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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rider Scout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fajtah Thaijtah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scout comes to the cage accompanied by rockstar. Scout has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rider Scout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fajtah Thaijtah!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thaijtah gets a clinch.
Scout wants a takedown but no success here.
Scout fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thaijtah stalling.
Thaijtah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thaijtah lands a big head kick that sends Scout tumbling to the mat! Thaijtah takes a step backwards and waves Scout back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Scout is rocked!
It looks like Rider Scout has been cut.
Scout is breathing heavily.
Scout tries to keep at a distance but Thaijtah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oh Scout is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thaijtah lands an elbow inside.
Thaijtah working the clinch nicely. Scout is working for position but Thaijtah cracks him with a big knee to the head! Scout crumples up against the cage and Thaijtah lands two more shots before the ref can save Scout! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Fajtah Thaijtah!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard has chosen Juicy as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Howard!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rogers's half guard.
Howard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Howard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Howard's back!
Howard turns into Rogers and is now in his guard.
Howard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Howard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rogers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Howard works over Rogers with some ground and pound from guard.
Howard 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.
Howard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Howard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rogers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rogers trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Howard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rogers to the mat! Rogers manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Howard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rogers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rogers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Howard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rogers working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard throws a big right hand that misses.
Rogers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Howard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rogers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Howard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rogers's guard.
Rogers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Howard landing with the ground and pound.
Howard throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Howard lands a couple of elbows.
Howard looks gassed!
Howard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rogers looking for a sweep. Not yet Rogers, not yet.
Rogers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Howard closes the distance and clinches up with Rogers, looking for a takedown. Howard pushes Rogers against the cage but Rogers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rogers shoots in but Howard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Howard fails with a takedown attempt.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Howard is just out of range.
Rogers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Howard's head.
Rogers has his takedown stuffed
so Howard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard works over Rogers with some ground and pound from guard.
Howard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rogers wants to stand but Howard is controlling the position.
Howard working some strikes from top position.
Howard scoring with some ground and pound.
Rogers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Howard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Howard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rogers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rogers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard stands up over Rogers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Howard lands a couple of elbows.
Howard throwing strikes from guard but Rogers blocks nicely.
Howard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rogers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Howard stops Rogers from standing up.
Howard preventing the sweep.
Howard works over Rogers with some ground and pound from guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Howard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rogers is trying to defend but Howard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Howard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rogers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Howard stands up over Rogers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rogers throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Howard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Howard throws a big right hand that misses.
Mike Howard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Howard throws a big right hand that misses.
Howard landing some decent shots from guard.
Rogers trying to keep a closed guard but Howard is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rogers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Howard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Howard has his takedown stuffed
and Rogers counters with an inside leg kick.
James Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers feints and as Howard raises his hands in defense, Rogers changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rogers trying to control but Howard is working from the bottom.
Howard controls Rogers momentarily but Rogers frees himself.
Rogers trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Howard manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is trying to control the position but Howard postures up.
Howard throws a big right hand that misses.
Rogers looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Howard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rogers's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Howard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Howard lands in his opponent's guard.
Howard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard postures up and lands a big shot to Rogers's brow.
Howard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Howard throws and elbow that misses. Rogers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Howard's guard. Nice move by Rogers!
Rogers preventing the sweep.
Howard controls Rogers momentarily but Rogers frees himself.
Rogers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Howard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Howard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rogers is trying to control the position but Howard postures up.
Rogers has momentary wrist control but Howard slips an elbow through the middle.
Howard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rogers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Howard lands a couple of digs.
Howard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Howard throws and elbow that misses. Rogers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Howard's guard. Nice move by Rogers!
Howard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Howard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Howard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Howard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rogers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rogers tries to lock up and control but Howard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Howard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Howard landing punches.
Rogers is looking to improve his position but Howard isn't that keen on the idea.
Rogers tries to lock up and control but Howard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee warns Rogers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rogers working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Howard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Howard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Howard with a couple of short strikes.
Howard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rogers can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rogers tries to hold on but Howard pushes him away.
Howard with a couple of short strikes.
Howard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rogers looks a forlorn figure.
Rogers is looking to improve his position but Howard isn't that keen on the idea.
Howard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mike Howard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Rogers is in all sorts of trouble here.
Howard controlling from mount.
Howard lands with some strikes.
Howard lands a big elbow.
Howard landing strikes from the mount and Rogers is in trouble!
Rogers can't escape the position.
Howard controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard landing strikes from the mount and Rogers is in trouble!
Rogers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Howard controlling from the full mount.
Howard breaks from Rogers's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Howard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Howard's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Howard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Howard dominating with strikes here.
Howard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rogers can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogers is trying to stand up.
Howard connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
James Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Howard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Howard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Howard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hearld dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kai Ho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kai Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, hearld dam!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dam takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ho looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
dam wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ho wants to take a breather but dam is having none of it.
Ho is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, dam has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ho wants to control but dam is keeping him busy.
Ho is looking for a kimura here.
Ho is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dam is defending against the submission attempts here by Ho.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ho throws a nice looking combination but dam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
dam shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by dam.
Ho misses with a two punch combination.
Ho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from dam.
dam fails with the takedown
letting Ho counter with a right hand.
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.
Ho throws a right and a left that dam avoids nicely.
dam decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ho regains full guard. Nicely done.
dam throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ho escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. dam gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ho manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ho lands a head shot.
dam avoids a punch combination nicely.
dam has his takedown stuffed
and Ho counters with a three punch combo that has dam backing up. dam nods at Ho to acknowledge the strikes.
Kai Ho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of hearld dam.
dam tries for a takedown but Ho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ho tries to bum rush dam with a series of wild strikes but dam uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ho drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
dam looks gassed!
Ho swings around for an armbar but dam sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ho's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dam postures up.
Ho wants to stand up but dam is controlling him.
dam working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
dam throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ho lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for dam!
Ho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ho is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but dam is surviving well by controlling Ho's body position as best he can.
dam is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ho trying to control but dam is having none of it.
Ho jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but dam manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. dam knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Ho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
dam gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ho.
dam scores a takedown into full mount!
dam can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ho is looking to escape.
Ho keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ho tries to hold on but dam postures up.
dam tries to control but Ho wriggling away.
dam fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ho working to try and regain half guard.
Ho slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
dam is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho wants to get back to his feet.
Ho is pressing down on dam's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
dam really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ho wants to stand but dam is controlling the position.
Ho seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ho pushes dam off and scrambles back to his feet.
dam tries for a takedown but Ho circles away easily
and Ho counters with a two punch combo.
dam shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ho is trying to defend but dam finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
dam is trying to control. Ho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ho gets back to full guard.
Ho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dam looking to sit in guard and control but Ho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ho tries to free his leg and advance position but dam is retaining full guard.
Ho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of dam's head.
Ho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. dam is keeping the position for now.
Ho 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Ho.
Ho misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. dam is trying to defend but Ho finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
dam is refusing to be controlled, as Ho sits in half guard.
Ho passes to full mount!
dam defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ho.
Ho can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as dam is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Ho dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
dam gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ho trying to control the position from guard on top but dam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ho drops back looking for a leg! dam is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and dam manages to kick Ho off! Ho jumps back into dam's guard.
Ho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
dam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed dam's guard.
Ho seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. dam is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kai Ho!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Bongwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bongwater comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Peter Tosh - Speech about Herb kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bud Bongwater has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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214 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shane Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bud Bongwater!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bongwater shoots in but Wade avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bongwater lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bongwater ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
Wade misses the jab.
Wade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wade is breathing heavily.
Wade walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bongwater.
Wade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wade circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Bongwater. Wade falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Bongwater!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bud Bongwater!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Max Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grimly Fiendish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steiner comes to the cage accompanied by Agonoize - Baeng Baeng Goodbye. Fiendish has chosen Grimly Fiendish- The Damned as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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150 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Steiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grimly Fiendish!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiendish fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steiner avoids it really well and circles away.
Steiner misses with a wild combination.
Steiner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fiendish circles away quickly and effectively.
Steiner connects with a single shot there.
Steiner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Steiner with a hook.
Fiendish closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fiendish lands in his opponent's guard.
Fiendish working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steiner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fiendish throwing strikes from guard but Steiner blocks nicely.
Fiendish scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiendish stays in close to Steiner's body and controls the position.
Fiendish in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steiner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steiner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Steiner has momentary wrist control but Fiendish slips an elbow through the middle.
Fiendish throwing strikes from guard but Steiner blocks nicely.
Fiendish throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steiner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fiendish is in close to Steiner's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish wants to pass the guard but Steiner is keeping the position.
Fiendish postures up in Steiner's guard and throws a big left but Steiner blocks it.
Fiendish keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steiner's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steiner wants to get back to his feet but Fiendish is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fiendish missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fiendish stays in close to Steiner's body and controls the position.
Fiendish is looking to work some ground and pound but Steiner has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner wants to sweep but no luck.
Fiendish throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fiendish stands up over Steiner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fiendish with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steiner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fiendish throwing strikes from guard but Steiner blocks nicely.
Fiendish throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steiner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fiendish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steiner lands with a nice body punch.
Steiner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Steiner throws a hook but Fiendish avoids it easily.
Steiner wants to clinch up but Fiendish keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fiendish prevents Steiner from getting back to his feet.
Fiendish scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fiendish throws a big right hand that misses.
Fiendish throws a big right hand that misses.
Fiendish trying to control the position from guard on top but Steiner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steiner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fiendish.
Fiendish working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fiendish trying to control the position from guard on top but Steiner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steiner doesn't manage to clinch there - Fiendish circles away.
Fiendish closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steiner circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Max Steiner will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fiendish closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Steiner did well to prevent Fiendish getting side control.
Fiendish thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steiner's head.
Fiendish thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Steiner to regain full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fiendish accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fiendish has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fiendish tries to free his leg and advance position but Steiner is retaining full guard.
Fiendish postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fiendish trying to control the position from guard on top but Steiner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiendish missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fiendish is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Steiner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fiendish.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Steiner doesn't manage to clinch there - Fiendish circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner moves in looking to clinch but Fiendish pushes him off.
Steiner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fiendish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fiendish shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fiendish was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fiendish trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Steiner tries to hold on but Fiendish pushes him away.
BOOM! Fiendish connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Steiner blocking the ground and pound.
Steiner wants to control but Fiendish is having none of it.
Fiendish with a couple of short strikes.
Steiner is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steiner takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
It looks like Max Steiner has been cut.
Fiendish raining down shots from the mount!
Fiendish is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Steiner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fiendish postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Steiner in real trouble here! The ref calls for Steiner to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grimly Fiendish!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeburdiah Zappatista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Scotsdale (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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Great low kicks
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeburdiah Zappatista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phillip Scotsdale!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scotsdale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zappatista scores with a leg kick.
Scotsdale throws a wild body kick that Zappatista sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Scotsdale.
Zappatista closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Zappatista content to control rather than advance.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Scotsdale can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zappatista wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scotsdale keeps working.
Zappatista thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Scotsdale's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappatista is keen to just control but Scotsdale is a slippery customer.
Scotsdale blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zappatista.
Scotsdale keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zappatista passes to full mount!
Zappatista in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zappatista 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.
Zappatista lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Zappatista sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappatista cracks Scotsdale with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zappatista raining down shots from the mount!
Zappatista scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zappatista 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. Scotsdale turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Zappatista off and cradles Scotsdale's limp body as Zappatista celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Zeburdiah Zappatista!
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