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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kam Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Boy Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Remember the Name. Kam Johnson had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Kam Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Kam Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Boy Thunder!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Boy Thunder sneaks back into half guard.
Boy Thunder pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boy Thunder is looking to improve his position.
Boy Thunder wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boy Thunder tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Boy Thunder moves into full guard.
Boy Thunder is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stops Boy Thunder from standing up.
Boy Thunder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boy Thunder is trying to control the position but Johnson postures up.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boy Thunder's guard.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Boy Thunder is defending the position.
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.
Boy Thunder moves into full guard.
Boy Thunder had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Boy Thunder trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy Thunder keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Boy Thunder is working from the bottom.
Boy Thunder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Boy Thunder controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Boy Thunder lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boy Thunder looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Boy Thunder lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Boy Thunder lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Boy Thunder landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boy Thunder working the ground and pound effectively.
Boy Thunder unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Boy Thunder will probably get the nod.
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.
Boy Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boy Thunder shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Boy Thunder fights it but they end up in guard.
Boy Thunder lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
Boy Thunder working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
Boy Thunder is stalling here but it's allowed Johnson to get half guard.
Boy Thunder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boy Thunder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy Thunder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boy Thunder trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boy Thunder is working away from the top position though.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boy Thunder throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boy Thunder not doing much here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. James Boy Thunder wasn't active enough on the ground.
Boy Thunder misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boy Thunder won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to move to mount but Boy Thunder blocks the move with his legs.
Boy Thunder is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johnson off and has taken his back!
Boy Thunder is looking for a rear naked choke here but Johnson reverses the position brilliantly into Boy Thunder's guard!
Kam Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boy Thunder keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Boy Thunder can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Boy Thunder manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Boy Thunder is working from the bottom.
Boy Thunder looking to control.
Boy Thunder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boy Thunder is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Boy Thunder keeps moving.
That's four 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.
Boy Thunder wants to stand and escape but Johnson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Johnson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Boy Thunder is on top in guard.
Boy Thunder throwing strikes but missing.
Boy Thunder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boy Thunder trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Boy Thunder avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kam Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boy Thunder circles away quickly and effectively.
Boy Thunder misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Boy Thunder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy Thunder manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boy Thunder lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to hold on but Boy Thunder pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Boy Thunder cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Johnson tries to hold on but Boy Thunder pushes him away.
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boy Thunder is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Boy Thunder gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boy Thunder looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Boy Thunder lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boy Thunder tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
Boy Thunder tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Boy Thunder trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy Thunder lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boy Thunder trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boy Thunder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boy Thunder throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Boy Thunder is looking to stand up but Johnson won't let him.
Johnson has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Boy Thunder doesn't defend quickly enough and Johnson has managed to lock this one up! Can Boy Thunder escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Johnson on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kam Johnson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabione De Giorgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russ Johnson (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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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fabione De Giorgi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Russ Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson feints and as De Giorgi raises his hands in defense, Johnson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson trying to control but De Giorgi is working from the bottom.
De Giorgi looking to control.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Giorgi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but De Giorgi is retaining full guard.
De Giorgi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Giorgi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Giorgi is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
De Giorgi seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but De Giorgi manages to mount him!
De Giorgi stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Giorgi fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnson throws a strike but De Giorgi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from De Giorgi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Giorgi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De Giorgi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Giorgi trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
De Giorgi wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson is posturing up here but De Giorgi has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Johnson tries to roll out but it's too tight and Johnson has to tap! Slick submission there by De Giorgi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabione De Giorgi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abel Dziuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agustin Castillas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Agustin Castillas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abel Dziuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Agustin Castillas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillas misses with the combination.
Castillas misses with a double jab.
Dziuk throws a hook to the side of Castillas's head but Castillas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dziuk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castillas.
Castillas throws the left hand but Dziuk avoids the punch easily.
Castillas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Castillas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dziuk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Castillas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Castillas is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dziuk has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Castillas is looking for a sweep.
Castillas being controlled for a moment.
Castillas is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dziuk is controlling him well.
Castillas trying to remain calm as Dziuk controls from the top position.
Castillas is trying to improve his position.
The referee asks Dziuk politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dziuk prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dziuk tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillas tries to improve position but can't.
Castillas is trying to buck Dziuk off.
Dziuk decides to stand back up. Dziuk steps back and let's Castillas get back to his feet.
Dziuk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dziuk closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Castillas quickly recovers to half guard.
Dziuk slows the pace down in half guard.
Castillas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dziuk pulls his head out easily.
Castillas looks gassed!
Dziuk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dziuk perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dziuk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dziuk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Castillas is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dziuk wants to free his trapped foot but Castillas is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dziuk seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castillas actively working from the bottom here.
Dziuk is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Castillas is trying to get back to full guard.
Dziuk has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Dziuk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Dziuk lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castillas hang on?
Dziuk controlling the position easily from mount.
Dziuk looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dziuk tries to control but Castillas wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Dziuk.
Castillas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dziuk wants to control the pace but Castillas is squirming around nicely.
Castillas is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillas wants to get back to his feet.
Dziuk controlling the position easily from mount.
Dziuk working the ground and pound effectively.
Dziuk breaks from Castillas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dziuk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dziuk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dziuk unloading with bombs!
Dziuk cracks Castillas with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dziuk content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Dziuk dominated that round.
That's time! Dziuk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dziuk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dziuk is looking for a kimura here.
Castillas is looking to control Dziuk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Castillas avoid being mounted?
Dziuk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dziuk is looking for a kimura here.
Dziuk passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Castillas!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dziuk controlling his opponent.
Castillas is looking to get to half guard.
Dziuk is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Castillas to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Castillas shrugs it off.
Castillas is trying to stand up.
Dziuk 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. Castillas turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Dziuk off and cradles Castillas's limp body as Dziuk celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Abel Dziuk!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bas Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirt McGirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGirk has chosen This Is Who I Am as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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164 lbs
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165 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirt McGirk!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGirk lunges at Boom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boom's hand.
Boom will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McGirk cracks Boom with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McGirk throws the left hand but Boom avoids the punch easily.
McGirk moves in looking to clinch but Boom pushes him off.
McGirk misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by McGirk there.
McGirk throws a hook but Boom avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by McGirk there.
Boom is rocked!
Boom switches off momentarily and McGirk cracks him with a monster right hand! Boom topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as McGirk dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by McGirk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dirt McGirk!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Rikishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Caveman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rikishi comes to the cage accompanied by Kill all american Scum. Hiro Rikishi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hiro Rikishi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Captain Caveman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caveman throws a nice looking combination but Rikishi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caveman tries to bum rush Rikishi with a series of wild strikes but Rikishi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rikishi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caveman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rikishi counters with a thumping low kick.
Caveman throws a series of punches but Rikishi avoids them all with ease.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rikishi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rikishi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rikishi lands a jab-cross combination.
Rikishi tries to clinch but Caveman moves out of range.
Caveman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rikishi rushes Caveman and presses him up against the cage.
Caveman wants to get back to striking at distance but Rikishi won't allow it.
Caveman is trying to break free.
Rikishi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rikishi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Caveman blocks it with crossed arms.
Caveman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caveman is trying to break the clinch but Rikishi is controlling him.
Rikishi is stalling here.
Rikishi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caveman lands a hook that snaps the head of Rikishi backwards.
Rikishi avoiding damage.
Rikishi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rikishi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Caveman's efforts to push away.
Rikishi wants a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rikishi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caveman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caveman misses with a combination
and Rikishi counters with a thumping low kick.
Rikishi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rikishi clobbers Caveman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rikishi closes the distance and clinches.
Caveman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Captain Caveman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rikishi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rikishi.
Caveman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rikishi circles away quickly and effectively.
Caveman lands a left and a right that send Rikishi crashing to the mat, dazed. Caveman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Hiro Rikishi has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rikishi tries to close the distance and clinch but Caveman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rikishi closes the distance and clinches.
Caveman blocks the elbow strike.
Caveman tries to break free but Rikishi pushes him back against the cage.
Rikishi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caveman dodges an elbow strike from Rikishi.
Caveman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Rikishi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Caveman finds it's target.
Rikishi takes the fight into the clinch.
Caveman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Caveman blocks the elbow strike.
Caveman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rikishi lands an elbow inside.
Rikishi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rikishi lands an elbow that stopped Caveman in his tracks for a moment.
Rikishi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Caveman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caveman breaks the clinch.
Caveman throws a combination that misses
and Rikishi counters with a head kick.
Rikishi misses with a series of wild punches.
Caveman misses with a double jab
and Rikishi counters with a stiff right hand.
Rikishi walks into a jab.
Hiro Rikishi's cut is getting worse.
Caveman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rikishi counters with a nice uppercut.
Rikishi looks to land a combination. Caveman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rikishi feints and then cracks Caveman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caveman down.
Caveman looks to land a left hand but Rikishi moved out of range nicely.
Rikishi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Caveman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rikishi.
No joy there for Caveman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caveman throws a series of punches but Rikishi moves out of range.
Rikishi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caveman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caveman. Rikishi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rikishi moves in looking to clinch but Caveman pushes him off.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rikishi. That's going to slow Caveman down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Caveman does no damage.
Caveman misses with a series of wild punches.
Rikishi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rikishi misses with a few strikes there.
Rikishi jabs Caveman right on the nose. Caveman blinks but takes it well.
Rikishi looks to land a combination. Caveman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Caveman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rikishi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rikishi has closed the distance and engaged Caveman in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rikishi throws an elbow but misses.
Rikishi scores with a knee to the head.
Rikishi lands an elbow that stopped Caveman in his tracks for a moment.
Rikishi tries a knee to the head but Caveman blocks it.
Caveman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rikishi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rikishi throws an elbow that misses.
Rikishi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caveman is trying to break the clinch but Rikishi has him pressed against the cage.
Rikishi misses with an elbow over the top.
Rikishi lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rikishi.
Rikishi misses with an elbow over the top.
Caveman can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rikishi pushes off an throws an elbow but Caveman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rikishi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rikishi has Caveman pressed against the cage, preventing Caveman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rikishi throws an elbow but misses.
Caveman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rikishi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caveman is trying to break the clinch but Rikishi has him pressed against the cage.
Caveman can't break the clinch.
Rikishi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caveman dodges an elbow strike from Rikishi.
Rikishi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rikishi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rikishi is breathing heavily.
Rikishi lands an elbow inside that Caveman shrugs off.
Rikishi lands an elbow that stopped Caveman in his tracks for a moment.
Rikishi throws an elbow but it misses.
Caveman tries to break free but Rikishi pushes him back against the cage.
Rikishi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rikishi tries to stall but Caveman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Caveman takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rikishi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caveman is looking to break free of the clinch but Rikishi has double underhooks.
Caveman is trying to break the clinch but Rikishi is controlling him.
Caveman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rikishi slips under a jab from Caveman.
Rikishi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caveman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Captain Caveman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hiro Rikishi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rikishi pushes Caveman up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Rikishi.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rikishi throws an elbow but misses.
Caveman breaks from the clinch.
Rikishi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caveman.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rikishi.
A jab from Rikishi does it's job there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rikishi doesn't manage to clinch there - Caveman circles away.
Rikishi throws a right hand that Caveman ducks under and follows up with a left that Caveman also avoids with ease.
Caveman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rikishi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rikishi defending well as Caveman loads up on a big left hand.
Caveman misses with a double jab
and Rikishi counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Rikishi finds it's way through Caveman's defenses.
Rikishi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rikishi lands a takedown into guard.
Rikishi throwing strikes from guard but Caveman blocks nicely.
Rikishi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikishi stops Caveman from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Caveman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rikishi trying to control but Caveman is working from the bottom.
Caveman wants to sweep here but Rikishi controlling him for the moment.
Rikishi wants to control from the top but Caveman keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Hiro Rikishi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
No joy there for Caveman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Captain Caveman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Rikishi lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rikishi.
Rikishi staying out of range there.
Rikishi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rikishi moves into the clinch.
Rikishi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Caveman blocks an elbow strike.
Rikishi prevents Caveman from breaking the clinch.
Caveman wants to get back to striking at distance but Rikishi won't allow it.
Rikishi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caveman is trying to break the clinch but Rikishi has him pressed against the cage.
Rikishi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Captain Caveman has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Caveman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Caveman tries to break the clinch but Rikishi is controlling the position.
Caveman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Caveman blocks an elbow strike from Rikishi.
Caveman is trying to force a seperation but Rikishi has the dominant position.
Rikishi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Caveman regains guard.
Rikishi throws and elbow that misses. Caveman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rikishi's guard. Nice move by Caveman!
Caveman won't allow Rikishi to get back to his feet.
Caveman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Caveman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caveman trying to control the position from guard on top but Rikishi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caveman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rikishi is looking to stand up but Caveman isn't so interested in that idea.
Caveman throwing strikes from guard but Rikishi blocks nicely.
Rikishi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Caveman has gone for a leg lock! Rikishi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Caveman's guard.
Caveman wants to improve his position but instead Rikishi has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Caveman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Caveman is trying to stand back up but Rikishi is controlling him
Rikishi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rikishi 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.
Rikishi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rikishi with the ground and pound but Caveman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rikishi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rikishi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rikishi is looking to work some ground and pound but Caveman has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiro Rikishi dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Rikishi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rikishi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rikishi lands with a kick to the temple. Caveman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Caveman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rikishi clinches.
Rikishi pushes off an throws an elbow but Caveman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Caveman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rikishi backwards.
Rikishi lands an elbow inside that Caveman shrugs off.
Caveman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rikishi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rikishi throws an elbow that misses.
Rikishi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caveman avoids it.
Caveman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rikishi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rikishi tries to clinch up but Caveman circles away and keeps his distance.
Rikishi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caveman. That did some damage!
A jab from Caveman misses.
Rikishi connects with a nice looking jab.
Rikishi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Caveman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caveman misses with a double jab
and Rikishi counters with a series of strikes. Caveman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Caveman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rikishi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Caveman does no damage.
Caveman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rikishi counters with a good low kick that Caveman was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab from Rikishi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikishi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rikishi misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Caveman.
Caveman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rikishi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caveman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rikishi moves away.
Rikishi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Caveman's head backwards.
Rikishi scores with a three punch combo!
Caveman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rikishi was well out of range. Poor timing from Caveman.
Some wild striking there from Caveman.
Rikishi tries to clinch but Caveman is having none of it.
Rikishi moves in looking to clinch but Caveman pushes him off.
Caveman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rikishi defending well as Caveman loads up on a big left hand.
Rikishi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Caveman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rikishi misses with a wild combination.
Caveman swats away the attempt to clinch by Rikishi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rikishi connects with a solid leg kick.
Rikishi cracks Caveman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Caveman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rikishi wants to clinch up but Caveman keeps it at a distance.
Rikishi thumps Caveman with a low kick.
Rikishi defending well as Caveman loads up on a big left hand.
Caveman looks to throw the jab but Rikishi is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rikishi.
Caveman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caveman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rikishi.
Rikishi tries to close the distance and clinch but Caveman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rikishi closes the distance and pushes Caveman back into the cage.
Rikishi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Caveman working hard to break the clinch.
Rikishi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caveman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rikishi throws an elbow that misses.
Caveman avoids the elbow strike from Rikishi, against the cage.
Rikishi has Caveman pressed against the cage, preventing Caveman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rikishi has Caveman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Caveman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rikishi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rikishi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Caveman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rikishi missing with knees to the body.
Caveman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caveman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caveman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rikishi lands an elbow inside that Caveman shrugs off.
Rikishi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rikishi tries a knee to the head but Caveman blocks it.
Caveman has had enough of the clinch but Rikishi keeps him there for the moment.
Caveman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caveman wants to break free but Rikishi has control.
Caveman avoiding damage as Rikishi throws knees to the body.
Caveman tries to break the clinch but Rikishi is controlling the position.
Rikishi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caveman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Caveman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Caveman blocks an elbow strike.
Caveman blocks an elbow strike from Rikishi.
Rikishi has Caveman pressed against the cage, preventing Caveman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Caveman takes an elbow to the temple.
Rikishi throws an elbow that misses.
Caveman lands a shoulder strike.
Rikishi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caveman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Caveman breaks from the clinch.
Caveman lands with an uppercut that bounces Rikishi off the cage and back into rage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Caveman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rikishi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rikishi dodges the punch combination from Caveman.
Rikishi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caveman misses with the combination.
Caveman tries to bum rush Rikishi with a series of wild strikes but Rikishi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rikishi closes the distance and clinches.
Rikishi keeps control of Caveman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rikishi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rikishi lands a nice elbow.
Rikishi tries to score a body lock takedown but Caveman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rikishi pushes off an throws an elbow but Caveman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rikishi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caveman.
Caveman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caveman throws a right hand that Rikishi ducks under and follows up with a left that Rikishi also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caveman throws a series of punches but Rikishi avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Rikishi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caveman scores with a jab. Rikishi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rikishi connects with a solid leg kick.
Caveman dodges the punch combination from Rikishi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Caveman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Caveman 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... Captain Caveman!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Marcelo Riberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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180 lbs
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176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Marcelo Riberio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Burton!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riberio avoids the body shot from Burton.
Riberio shoots in and drives through. Burton sprawls well.
Riberio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burton but Burton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Riberio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burton avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Marcelo Riberio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burton stuffs the takedown attempt from Riberio. Riberio gets slowly back to his feet.
Burton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riberio circles away quickly and effectively.
Burton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riberio ducks under a wild hook from Burton.
Jack Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burton throws a right and a left that Riberio avoids nicely.
Riberio shoots in for a takedown but Burton shows good takedown defense.
Riberio shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Burton napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
You can see the frustration on Burton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Riberio tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Riberio has hold of Burton's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Burton seems comfortable defending it but Riberio has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Burton is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Burton is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Riberio couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Marcelo Riberio!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Naulapyssy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Legba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naulapyssy comes into the arena with Raised Hammerfist blaring out of the sound system. Legba has chosen "Cruising in Miami" by Bass 305 as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Naulapyssy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Papa Legba!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Papa Legba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legba misses with a body shot.
Naulapyssy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Naulapyssy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Legba looks for a takedown but Naulapyssy sprawls well.
Legba keeps the fight on the outside.
Legba misses with the combination.
Naulapyssy throws a sloppy head kick and Legba moves out of range easily.
Naulapyssy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Legba.
Naulapyssy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Naulapyssy clinches with his opponent.
Legba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Legba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Naulapyssy is defending well for now.
Naulapyssy is trying to break the clinch but Legba has him pressed against the cage.
Legba lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Naulapyssy tries to break free but Legba pushes him back against the cage.
Legba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Naulapyssy blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Naulapyssy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Naulapyssy wants to get back to striking at distance but Legba won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Naulapyssy takes an elbow to the temple.
Legba cracks Naulapyssy with a nice body shot.
Naulapyssy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Legba lands a good knee to the midsection. Naulapyssy won't want to take too many of those.
Legba landing knees to the body.
Naulapyssy is breathing heavily.
Legba looking to throw knees to the head but Naulapyssy is blocking nicely.
Legba tries to land a knee to the head but Naulapyssy blocks with his arms.
Legba breaks the clinch.
Naulapyssy thows a left - swing and a miss!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Legba.
Frank Naulapyssy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naulapyssy misses with a double jab
and Legba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Legba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Naulapyssy tries to clinch there but Legba circles away.
Legba jabs Naulapyssy right on the nose. Naulapyssy blinks but takes it well.
Naulapyssy wants to slow Legba down by chopping away at his legs.
Legba lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Naulapyssy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naulapyssy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Legba displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Legba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Legba. Beautiful body shot.
Naulapyssy tries to clinch up but Legba circles away and keeps his distance.
Naulapyssy misses with a combination
letting Legba counter with a right hand.
Legba scores with a jab to the head.
Naulapyssy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Legba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Naulapyssy circles away quickly and effectively.
Legba lands a right hook to the body.
Legba scores with a hook to the body. Naulapyssy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Legba connects with a right hand. Naulapyssy shakes it off.
Legba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Naulapyssy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice shot by Legba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Legba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Legba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Naulapyssy needs to keep his hands up - Legba had a free shot at his head there.
Legba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Legba works Naulapyssy's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Legba.
Naulapyssy is looking to score with low kicks.
Naulapyssy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Legba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Naulapyssy on the side of the head.
Naulapyssy dodges the punch combination from Legba.
Naulapyssy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Naulapyssy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Naulapyssy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Naulapyssy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naulapyssy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Naulapyssy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Legba connects with a single shot there.
Naulapyssy throws a solid leg kick but Legba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Naulapyssy.
Legba has taken the fight to the clinch.
Legba has Naulapyssy pressed against the cage, preventing Naulapyssy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Legba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short body shot lands from Legba as the two fighters clinch.
Legba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Legba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Legba lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naulapyssy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Legba breaks from the clinch.
Legba misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naulapyssy throws a combination that misses
and Legba counters with a stiff right hand.
Legba moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Naulapyssy misses.
Legba cracks a nice hook into Naulapyssy's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Legba dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Legba lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Legba misses with a two punch combination.
Legba tries to bum rush Naulapyssy with a series of wild strikes but Naulapyssy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Legba thows a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Legba, as that shot connected.
Legba ducks under a wild hook from Naulapyssy.
Legba thows a body shot but no joy.
Naulapyssy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Legba.
Legba scores with a jab to the body.
Naulapyssy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Legba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legba misses with a two punch combination.
Naulapyssy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Naulapyssy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Legba.
Naulapyssy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Legba. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naulapyssy looks to land a right hand but Legba moved out of range.
Legba lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Legba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Naulapyssy in his tracks.
Naulapyssy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Legba connects with a crisp jab.
Legba loads up on a big right hand but Naulapyssy slips the punch.
Legba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Frank Naulapyssy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Naulapyssy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Legba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Naulapyssy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Naulapyssy misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Legba.
Legba scores with a punch to the head.
Legba keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naulapyssy takes one on the button.
Legba throws the left hand but Naulapyssy avoids the punch easily.
Naulapyssy looks to land a combination. Legba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Naulapyssy misses with a leg kick.
Legba swings for the body but Naulapyssy moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Legba.
Legba lands with a straight right. Naulapyssy didn't see that one coming.
Legba dips to his left and cracks Naulapyssy with an uppercut!
Naulapyssy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Naulapyssy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Papa Legba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Legba fails to land with a series of punches.
Naulapyssy lands a nice shot to the body.
Legba is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naulapyssy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Naulapyssy fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Naulapyssy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Legba showed some decent athleticism there.
Legba throwing shots but Naulapyssy is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legba is looking for a kimura here.
Legba prevents Naulapyssy from standing back up.
Legba throwing shots but Naulapyssy is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naulapyssy is trying to stand up here but Legba is controlling him well.
Legba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Naulapyssy is refusing to be controlled, as Legba sits in half guard.
Legba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Legba prevents Naulapyssy from standing back up.
Well, if Legba is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Legba looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Naulapyssy is trying to stand back up but Legba is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Papa Legba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Legba scores with a shot to the body.
Naulapyssy tries to clinch there but Legba circles away.
Naulapyssy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Legba moves into range and connects with a jab.
Legba throws a big shot that misses.
Naulapyssy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Legba closes the distance and pushes Naulapyssy back into the cage.
Naulapyssy tries to break free but Legba pushes him back against the cage.
Legba displaying some good clinch control by pressing Naulapyssy up against the cage.
Naulapyssy tries to circle away but Legba has him pinned against the cage.
Naulapyssy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Legba misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Legba does it's job there.
Naulapyssy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Legba swats away the attempt to clinch by Naulapyssy.
Legba lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba connects with a single shot there.
Legba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Naulapyssy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Naulapyssy misses its intended target.
Legba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Legba cracks a nice hook into Naulapyssy's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Naulapyssy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Legba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Naulapyssy in his tracks.
Naulapyssy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Legba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Naulapyssy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Naulapyssy scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Naulapyssy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Legba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba connects with the punch.
Naulapyssy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Legba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Legba throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Naulapyssy was covering up waiting for the punch and Legba finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Naulapyssy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Legba is controlling him.
Legba is pushing down on Naulapyssy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Naulapyssy is fighting to maintain full guard but Legba has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba seems to be looking for submissions.
Legba trying to control the action but Naulapyssy is working from the bottom.
Frank Naulapyssy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Legba is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Naulapyssy is refusing to be controlled, as Legba sits in half guard.
That's four 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.
Naulapyssy tries to kick Legba off but Legba keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Legba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Naulapyssy keeps working.
Legba tries to pass the half guard into mount. Naulapyssy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Legba prevents Naulapyssy from standing back up.
Papa Legba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Legba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Naulapyssy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Naulapyssy is staying active underneath Legba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Legba seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that's the end of the fight!
Papa Legba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Legba has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa Legba!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Malurky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Egans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malurky comes into the arena with I'm On a Boat blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Malurky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gerald Egans!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malurky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Egans was well out of range. Poor timing from Malurky.
Egans tries to bum rush Malurky with a series of wild strikes but Malurky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Egans closes the distance and clinches.
Egans pulls guard successfully.
Egans keeping moving, preventing Malurky from controlling successfully.
Malurky has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Malurky avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Malurky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Egans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Malurky wants to pass the guard but Egans is keeping the position.
Egans can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Malurky controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malurky is sitting in close to Egans's body. Egans has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Malurky is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Malurky is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Egans.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gerald Egans!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mop Maipen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and homlea Jarasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarasco has chosen warren peace made em this. as his entrance music. Mop Maipen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to homlea Jarasco's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mop Maipen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, homlea Jarasco!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarasco misses the shot to the body.
Maipen throws a jab but it's blocked by Jarasco.
Maipen misses with a wild body shot.
Maipen lands an overhand right.
Maipen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maipen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jarasco.
Maipen walks into a stiff left hand from Jarasco.
Jarasco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jarasco throws a shot from downtown. Maipen moves away and avoids it.
Jarasco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maipen.
Maipen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Maipen. Beautiful body shot.
Jarasco misses the body punch
enabling Maipen to counter with a crisp jab.
Jarasco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maipen.
Maipen misses with a wild body shot.
Jarasco staying out of range there.
Jarasco misses with a jab to the body
and Maipen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jarasco thinking.
Maipen looks to score with a jab to the body but Jarasco is just out of range.
Jarasco misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maipen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarasco punishes Maipen's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maipen avoids the body shot from Jarasco.
Jarasco misses with a hook.
Maipen lands with a nice body punch.
Jarasco blocks a jab.
Jarasco fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maipen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maipen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jarasco was well out of range. Poor timing from Maipen.
Jarasco misses with a body shot
and Maipen counters with a stiff right hand.
Maipen connects with a body shot.
Jarasco looks gassed!
Maipen lands with a hook. Jarasco tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like homlea Jarasco has been cut.
Nice jab there from Maipen.
Jarasco is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maipen drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Jarasco right on the button. Jarasco goes down! Maipen follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Maipen gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mop Maipen!
Mop Maipen retains his light heavyweight title!
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