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BH Hilo 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Braunstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Incognito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Braunstein could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Guy Incognito's chin.
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ron Braunstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Incognito!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braunstein moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Braunstein tries to clinch but Incognito moves out of range.
Braunstein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Incognito shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Braunstein manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Braunstein wants to stand and escape but Incognito is having none of it.
Braunstein keeping moving, preventing Incognito from controlling successfully.
Incognito throwing strikes but missing.
Braunstein being controlled here, momentarily.
Braunstein utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Incognito has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Braunstein keeping moving, preventing Incognito from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Guy Incognito was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Braunstein gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Incognito decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Braunstein's guard.
Incognito stands up over Braunstein, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Incognito controls from within his opponent's guard.
Incognito slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braunstein looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Incognito thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Braunstein's head.
Incognito wants to lay and pray for a moment but Braunstein keeps working.
Braunstein looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Braunstein kicks off Incognito and gets to his feet.
Braunstein shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Incognito as he avoids it easily.
Braunstein slaps away a takedown attempt from Incognito, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Braunstein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
Braunstein misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Braunstein misses its intended target.
Incognito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Braunstein throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Incognito counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Braunstein on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Braunstein tries to get out of the position.
Incognito trying to control the position from guard on top but Braunstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Braunstein wants to sweep but no luck.
Braunstein is breathing heavily.
Braunstein is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Incognito is controlling him.
Incognito wants to control from the top but Braunstein keeps moving.
Incognito scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Braunstein can't keep his opponent in guard - Incognito advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Incognito missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Incognito wants to lay and pray for a moment but Braunstein keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Incognito thows a huge punch but Braunstein dodges it nicely.
Incognito scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Braunstein tries to kick Incognito off but Incognito keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Incognito there.
Incognito drops an elbow to the side of Braunstein's head.
Incognito throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Incognito is just content to waste time from the top position. Braunstein takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Incognito distracts Braunstein with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Incognito stands and throws Braunstein's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Incognito in side control lands a decent elbow.
Incognito lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Incognito working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
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!
Incognito trying to control the action but Braunstein is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braunstein is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Incognito has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Braunstein!
Incognito landing strikes from the mount.
Incognito takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Incognito with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Incognito.
It looks like Ron Braunstein has been cut.
Incognito working Braunstein over with strikes here.
Incognito wants to control the pace but Braunstein is squirming around nicely.
Incognito scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Braunstein?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Incognito is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Braunstein can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Braunstein is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Incognito dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Braunstein's cut.
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.
Incognito shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Braunstein napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Incognito thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Braunstein wants to get back to his feet but Incognito drags him back down.
Incognito is working Braunstein over with some ground and pound from side control.
Incognito landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Incognito landing a few strikes.
Incognito is putting a hurting on Braunstein here, landing some big shots from side control.
Incognito tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Incognito tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Incognito has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Incognito thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Incognito sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Braunstein is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Incognito working the body and head with strikes.
Incognito working the ground and pound.
Guy Incognito has got the better of the ground game so far.
Braunstein wants to get back to his feet.
Braunstein defending against the ground and pound.
Incognito looks up at the clock and then as Braunstein takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Incognito smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Incognito thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Incognito looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Incognito is trying to get an arm triangle but Braunstein is defending well.
Braunstein is trying to control Incognito's posture but Incognito avoids it.
Incognito creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Braunstein on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Braunstein is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Incognito is controlling him well.
Braunstein trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Incognito is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Braunstein knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Incognito working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Incognito wants to control but Braunstein is keeping him busy.
Braunstein wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Incognito in side control lands a decent elbow.
Incognito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Incognito is putting a hurting on Braunstein here, landing some big shots from side control.
Incognito tries for a kimura but Braunstein is defending well.
Braunstein wants to get back to his feet.
Incognito scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braunstein taking a bit of punishment here - Incognito scoring with strikes.
Incognito wants to control but Braunstein is keeping him busy.
Incognito landing a few strikes.
Braunstein is trying to get back to his feet.
Incognito lands a nice forearm strike.
Incognito passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Braunstein!
Braunstein is squirming around, avoiding Incognito's attempts to control the action.
Incognito putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Incognito punishing his opponent with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Incognito scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Incognito has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Braunstein's face.
Braunstein is rocked!
Incognito wants to control the pace but Braunstein is squirming around nicely.
Braunstein is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Incognito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ron Braunstein's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Braunstein gets caught flat footed, as Incognito shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Braunstein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Braunstein is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Incognito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Incognito works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Incognito wants to lay and pray for a moment but Braunstein keeps working.
Braunstein regains full guard. Nicely done.
Incognito stands up over Braunstein, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Incognito trying to control but Braunstein is working from the bottom.
Braunstein looking for a guillotine here but Incognito defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Incognito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Incognito pushing down on Braunstein's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Incognito in particular looking to stall.
Incognito trying to mount his opponent but Braunstein defends it.
Braunstein wants to get back to his feet.
Incognito works his way into side control.
Incognito moves into full mount!
BOOM! Incognito connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Incognito wants to control the pace but Braunstein is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Incognito with good strikes from the mount here!
Ron Braunstein's cut is getting worse.
Incognito scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ron Braunstein's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braunstein is trying to stand up.
Incognito lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jeez, Ron Braunstein's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ron Braunstein's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Guy Incognito!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Truan Mehl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Redcap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Truan Mehl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Redcap!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mehl closes the distance and clinches.
Mehl breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Redcap tries to clinch but Mehl moves away
and Mehl counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mehl taking a breather.
Mehl ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mehl no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Redcap wants to control from the top but Mehl keeps moving.
Mehl is trying to keep Redcap in close.
Redcap really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mehl. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Redcap trying to control the position from guard on top but Mehl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redcap postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Redcap is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Redcap is looking to work some ground and pound but Mehl has wrist control.
Redcap scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redcap landing some decent shots from guard.
Redcap loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mehl is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Redcap is aware though and is defending well.
Redcap works over Mehl with some ground and pound from guard.
Redcap stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mehl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Redcap is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mehl keeping moving, preventing Redcap from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcap distracts Mehl with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Redcap trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mehl keeping moving, preventing Redcap from controlling successfully.
Redcap cracks Mehl with a solid left hand.
Redcap being controlled here momentarily.
Mehl keeping moving, preventing Redcap from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcap slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. George Redcap was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Redcap misses with a takedown attempt
and Mehl counters with a head kick. That will keep Redcap thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mehl paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mehl tries to clinch up but Redcap circles away and keeps his distance.
Redcap shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mehl moves into the clinch.
Redcap takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mehl breaks from the clinch.
Mehl scores with a nice strike.
Mehl throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mehl!
Mehl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Redcap moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mehl moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Redcap takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Redcap is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mehl's half guard.
Redcap throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehl wants to control but Redcap is keeping busy.
Redcap looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Redcap connects with a nice short shot to Mehl's temple.
Redcap drops an elbow to the side of Mehl's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redcap wants to pass to mount but Mehl is defending the position.
Mehl is trying to control but can't.
Well, if Redcap 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.
Redcap drops an elbow to the side of Mehl's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Redcap dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Redcap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mehl gets a clinch.
Redcap goes for a takedown attempt but Mehl pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Redcap shoots and misses
and Mehl counters with a nice body kick.
Mehl closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mehl trying to control the action but Redcap is working from the bottom.
Mehl prevents Redcap from standing back up.
Mehl is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Redcap sees it coming and defends easily.
Redcap is not content to let Mehl control the position.
Redcap is breathing heavily.
Redcap is looking to escape.
Redcap regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mehl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redcap utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mehl passes Redcap's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mehl is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Redcap defends it well.
Redcap is trying to stand back up but Mehl is controlling him
Mehl not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mehl sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Redcap defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Redcap is trying to stand.
Redcap is defending against the submission attempts here by Mehl.
Redcap is trying to stand up here but Mehl is controlling him well.
Mehl is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Redcap to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Redcap can do anything to dispel that myth.
Redcap uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcap has his takedown stuffed
and Mehl counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Redcap is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Truan Mehl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Redcap.
Mehl slaps away a takedown attempt from Redcap, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Redcap shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mehl but Mehl pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mehl throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Redcap.
Redcap takes one to the chin there.
Mehl pushes Redcap up against the cage in a clinch.
Redcap is working for takedown but Mehl is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mehl leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mehl ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mehl no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mehl is trying to keep Redcap in close.
Redcap trying to control but Mehl is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehl is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Redcap's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Redcap trying to control the position from guard on top but Mehl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redcap throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mehl works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Redcap tries to free his leg and advance position but Mehl is retaining full guard.
Mehl trying to keep a closed guard but Redcap is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Truan Mehl dominated that second round.
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!
Mehl stuffs the takedown.
Redcap circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mehl shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mehl pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redcap is keeping the position for now.
Redcap pushes Mehl off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mehl lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mehl.
Mehl lands a head kick!
Redcap with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mehl counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mehl is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Redcap still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Redcap has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Mehl wants to control but Redcap postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehl regains half guard, as Redcap was trying to land strikes.
Redcap is pressing down on Mehl's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mehl is holding on for now.
Mehl is pressing down on Redcap's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Redcap is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Redcap is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcap working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Redcap sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mehl working a defensive guard here.
Redcap trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Redcap tries to free his leg and advance position but Mehl is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Redcap throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcap working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mehl's head.
Redcap looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Redcap must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Redcap trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Redcap thows a big elbow that misses.
Redcap is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Redcap stands up over Mehl, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redcap with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mehl avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mehl manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Redcap wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mehl is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Redcap has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Redcap!
Redcap is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Truan Mehl.
I think Mehl has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Truan Mehl!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lennie Briscoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Bear is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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214 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lennie Briscoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Bear!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briscoe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bear paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bear shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Briscoe sprawls well. Briscoe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bear gets slowly back to his feet.
Bear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bear fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Briscoe dodges the punch combination from Bear.
Briscoe tries to clinch
and Bear decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Briscoe's guard.
Bear stopping the sweep attempt from Briscoe.
Briscoe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bear on the ground.
Bear wants to control from the top but Briscoe keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bear accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briscoe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bear has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Briscoe has control of Bear's left arm, preventing Bear from doing any damage.
Bear preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear passes into half guard.
Bear wants to take a breather but Briscoe is having none of it.
Bear trying to mount his opponent but Briscoe defends it.
Briscoe keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
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.
Briscoe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bear.
Bear thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Briscoe's head.
Bear thows a huge punch but Briscoe dodges it nicely.
Briscoe has his hands clasped together around Bear's back. He's all about the action.
Bear trying to control the action but Briscoe is working from the bottom.
Briscoe is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe is refusing to be controlled, as Bear sits in half guard.
Bob Bear has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Briscoe is looking to clinch.
Bear shoots in for a takedown but Briscoe shows good takedown defense.
Lennie Briscoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Bear.
Bear tries to score a power double leg takedown but Briscoe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bear somewhat.
Bear slaps away a takedown attempt from Briscoe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bear gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Briscoe counters with a shoot takedown. Bear fights it but they end up in guard.
Briscoe wants to pass the guard but Bear is keeping the position.
Briscoe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe wants to stand but Bear is controlling his arm.
Bear is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Briscoe stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bear to get to his feet.
Briscoe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bear paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bear fails with the takedown
and Briscoe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bear won't be happy with that.
Bear looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Briscoe throws an elbow but Bear slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bear tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Briscoe trying to control the action but Bear is working from the bottom.
Bear taking a bit of punishment here - Briscoe scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lennie Briscoe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Briscoe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Briscoe tries to land a body kick
and Bear counters with a two punch combo.
Briscoe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Briscoe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Briscoe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bear throws a combination that misses
and Briscoe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Briscoe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bear scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Briscoe manages to mount him!
Bear is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Briscoe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bear is breathing heavily.
Briscoe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Briscoe jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bear is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bear and Briscoe has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Briscoe trying to control the position but Bear is working away.
Bear is being controlled here.
Briscoe tries to stand but Bear is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Bear's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bear regains half guard there - taking advantage of Briscoe's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Briscoe is looking to advance position but Bear has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bear putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poor strikes thrown by Bear there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bear can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Briscoe is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe wants to hold on but Bear pushes him away.
Briscoe avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bear.
Briscoe holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bear tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Briscoe is squirming around, avoiding Bear's attempts to control the action.
Bear goes for an armbar but Briscoe turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Briscoe.
Bear is looking for a triangle but Briscoe pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bear looking for a sweep. Not yet Bear, not yet.
Briscoe looking to pass the guard.
Bear trying to control the position.
Briscoe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Briscoe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bear keeping full guard, as Briscoe tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Briscoe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lennie Briscoe.
Briscoe pushes Bear up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lennie Briscoe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bear keeps the fight on the outside.
Bear with a lazy takedown attempt
and Briscoe counters by clinching up.
Briscoe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bear jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Briscoe walks away with a smile on his face. Bear gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Briscoe closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Briscoe looking to stall.
Briscoe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Briscoe has Bear pressed against the cage, preventing Bear from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Briscoe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bear walks away with a smile on his face. Briscoe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bear misses with a takedown attempt
and Briscoe counters with a takedown into side control.
Lennie Briscoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Bear.
Bear is not content to let Briscoe control the position.
Bear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bear tries to escape but Briscoe is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briscoe wants to stand but Bear is controlling his arm.
Bear manages to work his way to half guard, despite Briscoe's best efforts.
Briscoe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Briscoe is looking to advance position but Bear won't allow it.
Briscoe is trying to control. Bear wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Briscoe works his way into full mount!
Briscoe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bob Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Bear tries to hold on but Briscoe pushes him away.
Briscoe landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bear tries to lock up and control but Briscoe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Briscoe landing shots from mount.
Bear is squirming around, avoiding Briscoe's attempts to control the action.
Briscoe cracks Bear with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bear is desperately trying to improve his position but Briscoe has a good base and remains in mount.
Bear is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Briscoe wants to control the pace but Bear is squirming around nicely.
Briscoe controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briscoe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Briscoe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Briscoe looking to control but Bear is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We're going to have a standup here because Lennie Briscoe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Briscoe has Bear up against the cage in a clinch.
Bear being controlled against the cage.
Briscoe tries to pull guard but Bear won't allow it.
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.
Briscoe tries to pull guard but Bear holds him up against the cage and eventually Briscoe drops back down to his feet.
Briscoe turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Briscoe manages to end up in side control.
Briscoe tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bear is looking for a sweep.
Bear takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bear wants to control but Briscoe postures up.
Bear tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Bear is trying to control Briscoe's posture but Briscoe avoids it.
Briscoe tries to stand but Bear is controlling his head.
Bear is not content to let Briscoe control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lennie Briscoe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Briscoe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lennie Briscoe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between super bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). super bear could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Duncan's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, super bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Duncan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bear tries a head kick but it misses.
Duncan tried to score with a low kick but bear checks it.
Duncan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duncan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like super bear has been cut.
bear throws a head kick that Duncan semi-blocks.
It looks like Jason Duncan has been cut.
Duncan throws a head kick that misses
and bear makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
bear swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duncan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Duncan.
Jason Duncan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bear lands a left and a right that send Duncan crashing to the mat, dazed. bear thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Duncan is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from bear and Duncan falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by bear!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). super bear!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caio Gimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Angelos (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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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caio Gimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Angelos!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gimenez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gimenez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Angelos's sensitive parts.
Angelos keeps the fight on the outside.
Gimenez scores with a kick to the body.
Angelos 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.
Angelos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gimenez as he jumps to the side.
Gimenez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Angelos fails with a takedown attempt.
Angelos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Caio Gimenez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Angelos.
Gimenez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angelos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circle, before Gimenez throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Angelos's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Gimenez lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Caio Gimenez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darcy lee Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darcy lee Torres!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton takes the fight into the clinch.
Torres looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Torres jumps guard but Hamilton stands there with Torres around his waist. Torres gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hamilton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hamilton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hamilton landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamilton.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamilton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Hamilton.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Darcy lee Torres has been cut.
Knees to the body from Hamilton.
Hamilton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torres's face.
Hamilton scores a nice knee to the body.
Hamilton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Torres takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton is pushing Torres up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hamilton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torres's defenses.
Knees to the body from Hamilton.
Hamilton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Torres takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Hamilton.
Nice elbow from Hamilton.
Hamilton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hamilton lands an elbow inside.
Hamilton scores a nice knee to the body.
Hamilton lands an elbow just above Torres 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamilton obliges.
Nice elbow from Hamilton.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamilton obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls for Hamilton to work.
Hamilton lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Hamilton.
Hamilton scores with a knee to the head.
Hamilton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hamilton landing knees to the body.
Hamilton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Torres's defenses.
Torres takes an elbow to the temple.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hamilton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hamilton connects with a knee to the head.
Torres being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton landing knees to the body.
Torres takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hamilton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hamilton lands a nice elbow.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hamilton stalling the fight.
Hamilton landing knees to the body.
Hamilton has Torres pressed against the cage.
Hamilton connects with a knee to the head.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hamilton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Torres takes an elbow to the temple.
Hamilton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hamilton lands a damaging elbow.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Torres takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Hamilton.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hamilton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Hamilton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darcy lee Torres's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hamilton tries to clinch up.
Hamilton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torres pinned against the cage. Torres gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hamilton shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense.
Hamilton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Hamilton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamilton has Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamilton lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Hamilton.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamilton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hamilton lands an elbow inside that Torres shrugs off.
Torres is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton with a knee to the head.
Hamilton utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hamilton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamilton obliges.
Hamilton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hamilton - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Torres takes an elbow to the temple.
Hamilton connects with a knee to the head.
Hamilton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hamilton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Hamilton.
Hamilton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Hamilton.
Hamilton lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamilton obliges.
Hamilton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hamilton scores with a knee to the head.
Hamilton crunches a lovely knee into Torres's ribcage.
Hamilton lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Hamilton.
Hamilton with a knee to the head.
Torres takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hamilton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton slowing the pace effectively.
Torres fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hamilton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hamilton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hamilton working Torres over with knees to the body.
Torres takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hamilton lands a nice knee to the body.
Hamilton crunches a lovely knee into Torres's ribcage.
Torres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hamilton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hamilton missing with knees to the body.
Hamilton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Torres is defending well for now.
Hamilton lands a knee to the body.
Josh Hamilton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torres takes a knee right on the jaw!
Torres takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Torres tries to pull guard but Hamilton holds him up against the cage and eventually Torres drops back down to his feet.
Hamilton is pushing Torres up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hamilton seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hamilton lands a nice knee to the body.
Hamilton scores with a knee to the head.
Hamilton has Torres pushed against the cage.
Hamilton crunches a lovely knee into Torres's ribcage.
Hamilton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torres's face.
Hamilton lands an elbow inside.
Hamilton just leaning against Torres, taking a breather.
Hamilton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Hamilton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darcy lee Torres's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hamilton moves into the clinch.
Hamilton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hamilton.
Hamilton slowing the pace effectively.
Hamilton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Torres takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hamilton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Torres's face.
Nice elbow from Hamilton.
Hamilton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Torres up against the cage.
Hamilton lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamilton landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton crunches a lovely knee into Torres's ribcage.
Come on Hamilton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hamilton lands a damaging elbow.
Hamilton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Hamilton.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hamilton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Torres up against the cage.
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.
Torres tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hamilton obliges.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hamilton gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Hamilton.
Hamilton wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton clinches.
Hamilton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Hamilton.
Nice elbow from Hamilton.
Hamilton lands an elbow that stopped Torres in his tracks for a moment.
Hamilton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hamilton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hamilton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torres takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Hamilton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton stalling against the cage.
Hamilton lands a nice knee to the body.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Torres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hamilton.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hamilton for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A knee to the head by Hamilton.
Hamilton lands a knee to the body.
Hamilton is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hamilton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Torres up against the cage.
Hamilton putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Torres in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Hamilton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hamilton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Hamilton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cassius clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Nathan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Cassius clay has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cassius clay seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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169 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cassius clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Nathan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
clay gets a takedown into half guard.
Nathan trying to control but clay postures up.
clay stands up and beckons Nathan to join him on the feet.
clay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nathan tries to sprawl but clay drives through with a takedown into half guard.
clay tries to stand and escape but Nathan is controlling the position.
clay is trying to control. Nathan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
clay is working for a submission of some sort.
clay is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
clay stops Nathan from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
clay is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
clay is looking to stand up but Nathan won't let him.
clay looking to pass the guard.
clay has gone for a leg lock! Nathan slips out almost immediately though and dives into clay's guard.
clay keeping full guard, as Nathan tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
clay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nathan defends it easily.
Nathan wants to control from the top but clay keeps moving.
clay throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
clay has his foot on Nathan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nathan works his way back into a safe position though.
clay looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nathan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
clay is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nathan jumps into side control!
Nathan trying to control the position but clay is working away.
clay is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nathan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nathan looks gassed!
clay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
clay tries to roll over but Nathan keeps him under control.
clay has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nathan is working away from the top position though.
clay is trying to get back to full guard.
clay has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nathan is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassius clay dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
clay shoots for a takedown but Nathan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cassius clay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
clay has a takedown stuffed.
clay fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cassius clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
clay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nathan pinned against the cage. Nathan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
clay fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nathan avoids it really well and circles away.
clay shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nathan looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nathan won't allow clay to pass to mount.
Nathan trying to control from the bottom.
Nathan is breathing heavily.
clay takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
clay wants to stand up but Nathan is controlling the position.
clay is looking to take a break and control but Nathan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
clay stops Nathan from getting back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
clay is working for a kimura but Nathan is defending it quite comfortably.
clay stands up from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nathan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
clay shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nathan defends it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nathan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
clay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch lands to the side of Nathan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
clay throws a right and a left that Nathan avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nathan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. clay manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
clay working a defensive guard here.
clay throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
clay is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
clay is trying to keep Nathan in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
clay is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nathan stopping the sweep attempt from clay.
Nathan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
clay looking for subs off his back but Nathan has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cassius clay will probably get the nod.
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!
Nathan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nathan doesn't manage to clinch there - clay circles away.
clay with a poor takedown
and Nathan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in clay's guard.
clay working for submissions but it's allowed Nathan to get to half guard.
clay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nathan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Nathan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
clay trying to control but Nathan postures up.
Nathan wants to free his trapped foot but clay is holding on for dear life with his legs.
clay tries to get to full guard but Nathan has control of the leg.
clay won't allow Nathan to pass to mount.
Cassius clay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
clay is looking to control Nathan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can clay avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
clay regains full guard. Nicely done.
clay escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nathan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
clay looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
clay trying to keep a closed guard but Nathan is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
clay has his foot on Nathan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nathan works his way back into a safe position though.
clay looking to control.
clay has his foot on Nathan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nathan works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nathan wants to control from the top but clay keeps moving.
clay is trying to keep Nathan in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
clay is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
clay is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nathan defends well.
Nathan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
clay is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Matt Nathan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cassius clay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
clay stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Nathan.
I think clay has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cassius clay!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Drom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaddeus Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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255 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vlad Drom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thaddeus Greco!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drom thows a body shot but no joy.
Drom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drom lands a left and a right that send Greco crashing to the mat, dazed. Drom thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Thaddeus Greco has been cut.
Vlad Drom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Greco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Greco.
Drom swings for the body but Greco moves out of range.
Drom looks to throw the jab but Greco is out of range.
Greco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drom.
Drom misses the shot to the body.
Drom looks to score with a jab to the body but Greco is just out of range.
A punch combination from Drom misses.
Drom throws out a powerful jab.
Greco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Greco throws out a loose jab but Drom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drom lands with a shot to the body.
Greco looks gassed!
Greco slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drom misses with a straight right.
Greco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Greco scores with a punch to the head.
Greco thumps Drom with a low kick.
Drom throws a right and a left that Greco avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Drom misses.
Drom throws a shot from downtown. Greco moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Drom.
Drom walks forward, straight into a front kick from Greco.
Drom has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Greco takes one to the chin there.
That has opened up Thaddeus Greco's cut even more.
Drom misses with a wild body shot.
Drom misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greco manages to avoid it.
Greco defending well as Drom loads up on a big left hand.
Drom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Greco. Beautiful body shot.
Greco fails to land with a series of punches.
Drom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greco.
Drom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drom throws a hook but Greco blocks it.
Drom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drom misses with a shot to the body
letting Greco counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drom misses with a hook to the body
and Greco counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Drom misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drom misses the body punch
and Greco counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A shot to the body from Drom misses
and Greco counters with a straight right hand.
Drom throws a combination that misses
and Greco makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Greco lands a nice looking body shot.
Greco lands with a hook. Drom tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drom misses the body punch
letting Greco counter with a right hand.
Drom is looking to wear down Greco with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Greco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drom.
Nice body punch from Greco.
A jab from Greco finds it's way through Drom's defenses.
Greco has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Greco moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drom misses with a body shot
and Greco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Drom has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Greco finds it's way round the side to connect with Drom's head.
Drom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Greco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Greco jabs at Drom's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greco lands with a nice body kick.
Drom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Greco paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Greco bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drom's head.
Drom takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice straight punches there by Greco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Greco.
Drom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drom on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drom misses with a combination
and Greco connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greco scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Greco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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 Vlad Drom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thaddeus Greco's cut.
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.
Drom throws the left hand but Greco avoids the punch easily.
Drom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Greco jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Greco scores with a body shot.
Drom misses with a body punch
and Greco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Greco lands a two punch combo.
Greco scores with a leg kick.
Drom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Greco counters with a nice body kick.
Vlad Drom is winning the standup battle so far.
Drom misses the body punch
and Greco counters with a series of strikes. Drom will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Greco cracks Drom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Greco counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drom misses with a combination
and Greco makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drom walks into a jab.
Drom misses with a double jab
letting Greco counter with a right hand.
Greco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drom throws out the jab.
Greco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Greco connects with a high kick.
Greco lands with a nice body punch.
Greco defending well as Drom loads up on a big left hand.
Drom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drom there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Greco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Greco.
Greco staying out of range there.
Drom sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nice jab there from Greco.
Greco moves away from the strike by Drom.
Greco is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drom misses with a shot to the body
and Greco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drom takes one on the button.
Drom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drom misses with a jab to the body
and Greco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Drom misses the body punch
and Greco counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Greco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drom walks into a straight right hand from Greco.
Drom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Left hook, right uppercut from Greco.
Drom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Greco finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Drom looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Greco lands with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Greco.
Drom misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drom takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drom misses with a body punch
and Greco counters with a left to the body.
Greco's corner calls for a 1-2. Greco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Good shot there by Greco.
Greco lunges at Drom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drom's hand.
Greco lands a nice shot that snaps Drom's head back.
Greco scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drom throws out a loose jab but Greco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greco closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Vlad Drom has been cut.
Greco scores with a sloppy right hand. Drom should have avoided that one.
Greco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Greco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drom walks forward, straight into a front kick from Greco.
Greco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drom momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco cracks the inside of Drom's front leg.
A punch lands to the side of Drom 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Greco lands a nice shot to the body.
Greco is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Greco digs a good body shot into Drom's ribs.
Nice shot lands for Greco.
Drom walks into a left hand.
Greco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drom doesn't seem bothered though.
Greco blocks a jab.
Greco darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drom misses with a hook. Greco ducked under it nicely.
Greco works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drom misses with a jab to the body
and Greco counters with a stiff right hand.
Greco lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thaddeus Greco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Greco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drom's hands.
Greco lands the left hand.
Greco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drom.
Drom will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Greco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drom catches Greco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Greco cracks Drom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drom has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Greco finds it's way round the side to connect with Drom's head.
Drom misses with a hook to the body
and Greco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Greco changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drom misses with a hook. Greco ducked under it nicely.
Greco scores with a jab to the jaw.
Drom throws a hook but Greco blocks it.
Drom throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Greco to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That kick from Greco tenderised Drom's leg. Drom is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drom misses with a body shot
and Greco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Greco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drom misses with a combination
and Greco counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drom misses with a body shot
and Greco counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, jab by Greco - just one landing.
Drom misses with a body shot
and Greco counters with a straight right hand.
Greco lands with a kick to the temple. Drom shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A shot to the liver by Greco. Beautiful body shot.
Greco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Greco lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Greco counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco throws a front kick that sends Drom stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drom on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Greco lands a really nice looking cross but Drom seems unphased.
Drom gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Greco.
Greco digs a good body shot into Drom's ribs.
Good exchange - Greco coming out on top.
Greco lands with a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Greco.
Greco cracks Drom with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A shot to the liver by Greco. Beautiful body shot.
Greco connects with a crisp jab.
Drom gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Greco throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drom drops his hands momentarily and Greco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Greco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Greco.
Greco jabs Drom right on the nose. Drom blinks but takes it well.
Greco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drom at a distance.
Greco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Greco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Greco throws a head kick that Drom semi-blocks.
Drom on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Greco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drom takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Greco, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greco connects with a nice looking jab.
Greco plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Greco dips to his left and cracks Drom with an uppercut!
Greco moves out of range as Drom strikes.
Drom is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Greco's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Greco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Greco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Greco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drom throws a combination that misses
and Greco counters with a left to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Greco. That snapped Drom's head back.
Greco lands a head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drom throws a combination that misses
and Greco counters with a thumping low kick.
Greco stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Greco connects with a body shot.
Greco lands a leg kick that knocks Drom off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thaddeus Greco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Greco 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 26:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thaddeus Greco!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adimaro Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Kline (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaeger comes into the arena with Du Hast by Rammstein blaring out of the sound system. Ryan Kline told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adimaro Jaeger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Kline!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaeger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kline shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jaeger sprawls well. Jaeger wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kline gets slowly back to his feet.
Kline dives in and grabs Jaeger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jaeger pushes down on Kline's head and hops out.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jaeger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jaeger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaeger lands an uppercut.
Jaeger breaks the clinch.
Jaeger moves in looking to clinch but Kline pushes him off.
Jaeger tries to clinch up but Kline circles away and keeps his distance.
Kline swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaeger.
Adimaro Jaeger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kline swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaeger.
Jaeger has Kline up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaeger is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jaeger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaeger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Jaeger.
Kline shoots in for a double leg but Jaeger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Adimaro Jaeger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Kline.
Kline shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jaeger manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kline is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jaeger is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jaeger has escaped and now he's on top!
Kline throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kline bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jaeger's guard.
Kline is trying to land a reversal but Jaeger doesn't like that idea too much. He pushed the legs to the side and dives into side control. He's managed to grab a loose arm triangle. Jaeger is tightening it up though! This could be trouble for Kline! Kline trying desperately to escape but he's gone limp! He's out! Wooooorld class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from Jaeger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Adimaro Jaeger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Power White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Emmagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Power White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Emmagan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White lands with an uppercut that bounces Emmagan off the cage and back into rage.
Emmagan works over White's head and body with a nice combination.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Emmagan in his tracks.
John Emmagan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emmagan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Emmagan with that takedown attempt.
Emmagan wants to clinch.
White gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Emmagan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Emmagan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! White is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! White has escaped and now he's on top!
White preventing the sweep.
Emmagan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
White preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White controls from within his opponent's guard.
Emmagan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Emmagan has his foot on White's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. White works his way back into a safe position though.
Emmagan wants to sweep but no luck.
Emmagan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and White defends well.
Emmagan looks gassed!
Emmagan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
White looking to pass the guard.
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.
Emmagan keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White preventing the sweep.
White distracts Emmagan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Emmagan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Emmagan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Emmagan looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Power White has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Emmagan shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Power White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Emmagan.
Emmagan walks into a left hand.
Power White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Emmagan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Emmagan is looking to clinch.
White keeps Emmagan at a distance using the push kick.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White lands with a right hand.
White is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Emmagan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by White. That's going to slow Emmagan down.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emmagan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emmagan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
White's corner calls for a 1-2. White obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
White throws a leg kick which misses Emmagan's front leg but catches the back leg as Emmagan tries to avoid it.
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Emmagan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
White catches Emmagan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White sizes up Emmagan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Emmagan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
Good shot there by White.
Emmagan is rocked!
Emmagan switches off momentarily and White cracks him with a monster right hand! Emmagan topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as White dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by White!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Power White!
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