking up trying to escape but Incognito cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Incognito looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bear is in a horrible position here. Incognito smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Incognito is in the full mount, landing strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Incognito lands a big shot there that rocks Bear but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Incognito raining down shots from the mount!
Incognito cracks Bear with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Incognito dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Incognito throws a combination that misses
and Incognito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Incognito is looking to clinch.
Bear blocks a low kick nicely.
No joy there for Incognito, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bear leaves Incognito with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Incognito misses with a few strikes there.
Bear swats away the attempt to clinch by Incognito.
Incognito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick from Bear misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bear cracks a nice hook into Incognito's ribs.
Incognito swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bear makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Incognito really felt that one!
Bear shoots in but no luck this time.
Incognito throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Bear to counter with a crisp jab.
Incognito shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bear is trying to defend but Incognito finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear taking some punishment here, with Incognito in his half guard.
Bear pushes Incognito off and gets back to his feet.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Bear avoids a punch combination nicely.
Incognito moves into range and clinches up with Bear.
Incognito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bear has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Incognito.
Incognito utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bear is trying to drag Incognito to the mat but Incognito just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Incognito is looking to break free of the clinch but Bear has double underhooks.
Incognito lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear breaks from the clinch.
Incognito moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Bear. No joy for Incognito on that attempt.
Guy Incognito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Bear misses.
Incognito closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bear looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Incognito lands a nice short elbow.
Incognito thows a huge punch but Bear dodges it nicely.
Incognito throws a strike but Bear avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Incognito from controlling successfully.
Bear keeping full guard, as Incognito tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Incognito passes Bear's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Incognito thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Incognito thows a huge punch but Bear dodges it nicely.
Incognito not doing much here.
Incognito is keen to just control but Bear is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bear won't allow Incognito to pass to mount.
Incognito thows a huge punch but Bear dodges it nicely.
Incognito drops an elbow to the side of Bear's head.
Incognito not doing much here.
Incognito takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Incognito missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Incognito not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Incognito perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Incognito dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Incognito shoots in for a takedown but Bear shows good takedown defense.
Bear misses with a combination
and Incognito counters with a nice uppercut.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Incognito circles away.
Incognito closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bear's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bear blocks a body shot from Incognito.
A short left from Incognito.
Bear drops down looking for an ankle pick but Incognito pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but Incognito shows good takedown defense.
Incognito misses with a body shot
and Bear counters with a one-two to the body.
Incognito decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Incognito works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Incognito looking to secure an arm triangle but Bear defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Incognito throwing strikes here but Bear is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
A nice elbow there by Incognito.
Incognito sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Incognito with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bear can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Incognito misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Incognito with the ground and pound from mount.
Incognito controlling from mount.
Incognito punishing his opponent with strikes.
Incognito lands a big elbow.
Incognito scoring with strikes but Bear is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Incognito lands a big shot there that rocks Bear but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Incognito scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Incognito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bear can do to turn this around?
Incognito working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Incognito looking to control but Bear is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Incognito swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bear is now in Incognito's guard. A big mistake from Incognito there, giving up the dominant position!
Guy Incognito is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bear really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Incognito. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Incognito holds on and takes a little breather.
Bear has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Incognito is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Incognito has a closed guard, preventing Bear from standing up.
Incognito keeping moving, preventing Bear from controlling successfully.
Bob Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bear stopping the sweep attempt from Incognito.
Incognito has Bear pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Incognito kicks Bear off and gets to his feet.
Incognito misses with a double jab.
Incognito darts in and clinches Bear up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guy Incognito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Incognito, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy Incognito!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Kline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Josh Hamilton has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Kline!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton doesn't manage to clinch there - Kline circles away.
Hamilton tries to clinch but Kline is having none of it.
Hamilton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kline has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kline shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice body kick there by Hamilton.
Kline dives in and grabs Hamilton's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hamilton pushes down on Kline's head and hops out.
Hamilton darts in and clinches Kline up against the cage.
Kline tries to pull guard but Hamilton won't allow it.
Josh Hamilton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Kline.
Kline ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kline no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kline looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kline keeping moving, preventing Hamilton from controlling successfully.
Hamilton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Kline is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kline is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kline looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hamilton throws a big right hand that misses.
Kline is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kline looks gassed!
Hamilton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hamilton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kline swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hamilton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kline keeping moving, preventing Hamilton from controlling successfully.
Hamilton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kline on the ground.
Kline keeping full guard, as Hamilton tries to pass.
Hamilton is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kline has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hamilton is looking to defend but Kline has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hamilton! Kline pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hamilton taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ryan Kline!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Lee Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marty McDonald!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee Roy tries to clinch but McDonald moves out of range.
No luck for Lee Roy with that takedown attempt.
Lee Roy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee Roy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McDonald slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McDonald working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald pulls Lee Roy in close to his closed guard and prevents Lee Roy from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lee Roy trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
McDonald has his feet on Lee Roy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lee Roy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McDonald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee Roy moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee Roy, as that shot connected.
McDonald stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee Roy. Lee Roy gets slowly back to his feet.
McDonald throws a nice looking combination but Lee Roy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDonald throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDonald fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee Roy is out of range.
Lee Roy slips under a jab.
McDonald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee Roy.
McDonald forces Lee Roy back against the cage and clinches.
McDonald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee Roy closes the distance looking to clinch
and McDonald counters by clinching up.
McDonald breaks the clinch.
McDonald closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McDonald turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and McDonald manages to end up in side control.
McDonald in side control, throwing shots but Lee Roy defends.
McDonald is working Lee Roy over with some ground and pound from side control.
Lee Roy is trying to escape the position but McDonald is controlling the position.
Lee Roy tries to escape but McDonald is in control.
Lee Roy is not content to let McDonald control the position.
McDonald connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lee Roy some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald is putting a hurting on Lee Roy here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee Roy seems a little lost for a moment, as McDonald dominates the positioning.
Lee Roy is looking for a sweep.
Lee Roy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lee Roy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McDonald on the ground.
McDonald in side control, throwing shots but Lee Roy defends.
Lee Roy is breathing heavily.
Lee Roy is not content to let McDonald control the position.
Check out the look on McDonald's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
McDonald in side control, throwing shots but Lee Roy defends.
McDonald is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lee Roy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McDonald working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee Roy throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Lee Roy is looking for a sweep.
McDonald trying to control the action but Lee Roy is working from the bottom.
McDonald tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonald tries to score with some ground and pound. Lee Roy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McDonald working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty McDonald dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McDonald closes the distance and clinches.
Lee Roy tries to pull guard but McDonald won't allow it.
McDonald manages to break the clinch.
McDonald misses with an uppercut.
Lee Roy slips a straight right by McDonald.
No joy there for Lee Roy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
Lee Roy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McDonald counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lee Roy is staying active underneath McDonald, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McDonald has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McDonald slips a nice elbow through Lee Roy's hands, connecting with Lee Roy's forehead.
McDonald thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McDonald wants to control but Lee Roy is keeping him busy.
Lee Roy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McDonald scores with a couple of nice shots.
McDonald seems to be working for a kimura but Lee Roy defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald wants to control but Lee Roy is keeping him busy.
McDonald seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McDonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McDonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee Roy trying to control here.
McDonald landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.
McDonald controlling the pace.
McDonald is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lee Roy defends it well.
McDonald working Lee Roy over with strikes.
McDonald landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McDonald throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McDonald passes to side control.
Lee Roy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
McDonald in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
McDonald happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee Roy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lee Roy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
You can see the frustration on Lee Roy's face as McDonald controls the position.
McDonald cracks Lee Roy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lee Roy looking for a sweep but McDonald has passed into full mount! Oh no!
McDonald controlling his opponent.
McDonald trying to control but Lee Roy is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
McDonald with good strikes from the mount here!
Lee Roy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McDonald controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonald postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lee Roy looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marty McDonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lee Roy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McDonald scores with a nice body kick.
McDonald moves into the clinch.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee Roy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McDonald counters with a left and a right that stings Lee Roy.
Lee Roy avoids the body shot from McDonald.
Lee Roy dodges the punch combination from McDonald.
Bruce Lee Roy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McDonald throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lee Roy's head.
McDonald scores a takedown into full mount!
Lee Roy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McDonald in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BOOM! McDonald connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McDonald throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Lee Roy has his hands clasped together but McDonald breaks the hold and Lee Roy is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by McDonald!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marty McDonald!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Iron Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Power White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power White will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jakob Iron Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Power White!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iron Star keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
A head kick misses from Iron Star.
Iron Star misses with a body kick.
Iron Star tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for White.
Iron Star throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
White throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Iron Star is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Iron Star to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Iron Star looks to clinch but White throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Iron Star taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Power White!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caio Gimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel LaRusso is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caio Gimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel LaRusso!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Gimenez with that takedown attempt.
Gimenez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
LaRusso pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gimenez is out of range and LaRusso settles back down.
LaRusso missing with a left hand there. Gimenez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gimenez tries to close the distance and clinch but LaRusso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
LaRusso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gimenez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LaRusso swings away with a leg kick that misses.
LaRusso slaps away a takedown attempt from Gimenez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Gimenez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from LaRusso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimenez wants to clinch
and LaRusso counters with a body kick.
Gimenez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
LaRusso tries to clinch up but Gimenez circles away and keeps his distance.
LaRusso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gimenez.
A head kick misses from LaRusso.
That's two 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.
LaRusso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gimenez fails with a takedown attempt.
Caio Gimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaRusso throws out a leg kick but Gimenez moves out of range and LaRusso only half commits.
Gimenez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gimenez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but LaRusso swivels and escapes.
Gimenez throws a leg kick but LaRusso sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from LaRusso misses the target.
Gimenez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but LaRusso swivels and escapes.
LaRusso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gimenez.
LaRusso is looking to score with low kicks.
Gimenez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
LaRusso wants to stand but Gimenez is controlling the position.
Gimenez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gimenez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. LaRusso is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimenez won't allow LaRusso to get back to his feet.
Gimenez stays in close to LaRusso's body and controls the position.
LaRusso wants to get back to his feet but Gimenez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gimenez darts in trying to clinch
and LaRusso counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gimenez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts LaRusso as he jumps to the side.
Gimenez fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel LaRusso dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
LaRusso misses with a low kick as Gimenez jumps back.
Gimenez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. LaRusso tries to avoid it but Gimenez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag LaRusso to the ground. LaRusso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
LaRusso throws a leg kick
and Gimenez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for LaRusso!
LaRusso is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gimenez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, LaRusso has managed to escape the submission attempt.
LaRusso wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gimenez landing punches.
LaRusso is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimenez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
LaRusso really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gimenez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gimenez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gimenez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Gimenez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gimenez working for a submission but LaRusso is keeping him at bay.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
LaRusso is trying to stand.
Gimenez throws some wild stikes that LaRusso manages to avoid easily.
LaRusso is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gimenez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A nice elbow there by Gimenez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gimenez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gimenez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gimenez misses with a head shot.
Gimenez looking to control but LaRusso is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gimenez looking to secure an arm triangle but LaRusso defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
LaRusso is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gimenez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gimenez lands a heavy elbow.
Gimenez cracks LaRusso with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gimenez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as LaRusso is looking to escape.
LaRusso is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gimenez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
LaRusso taking shots to the head.
Gimenez has control of LaRusso's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and LaRusso regains control of the situation pretty easily.
LaRusso is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gimenez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gimenez unloads with some shots from mount but LaRusso bucks and avoids them well.
LaRusso is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gimenez dominating with strikes here.
Gimenez has hold of LaRusso's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and LaRusso manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
LaRusso tries to buck Gimenez off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Gimenez dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gimenez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Caio Gimenez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gimenez swats away the attempt to clinch by LaRusso.
Some wild striking there from LaRusso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gimenez circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gimenez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
LaRusso swings away with a leg kick that misses.
LaRusso loads up on a big right hand but Gimenez slips the punch.
Gimenez shoots in for a double leg but LaRusso sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gimenez tries to clinch there but LaRusso circles away.
Gimenez dives in and grabs LaRusso's left leg, looking for a takedown. LaRusso pushes down on Gimenez's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Gimenez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gimenez shoots for a double leg takedown but LaRusso sprawls well. He's pushed Gimenez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
LaRusso throws a low kick, looking for Gimenez's leg but Gimenez calmly moves out of range.
Gimenez misses with a low kick.
A combination from LaRusso does no damage.
Gimenez blocks a jab.
Gimenez slips under a jab.
Gimenez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. LaRusso tries to avoid it but Gimenez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag LaRusso to the ground. LaRusso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gimenez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and LaRusso is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaRusso stuffs the takedown.
LaRusso misses with a head kick.
LaRusso stuffs the takedown.
LaRusso tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gimenez is able to avoid easily.
Horrible takedown by Gimenez or perhaps it was just good defense by LaRusso which made him look bad.
Gimenez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gimenez shoots in looking for a takedown. LaRusso tries to sprawl out of it but Gimenez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. LaRusso manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The fighters circling - LaRusso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
LaRusso fails to land with a series of punches.
LaRusso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gimenez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
LaRusso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
LaRusso throws a jab when Gimenez was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel LaRusso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think LaRusso 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... Daniel LaRusso!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Truan Mehl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Tiësto - Adagio For Strings. Chris Taylor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Truan Mehl's chin.
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195 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Truan Mehl!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Mehl goes down! Can Taylor finish him!?
Mehl is rocked!
Taylor throws a big right hand that misses.
Mehl is still in real trouble! Can Taylor finish him?
Taylor throwing strikes from guard but Mehl blocks nicely.
Mehl seems to have recovered his senses.
Taylor postures up in Mehl's guard and throws a big left but Mehl blocks it.
Taylor stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Taylor shoots in but Mehl avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mehl has managed to clinch.
Mehl breaks from the clinch.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mehl.
Taylor shoots in but no luck this time.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
Mehl closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Taylor to the mat! Taylor manages to get full guard.
Mehl is stalling in the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mehl 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.
Mehl prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehl keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Taylor's head.
Mehl has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mehl 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.
Mehl trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mehl won't allow Taylor to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Taylor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mehl sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Taylor throws a jab when Mehl was well out of range.
Taylor has his takedown stuffed
and Mehl counters with a left and a right that stings Taylor.
Mehl shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mehl is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehl is trying to work for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
Mehl is looking for a kimura but Taylor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mehl to get the leverage.
Mehl working over Taylor with some ground and pound. Taylor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor has one foot on Mehl's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mehl misses with a double jab.
Mehl tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mehl.
Mehl rushes Taylor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mehl is trying to trip Taylor. He has hold of a leg but Taylor is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mehl persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor is looking to stand up but Mehl isn't so interested in that idea.
Mehl is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Mehl from controlling successfully.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mehl is controlling him.
Mehl landing some decent shots from guard.
Mehl pushing down on Taylor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Taylor is trying to stand back up but Mehl is controlling him
Mehl is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Taylor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mehl is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
It looks like Mehl is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor pushes Mehl off and gets back to his feet.
Mehl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mehl pulls guard.
Mehl is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mehl is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Taylor manages to escape and get back to his feet!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mehl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taylor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Mehl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Truan Mehl dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mehl instigates a clinch.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mehl working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor shoots and misses
and Mehl counters with a three punch combo that has Taylor backing up. Taylor nods at Mehl to acknowledge the strikes.
Mehl defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Taylor.
Mehl closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mehl breaks from the clinch.
Mehl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taylor, pushing him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mehl takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mehl pulls Taylor into guard.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing.
Mehl is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Taylor defends well.
Taylor throws and elbow that misses. Mehl uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taylor's guard. Nice move by Mehl!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehl connects with a couple of short punches.
Taylor wants to stand and escape but Mehl is having none of it.
Mehl trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor is working an open guard so Mehl takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mehl dips to his left and cracks Taylor with an uppercut!
A jab from Mehl finds it's way through Taylor's defenses.
Mehl moves away from the strike by Taylor.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Mehl's shoulder, as Mehl tries to avoid the shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mehl is looking to control Taylor's arms but Taylor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mehl has his back to the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Taylor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mehl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mehl drives through and clinches with Taylor against the cage.
Taylor being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mehl tries to stall but Taylor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mehl tries to land a knee to the head but Taylor blocks with his arms.
Taylor wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mehl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taylor tries to break free but Mehl pushes him back against the cage.
Mehl with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mehl pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mehl is on top in guard.
Mehl working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taylor wants to stand up but Mehl is controlling him.
Mehl's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Taylor wants to stand but Mehl is controlling the position.
Truan Mehl has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mehl's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehl advances to half guard.
Taylor is trying to stand.
Mehl is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Taylor is defending against the submission attempts here by Mehl.
Taylor is trying to stand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mehl wants to work for an arm triangle but Taylor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mehl wants to work for an arm triangle but Taylor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Taylor pushes Mehl off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehl lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mehl.
Taylor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mehl counters with a takedown into side control.
Taylor tries to escape but Mehl is in control.
Mehl creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mehl is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Taylor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Taylor is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mehl has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mehl decides to stand back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor shoots for a takedown but Mehl saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mehl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor throws a jab when Mehl was well out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Mehl.
Taylor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mehl sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taylor somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Truan Mehl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mehl displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mehl takes one to the side of the head.
Mehl wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Taylor misses with a takedown
and Mehl counters with a one-two to the body.
Mehl is looking to clinch.
A jab from Taylor misses.
Mehl moves into the clinch.
Mehl will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Taylor up against the cage.
Mehl gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Taylor.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mehl stalling in the clinch.
Mehl with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Mehl won't allow it.
Taylor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mehl pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mehl breaks the clinch.
Mehl tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehl shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mehl prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Mehl stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mehl closes the distance and clinches.
Mehl using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mehl keeps control of Taylor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taylor goes for a takedown attempt but Mehl pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Taylor fails with the takedown.
Mehl looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
Mehl is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taylor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mehl 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. Taylor turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Mehl off and cradles Taylor's limp body as Mehl celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Truan Mehl!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thaddeus Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thaddeus Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shane Robinson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco blocks a jab.
Robinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Greco circles away.
Robinson looks to land a left hand but Greco moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Greco. That snapped Robinson's head back.
Jab by Greco.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Greco shows good takedown defense.
A jab lands there for Greco.
Greco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Greco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Greco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Greco cracks Robinson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Greco jabs at Robinson's body.
Robinson throws a sloppy body shot
letting Greco counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson shoots in and drives through. Greco sprawls well.
Shane Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Greco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Greco, right into the meat.
Robinson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Greco. That one must have hurt.
Greco swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Robinson.
Greco is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Robinson fails with the takedown
and Robinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thaddeus Greco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Robinson.
Robinson walks into a straight right hand from Greco.
Greco lands a jab to Robinson's midsection.
Robinson tries for a takedown but Greco circles away easily
and Greco counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Robinson.
Robinson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Greco counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Greco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Greco scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robinson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Robinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Greco scores with a nice head shot.
A low kick from Robinson is predictable there
and Greco counters with a right hand to the body.
Robinson looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a jab to the body
and Greco counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Greco to score with a decent uppercut.
Greco throws a combination. Robinson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Robinson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Greco counters with a two punch combo.
Robinson is rocked!
It looks like Shane Robinson has been cut.
Greco looks to throw the jab but Robinson is out of range.
Robinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Greco finish him?
Greco is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Greco misses the target.
Robinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Greco misses with a straight left.
Greco throws out a loose jab but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Greco misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco keeps Robinson at a distance using the push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Greco throws the left hand but Robinson avoids the punch easily.
Greco misses with an uppercut.
Robinson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robinson slips under a jab from Greco.
A swing and a miss from Greco.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greco scores with a kick to the midsection.
Greco thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thaddeus Greco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Robinson's cut.
That's time! Greco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Greco lands a really nice looking cross but Robinson seems unphased.
Thaddeus Greco is winning the standup battle so far.
Robinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Greco counters with a big right hand! Oh Robinson is in trouble here! Greco follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thaddeus Greco!
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