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DFC 10:Mask vs The Talent PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Sexton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Xavier (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Sexton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Xavier!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sexton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sexton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sexton leaves Xavier with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Xavier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sexton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Xavier slips a jab and a cross from Sexton.
Xavier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Xavier looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sexton is fending him off so far but Xavier persists. Nope, Sexton circles away and we're back to standing.
Dave Sexton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Xavier.
Xavier shoots in looking for a takedown. Sexton tries to sprawl out of it but Xavier keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sexton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dave Sexton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sexton throws a right hand that Xavier ducks under and follows up with a left that Xavier also avoids with ease.
Xavier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sexton tries to bum rush Xavier with a series of wild strikes but Xavier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xavier avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sexton but Sexton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Xavier fails with a takedown attempt.
Sexton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sexton lands an overhand right.
Sexton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dave Sexton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xavier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sexton.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sexton!
Sexton misses with a two punch combination.
Sexton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Xavier looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sexton is fending him off so far but Xavier persists. Nope, Sexton circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body punch from Sexton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Sexton does no damage.
No luck for Xavier with that takedown attempt.
Xavier looks gassed!
Sexton tests Xavier's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sexton moves out of range of the body kick from Xavier.
Sexton throws a shot to the body.
Xavier closes the distance and clinches up with Sexton, looking for a takedown. Xavier pushes Sexton against the cage but Sexton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sexton scores with a one two! Xavier had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sexton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sexton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sexton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sexton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sexton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Xavier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xavier's hands.
Xavier dodges the punch combination from Sexton.
Sexton stalks Xavier and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Xavier's face. Xavier staggers backwards, shaken.
Xavier shoots for a double leg takedown but Sexton sprawls well. He's pushed Xavier's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sexton is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sexton scores with the left hand. Xavier knows he should have avoided that one.
Sexton scores with a hook to the body. Xavier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sexton's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sexton duly obliges.
Jab, jab by Sexton - just one landing.
Sexton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sexton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sexton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexton is working hard here to advance position.
Sexton pulls Xavier in to control the position.
Sexton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Xavier on the ground.
Sexton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sexton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sexton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sexton looking for a sweep. Not yet Sexton, not yet.
Xavier with a flurry of punches that miss.
Xavier is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sexton is adopting a defensive guard.
Xavier working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Sexton 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.
Sexton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Xavier takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sexton throws a series of punches but Xavier avoids them all with ease.
Sexton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xavier.
Xavier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sexton but Sexton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sexton dips to his left and cracks Xavier with an uppercut!
Sexton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sexton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sexton stuffs the takedown attempt from Xavier. Xavier gets slowly back to his feet.
Xavier has a takedown stuffed.
Dave Sexton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Xavier.
Xavier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Xavier is breathing heavily.
Xavier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sexton's waist but Sexton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Xavier off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sexton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sexton lands a two punch combo.
Sexton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sexton misses with the combination.
Sexton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Xavier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Xavier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sexton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sexton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Xavier is defended easily by Sexton.
Sexton scores with a one two! Xavier had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xavier closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sexton to the mat! Sexton manages to get full guard.
Sexton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Xavier is looking to work some ground and pound but Sexton has wrist control.
Sexton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xavier is one step ahead there.
Xavier landing some decent shots from guard.
Xavier preventing the sweep.
Xavier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sexton keeping moving, preventing Xavier from controlling successfully.
Sexton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Xavier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Xavier defends it easily.
Xavier thows a big elbow that misses.
Sexton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Xavier pushing down on Sexton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sexton is controlling Xavier's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Xavier missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Xavier is thwarting Sexton's attempts to control the position.
Sexton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xavier sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sexton's guard.
Sexton controlling the position well.
Xavier missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Xavier lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sexton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Xavier connects with a couple of short punches.
Xavier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sexton working a defensive guard here.
Xavier wants to control from the top but Sexton keeps moving.
Sexton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xavier is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Xavier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Xavier shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sexton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sexton tries to get out of the position.
Sexton trying to control from the bottom.
Sexton gets full guard.
Xavier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sexton wants to stand but Xavier is controlling the position.
Sexton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Xavier gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sexton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sexton is trying to keep Xavier in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sexton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Xavier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Xavier postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Xavier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sexton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xavier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sexton looking for a guillotine here but Xavier defends easily.
Xavier working some strikes from top position.
Sexton has his foot on Xavier's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Xavier works his way back into a safe position though.
Xavier connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Xavier trying to control but Sexton is working from the bottom.
Xavier postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sexton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Xavier.
Sexton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Xavier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xavier trying to control but Sexton is working from the bottom.
Xavier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sexton is adopting a defensive guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xavier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sexton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Xavier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexton looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Xavier trying to control the position from guard on top but Sexton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xavier makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sexton wants to sweep but no luck.
Xavier trying to control the position from guard on top but Sexton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sexton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Xavier trying to control the position from guard on top but Sexton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Xavier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xavier being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sexton misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Xavier.
Sexton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sexton scores with a jab.
Xavier fails with a takedown attempt.
Sexton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No joy there for Sexton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Xavier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Xavier has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davel Klatzen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davel Klatzen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ross Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Davel Klatzen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klatzen throws a head kick but Potter moves out of range.
Potter swats away the attempt to clinch by Klatzen.
Klatzen rushes Potter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Klatzen as the two fighters clinch.
Potter trying to stall but Klatzen improves his position.
Potter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klatzen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Klatzen tries to break free but Potter pushes him back against the cage.
Klatzen lands a body shot.
Potter tries to pull guard but Klatzen holds him up against the cage and eventually Potter drops back down to his feet.
Klatzen connects with a knee to the head.
Klatzen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Potter has him pressed against the cage.
Klatzen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Klatzen digs a right hand underneath Potter's ribcage. Potter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Klatzen lands a nice shot to the body.
Klatzen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Klatzen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Klatzen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klatzen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klatzen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Potter or perhaps it was just good defense by Klatzen which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potter is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klatzen moves in looking to clinch but Potter pushes him off.
Klatzen lands a nice looking body kick.
Klatzen tries to clinch but Potter moves out of range.
Potter shoots in looking for a takedown. Klatzen tries to sprawl out of it but Potter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Klatzen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Klatzen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Klatzen is looking to slow Potter down with leg kicks.
Klatzen moves in looking to clinch but Potter pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klatzen lands a right hand.
Potter could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Klatzen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Potter's face.
Klatzen connects with a knee to the head.
Klatzen has Potter pressed against the cage, preventing Potter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Potter struggles to land a body shot inside as Klatzen controls his hands.
Klatzen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klatzen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Klatzen. No joy for Potter on that attempt.
Potter swats away the attempt to clinch by Klatzen.
Klatzen tries to clinch but Potter moves out of range.
Klatzen works over Potter's head and body with a nice combination.
Klatzen takes the fight into the clinch.
Potter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klatzen just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Potter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Potter jumps guard but Klatzen stands there with Potter around his waist. Potter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Klatzen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klatzen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Potter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klatzen has managed to clinch.
Klatzen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Klatzen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Potter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Klatzen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Potter's defenses.
Klatzen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klatzen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klatzen lands a front kick.
Klatzen scores with a one two! Potter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Potter shoots in but Klatzen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Potter circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Klatzen.
Klatzen lands with a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Klatzen breaks from the clinch.
Klatzen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klatzen misses with a wild combination.
Klatzen throws a head kick that Potter semi-blocks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klatzen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Potter tries to pull guard but Klatzen won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davel Klatzen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Klatzen throws a right hand that Potter ducks under and follows up with a left that Potter also avoids with ease.
Potter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Klatzen tries to avoid it but Potter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Klatzen to the ground. Klatzen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Klatzen tries to clinch there but Potter circles away.
Potter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Klatzen takes the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Klatzen.
Klatzen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Klatzen connects with a knee to the head.
Klatzen lands an elbow inside.
Good body shot from Klatzen.
Klatzen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Klatzen lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Klatzen.
Potter drags the fight down to the ground.
Potter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Klatzen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Potter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Potter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Potter working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Klatzen turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Potter off and cradles Klatzen's limp body as Potter celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Ross Potter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Vendera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Vendera!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vendera throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Vendera backing up. Vendera nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Vendera is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Penn's half guard.
Penn is looking to control Vendera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Penn is trying to stand back up but Vendera is controlling him
Vendera with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vendera trying to mount his opponent but Penn defends it.
Vendera looks gassed!
Penn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vendera throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
Vendera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Penn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vendera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Penn tries to get to full guard but Vendera has control of the leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vendera throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vendera counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Penn's guard now.
Vendera postures up.
Penn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vendera is in a horrible position here. Penn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vendera is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Penn landing punches.
Vendera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn won't let Vendera get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Penn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Penn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vendera?
Vendera is trying to stand up.
Penn lands a big shot there that rocks Vendera but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vendera squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Vendera is desperately trying to improve his position but Penn has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn scoring with strikes but Vendera is staying in there.
Vendera is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Penn.
Vendera is bucking up trying to escape but Penn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Penn lands a big elbow.
Penn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Penn with good strikes from the mount here!
Penn landing strikes from the mount.
Vendera is looking to get to half guard.
Penn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a heavy elbow.
Vendera wants to get back to his feet.
Penn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vendera really wants to buck Penn off and get back to his feet.
Vendera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vendera wants to get back to his feet.
Penn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn 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.
Vendera doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Vendera closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Penn quickly recovers to half guard.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
Penn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vendera's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vendera's back!
Penn is punishing Vendera with strikes - can he finish him?!
Vendera trying to get back to his feet but Penn is in full control for now.
Penn scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Vendera is looking for a way out.
Vendera is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Penn lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Vendera trying to get back to his feet but Penn is in full control for now.
Penn lands a shot to the head.
Penn lands a shot to the head.
Vendera manages to reverse the position and now he's in Penn's guard. Nice work there by Vendera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vendera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vendera trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Vendera decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Penn, up you get!
Penn throws a combination. Vendera tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Left hook, right uppercut from Penn.
Penn scores a takedown into full mount!
Vendera's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendera working to try and regain half guard.
Vendera squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Penn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vendera?
Penn avoids the attempt from Vendera to control.
Vendera trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vendera is wriggling around trying to escape.
Penn avoids the attempt from Vendera to control.
Penn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BJ Penn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vendera is trying to stand.
Vendera is working to get back to half guard.
Penn unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Penn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vendera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Vendera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vendera is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, Vendera circles away and we're back to standing.
Vendera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danga de danga de dang - Penn scores with a four punch combination!
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Vendera misses with a double jab
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Vendera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vendera misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Vendera.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vendera misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Penn throws a series of punches but Vendera moves out of range.
Vendera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick by Penn misses
and Vendera counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Penn gets back to full guard.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Vendera wants to stand but Penn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vendera wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Vendera stands and steps away. Penn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vendera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vendera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
Juan Vendera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Penn tries to pull guard but Vendera won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vendera prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Vendera has him pressed against the cage.
Vendera jumps guard and drags Penn to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vendera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vendera scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendera is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Vendera fails with the takedown.
Vendera misses with a two punch combination.
Penn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Penn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Penn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Penn punishing his opponent with strikes.
BJ Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vendera somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vendera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Vendera tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick by Penn misses
and Vendera counters with a stiff right hand.
Vendera misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Vendera will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn looks to land a combination but Vendera avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Vendera.
I think Penn 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... BJ Penn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivica Gjordjevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panch Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivica Gjordjevic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivica Gjordjevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Panch Villa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gjordjevic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Villa sprawls well. Villa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gjordjevic gets slowly back to his feet.
Gjordjevic closes the distance and clinches up with Villa, looking for a takedown. Gjordjevic pushes Villa against the cage but Villa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ivica Gjordjevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gjordjevic misses with a double jab.
Gjordjevic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Villa circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Villa.
Villa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gjordjevic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Villa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gjordjevic if he has to take too many more of those.
Gjordjevic closes the distance and clinches up with Villa, looking for a takedown. Gjordjevic pushes Villa against the cage but Villa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivica Gjordjevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gjordjevic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gjordjevic throws a right hand that Villa ducks under and follows up with a left that Villa also avoids with ease.
Villa moves into the clinch successfully.
Villa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gjordjevic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gjordjevic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa misses with a head kick.
Villa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gjordjevic's head.
It looks like Ivica Gjordjevic has been cut.
Villa is looking to clinch but Gjordjevic is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Villa misses.
Gjordjevic throws a series of punches but Villa avoids them all with ease.
Gjordjevic wants to clinch.
Gjordjevic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Villa circles away.
Villa clinches.
Gjordjevic is trying to break the clinch but Villa is controlling him.
Gjordjevic throws a punch but it's blocked by Villa.
Villa landing knees to the body.
Gjordjevic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Villa.
Villa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Villa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gjordjevic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa clinches up against the cage.
Gjordjevic working aggressively here.
Villa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Panch Villa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Villa throws a series of punches but Gjordjevic avoids them all with ease.
Gjordjevic avoids the head kick by Villa.
Villa closes the distance and clinches.
Villa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gjordjevic misses with a few strikes there.
Villa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Villa stuffs the takedown.
Villa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gjordjevic. That did some damage!
Gjordjevic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Villa sprawls well. Villa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gjordjevic gets slowly back to his feet.
Villa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa tries to clinch there but Gjordjevic circles away.
Gjordjevic moves forwards but Villa connects with a nice, crisp jab.
No luck for Gjordjevic with that takedown attempt.
Villa throws a head kick that misses.
Gjordjevic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Villa wants to control but Gjordjevic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Villa kicks Gjordjevic off and gets back to his feet.
Villa is looking to clinch but Gjordjevic is avoiding it.
Villa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gjordjevic's head.
Gjordjevic throws a head kick that misses
and Villa counters with a big head kick but Gjordjevic shrugs it off.
Nice shot by Villa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa throws a sloppy head kick
and Gjordjevic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Villa.
Villa breaks the clinch.
Villa is looking to slow Gjordjevic down with leg kicks.
Villa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gjordjevic.
Villa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Villa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gjordjevic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gjordjevic avoids the head kick by Villa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick from Villa lands but Gjordjevic takes it in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Villa, as that shot connected.
Villa moves into range and clinches up with Gjordjevic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Panch Villa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivica Gjordjevic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gjordjevic.
Gjordjevic swinging wildly here.
Gjordjevic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Villa pinned against the cage. Villa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Villa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gjordjevic misses with a double jab
and Villa counters with a nice body kick.
Gjordjevic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Villa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivica Gjordjevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Villa.
Danga de danga de dang - Villa scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gjordjevic shoots in looking for a takedown. Villa tries to sprawl out of it but Gjordjevic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Villa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Villa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa looks to clinch
and Gjordjevic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gjordjevic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Villa counters with a nice body shot.
Villa wants to clinch up but Gjordjevic keeps it at a distance.
Villa misses with a two punch combination.
Villa lands a high kick!
Gjordjevic swats away the attempt to clinch by Villa.
Villa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gjordjevic misses with the body kick
and Villa counters with a good, hard body kick but Gjordjevic shrugs it off.
Villa connects with a high kick.
Ivica Gjordjevic's cut is getting worse.
Gjordjevic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gjordjevic slips a jab and a cross from Villa.
Villa lands a head kick. Gjordjevic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Villa clinches up with Gjordjevic and pushes him back against the cage.
Villa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Villa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Villa scores with a head kick.
Villa throws a head kick that Gjordjevic semi-blocks.
Ivica Gjordjevic's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gjordjevic tries to circle away but Villa has him pinned against the cage.
Villa prevents Gjordjevic from breaking the clinch.
Villa prevents Gjordjevic from breaking the clinch.
Gjordjevic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Villa manages to break the clinch.
Gjordjevic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Villa.
Villa works over Gjordjevic's head and body with a nice combination.
Villa tries to close the distance and clinch but Gjordjevic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa scoring well with a low kick there.
Gjordjevic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Villa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Gjordjevic or perhaps it was just good defense by Villa which made him look bad.
Gjordjevic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Villa, right into the meat.
Villa fakes the leg kick and cracks Gjordjevic in the body.
Villa tries to clinch but Gjordjevic moves out of range.
Villa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Villa clinches with his opponent.
Villa lands a shoulder strike.
Villa breaks the clinch.
Villa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Villa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Villa moves into the clinch successfully.
Villa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Villa stalling the fight.
Villa manages to break the clinch.
A head kick from Villa lands but Gjordjevic takes it in his stride.
Gjordjevic tries to keep at a distance but Villa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gjordjevic is trying to break free.
Stalling in the clinch from Villa.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gjordjevic tries to break the clinch but Villa is controlling the position.
Villa breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gjordjevic dives in and grabs Villa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Villa pushes down on Gjordjevic's head and hops out.
Villa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Panch Villa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ivica Gjordjevic's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Villa moves into the clinch successfully.
Villa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Villa tries to bum rush Gjordjevic with a series of wild strikes but Gjordjevic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gjordjevic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Villa backs up against the cage.
Gjordjevic misses with a double jab.
Gjordjevic throws a sloppy head kick
and Villa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some wild striking there from Gjordjevic.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gjordjevic misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Villa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gjordjevic's head.
Villa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gjordjevic blocks a head kick by Villa.
Panch Villa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Villa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Villa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Villa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gjordjevic misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Villa as Gjordjevic shoots in.
Villa lands a high kick!
Villa tries to close the distance and clinch but Gjordjevic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gjordjevic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jeez, Ivica Gjordjevic's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Villa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gjordjevic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Villa wants to clinch up but Gjordjevic keeps it at a distance.
Villa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gjordjevic.
Villa throws a sloppy head kick
and Gjordjevic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gjordjevic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Villa. Villa obviously looking to wear him down.
Villa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Villa leaves Gjordjevic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivica Gjordjevic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Gjordjevic or perhaps it was just good defense by Villa which made him look bad.
Villa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gjordjevic counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Villa is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Villa trying to hold on to Gjordjevic's head to control him but Gjordjevic postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Villa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Villa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gjordjevic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Villa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Villa stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Villa tries to clinch up but Gjordjevic circles away and keeps his distance.
Gjordjevic slips under a jab from Villa.
Villa misses with a double jab.
Gjordjevic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Villa counters with a head kick. That will keep Gjordjevic thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ivica Gjordjevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gjordjevic swats away the attempt to clinch by Villa.
Gjordjevic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Villa counters with a head kick. That will keep Gjordjevic thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Panch Villa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivica Gjordjevic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Panch Villa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny OLeary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny OLeary has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny OLeary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel McGregor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OLeary displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGregor throws out the jab.
McGregor throws a jab but it's blocked by OLeary.
McGregor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract OLeary.
OLeary misses with a kick to the body.
OLeary could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
OLeary wants to clinch.
OLeary clinches.
OLeary is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. McGregor can't fight it off and eventually OLeary manages to take the fight to the floor. McGregor looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
OLeary throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGregor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
OLeary might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McGregor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
OLeary pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGregor is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OLeary trying to control but McGregor is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OLeary gets to his feet - McGregor follows without any prompting.
OLeary is looking to clinch.
OLeary slips a jab from McGregor.
Daniel McGregor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGregor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from OLeary.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A jab lands there for McGregor.
A head kick misses from McGregor.
McGregor misses with a looping left.
OLeary fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGregor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McGregor enables OLeary to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McGregor manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McGregor wants to stand but OLeary is controlling the position.
OLeary wants to pass the guard but McGregor is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OLeary prevents McGregor from getting back to his feet.
OLeary looking to sit in guard and control but McGregor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McGregor wants to stand but OLeary has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.
McGregor stands and steps away. OLeary gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
OLeary is looking to clinch.
OLeary doesn't manage to clinch there - McGregor circles away.
OLeary shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McGregor pinned against the cage. McGregor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
OLeary is breathing heavily.
McGregor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGregor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of OLeary's head.
OLeary throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGregor's waist but McGregor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing OLeary off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny OLeary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OLeary tries to move into range but McGregor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McGregor lands with a hook. OLeary tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jab, jab by McGregor - just one landing.
McGregor throws a head kick but OLeary moves out of range.
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick and OLeary moves out of range easily.
McGregor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A jab from McGregor finds it's way through OLeary's defenses.
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 Danny OLeary will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circling - McGregor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGregor keeps the fight on the outside.
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick and OLeary moves out of range easily.
McGregor scores with a jab to the jaw.
McGregor connects with a crisp jab.
Danny OLeary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
OLeary walks into a left hand.
OLeary shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McGregor defends it nicely.
McGregor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
OLeary is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in McGregor's half guard.
OLeary is trying to control. McGregor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McGregor is trying to stand back up but OLeary is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGregor is not content to let OLeary control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OLeary trying to advance position but McGregor counters by regaining guard.
McGregor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst OLeary is controlling him.
OLeary trying to move into half guard but instead McGregor has managed to sweep!
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.
McGregor stands up and waves to OLeary to follow him.
OLeary avoids the head kick by McGregor.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGregor.
McGregor missing with a left hand there. OLeary was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
OLeary uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGregor.
A head kick misses from McGregor.
OLeary shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McGregor as he avoids it easily.
McGregor tries a head kick but it misses.
McGregor throws a head kick but OLeary moves out of range.
McGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
OLeary takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McGregor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck OLeary on the side of the head.
McGregor thuds his right hand into OLeary's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
OLeary shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McGregor as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny OLeary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OLeary blocks a head kick by McGregor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McGregor scores with a head kick.
McGregor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between OLeary's hands.
The crowd cheers as McGregor lands an impressive looking overhand right. OLeary doesn't seem phased though.
OLeary walks into a straight right hand from McGregor.
OLeary attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
OLeary takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGregor scores with a nice right hand.
McGregor lands a jab to the head.
A jab from McGregor finds it's way through OLeary's defenses.
McGregor smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
OLeary takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick and OLeary moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheers as McGregor lands an impressive looking overhand right. OLeary doesn't seem phased though.
OLeary takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McGregor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab from McGregor.
McGregor connects with a high kick.
OLeary blocks a head kick by McGregor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OLeary changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGregor tries to avoid it but OLeary manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGregor to the ground. McGregor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
OLeary closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
OLeary avoids the head kick by McGregor.
OLeary shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McGregor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
OLeary on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
OLeary walks into a stiff left hand from McGregor.
McGregor lands with a straight right. OLeary didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGregor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
OLeary walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McGregor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
OLeary ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGregor.
OLeary blocks a head kick by McGregor.
A slow jab from McGregor misses its intended target.
McGregor jabs OLeary right on the nose. OLeary blinks but takes it well.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OLeary tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGregor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGregor throws an overhand right that lands on OLeary's shoulder, as OLeary tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel McGregor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
OLeary on the wrong end of a nice hook.
OLeary shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McGregor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McGregor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniel McGregor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGregor throws a head kick but OLeary moves out of range.
McGregor misses with a head kick.
OLeary moves in looking to clinch but McGregor pushes him off.
McGregor lands with a slapping head kick.
McGregor tries a head kick but it misses.
McGregor throws a head kick but OLeary moves out of range.
OLeary blocks a head kick by McGregor.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses.
McGregor tries a head kick but it misses.
McGregor throws a head kick that half lands.
OLeary looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
OLeary takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
OLeary ducks under a wild hook from McGregor.
McGregor tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGregor scores with a head kick.
OLeary slips under a jab.
McGregor throws a head kick but OLeary moves out of range.
McGregor missing with a left hand there. OLeary was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - McGregor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good standup being displayed there by McGregor as he connects with a hook.
OLeary fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGregor moves out of range as OLeary throws a body kick.
OLeary shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McGregor as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from McGregor.
McGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGregor misses with a head kick.
OLeary shoots in for a double leg but McGregor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny OLeary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGregor looks to land a left hand but OLeary moved out of range nicely.
McGregor lands a high kick!
OLeary blocks a head kick by McGregor.
OLeary takes a head kick and keeps coming.
OLeary tries to score a power double leg takedown but McGregor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten OLeary somewhat.
OLeary takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
OLeary blocks a head kick by McGregor.
McGregor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor lands a jab.
McGregor lands a really nice looking cross but OLeary seems unphased.
McGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from McGregor misses the target.
Good standup being displayed there by McGregor as he connects with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for McGregor.
OLeary defending well as McGregor loads up on a big left hand.
McGregor dips to his left and cracks OLeary with an uppercut!
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick and OLeary moves out of range easily.
OLeary takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McGregor lands with a slapping head kick.
McGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses.
McGregor lands a high kick!
Daniel McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by OLeary.
McGregor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McGregor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McGregor connects with a crisp jab.
McGregor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a head kick.
McGregor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McGregor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick and OLeary moves out of range easily.
McGregor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from McGregor.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McGregor.
OLeary displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGregor throws out the jab.
McGregor throws a head kick but OLeary moves out of range.
McGregor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick and OLeary moves out of range easily.
McGregor throws a nice head kick!
McGregor throws a jab but it's blocked by OLeary.
McGregor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of OLeary's head.
A head kick from McGregor lands but OLeary takes it in his stride.
OLeary moves into the clinch successfully.
McGregor manages to break the clinch.
McGregor throws an overhand right that lands on OLeary's shoulder, as OLeary tries to avoid the shot.
McGregor throws a jab but it's blocked by OLeary.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OLeary slips under a jab from McGregor.
OLeary looks for a takedown but McGregor sprawls well.
McGregor cracks OLeary with a right hand to the side of the head.
OLeary blocks a head kick by McGregor.
McGregor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McGregor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
OLeary closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - OLeary lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OLeary wants to control from the top but McGregor keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGregor wants to stand up but OLeary is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel McGregor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McGregor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel McGregor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maximo Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateo Sucic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blanco comes to the cage accompanied by A single moment of sincerity. Sucic has chosen profesor jakov as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maximo Blanco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mateo Sucic!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanco throws a nice looking combination but Sucic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sucic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blanco swivels and escapes.
Sucic closes the distance and clinches up with Blanco, looking for a takedown. Sucic pushes Blanco against the cage but Blanco circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sucic looks for a takedown but Blanco sprawls well.
Maximo Blanco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateo Sucic.
Blanco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Blanco wants it to stay on the feet.
Blanco stalks Sucic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sucic's face. Sucic staggers backwards, shaken.
Blanco scores with a takedown into Sucic's guard.
Sucic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blanco gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blanco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blanco sitting in guard here, content to control.
Blanco decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sucic, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sucic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blanco counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sucic thinking.
Blanco tries a low kick but Sucic avoids it.
Blanco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blanco drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Blanco decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sucic to his feet.
Blanco scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Mateo Sucic has been cut.
Blanco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sucic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sucic shoots and misses
and Blanco counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sucic looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blanco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sucic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sucic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blanco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sucic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blanco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sucic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sucic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blanco preventing the sweep.
Sucic throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sucic is wriggling around but Blanco manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sucic wants to get back to full guard but Blanco has mounted him!
Blanco putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Blanco working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sucic is working to get back to half guard.
Blanco with good strikes from the mount here!
Sucic throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Blanco controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blanco has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanco landing strikes, looking to finish!
Blanco looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blanco breaks from Sucic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sucic really wants to buck Blanco off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximo Blanco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mateo Sucic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A punch combination from Blanco misses.
Blanco moves out of range of the body kick.
Sucic misses with a takedown
enabling Blanco to counter with a crisp jab.
Good leg kick by Sucic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sucic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sucic with a poor takedown
and Blanco counters with a takedown into side control.
Sucic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Blanco landing a few strikes.
Maximo Blanco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sucic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sucic throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Sucic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanco is looking to take a break and control but Sucic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sucic is trying to get back to his feet.
Blanco staying calm.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Blanco cracks Sucic with a big elbow.
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.
Blanco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sucic keeps working.
Blanco staying calm.
Sucic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blanco wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blanco is working Sucic over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sucic wants to get back to his feet but Blanco drags him back down.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Blanco working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Blanco shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sucic trying to strike off his back.
Blanco is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Blanco has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sucic is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Blanco dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sucic is looking to reverse the position.
Blanco is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sucic's shoulder. That is not cool.
Sucic is looking to reverse the position.
Blanco is staying tight to Sucic's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sucic taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sucic pushes Blanco away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Blanco gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximo Blanco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mateo Sucic's cut.
That's time! Blanco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blanco slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blanco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sucic tries for a takedown but Blanco circles away easily
and Blanco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blanco connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sucic momentarily.
Blanco jabs at Sucic's body.
Blanco gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blanco throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Blanco lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sucic!
Sucic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blanco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sucic tries to hold on but Blanco pushes him away.
Blanco controlling the pace for now.
Blanco working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Blanco lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two 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.
Sucic is trying to stand up.
Blanco working Sucic over with strikes here.
Blanco looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sucic tries to hold on but Blanco postures up.
Blanco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sucic can do to turn this around?
Blanco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blanco has isolated one of Sucic's arms. Sucic looking to fight him off but Blanco twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maximo Blanco!
Maximo Blanco retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Stinkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stinkman comes to the cage accompanied by You Bitches Love To Get Fucked In The Ass. Mitch Stinkman had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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300 lbs
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitch Stinkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh King!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Stinkman.
King shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. King showed some decent athleticism there.
Stinkman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stinkman trying to control but King postures up.
King is looking to advance position but Stinkman won't allow it.
King working the head and body with strikes.
Stinkman looking for submissions off his back.
Stinkman looking for submissions off his back.
King working over Stinkman with some ground and pound. Stinkman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from King there.
Stinkman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stinkman missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King lands with a punch from half guard.
Stinkman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stinkman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but King scores with a couple of nice shots.
King seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stinkman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
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.
King landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
King working over Stinkman with some ground and pound. Stinkman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stinkman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
King scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stinkman is looking to escape.
Stinkman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stinkman isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. King stacks Stinkman on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by King!
Stinkman misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Stinkman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
King controlling the position from side mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stinkman down.
Stinkman can't do much from the bottom here.
King is chipping away with strikes.
Stinkman gets back to half guard.
Stinkman missing with punches from the bottom.
King lands with a punch from half guard.
Stinkman looking for submissions off his back.
Stinkman works his way to full guard. Good work.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stinkman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stinkman has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.
King wants to control from the top but Stinkman keeps moving.
King is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stinkman looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
Stinkman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stinkman is breathing heavily.
King scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stinkman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! King escapes and throws Stinkman's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh King dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
King misses with a series of wild punches.
Stinkman throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Stinkman misses with a straight right.
Stinkman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King misses the shot to the body.
Josh King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stinkman looks to throw the jab but King is out of range.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
King throws a combination that misses
and Stinkman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King blocks a jab.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stinkman moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stinkman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Stinkman ducks under a wild hook from King.
Stinkman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stinkman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stinkman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stinkman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to maintain the position but Stinkman is very close to passing his half guard.
Stinkman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stinkman thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
King looking for subs from the bottom but Stinkman mounts him!
King just holding on.
Stinkman looking to finish with strikes here!
King tries to lock up and control but Stinkman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stinkman throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
King tries to hold on but Stinkman pushes him away.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - King has eaten all the pies!
King is trying to escape the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Stinkman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Stinkman misses with a head shot.
King working to try and regain half guard.
King is breathing heavily.
Stinkman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
King is working to get back to half guard.
Stinkman throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Stinkman unloads with some shots from mount but King bucks and avoids them well.
Stinkman misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
King blocking the ground and pound.
Stinkman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stinkman tries to control but King wriggling away.
Stinkman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Stinkman throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for King because Stinkman loaded up on that one.
King can't escape the position.
Stinkman misses with a head shot.
King blocking the ground and pound.
King is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Stinkman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stinkman punching from mount but King doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Stinkman thowing shots but they're missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if King can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stinkman trying to control but King is having none of it.
Stinkman throws some wild stikes that King manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stinkman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
King is trying to escape the mount.
Stinkman punching from mount but King doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Stinkman there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
King holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Stinkman tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Stinkman throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Stinkman thowing shots but they're missing.
King is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
King tries to hold on but Stinkman postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Stinkman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
King misses with a two punch combination.
King swings for the body but Stinkman moves out of range.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stinkman is looking to land body kicks.
Stinkman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
King swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stinkman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
King gets a takedown into half guard.
Stinkman looking for submissions off his back.
Stinkman wants to control but King is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stinkman actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is nestled in close to Stinkman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Stinkman looking for submissions off his back.
Stinkman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but King pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stinkman is not content to let King control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stinkman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stinkman working for a triangle but King defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stinkman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stinkman keeping full guard, as King tries to pass.
King avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
King looking to pass the guard.
Stinkman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Stinkman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stinkman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
King is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stinkman is controlling him.
Stinkman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stinkman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Stinkman wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
King doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
King working a defensive guard but Stinkman manages to pass into side control anyway.
The strikes coming from Stinkman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
King tries to bench press Stinkman off him but Stinkman keeps the position.
Stinkman tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Stinkman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mitch Stinkman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King struggling a bit here.
Stinkman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitch Stinkman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stinkman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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... Mitch Stinkman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Myron Obusan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oceano Pacifico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Myron Obusan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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162 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Myron Obusan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oceano Pacifico!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacifico misses with a hook. Obusan ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Pacifico.
Pacifico throws a head kick that Obusan semi-blocks.
Obusan moves out of range as Pacifico strikes.
Pacifico throws a nice head kick!
Obusan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pacifico.
Pacifico throws a head kick that misses.
Pacifico looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Obusan blocks a head kick by Pacifico.
Obusan blocks a head kick by Pacifico.
Pacifico takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pacifico.
The crowd cheers as Obusan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pacifico doesn't seem phased though.
Obusan tests Pacifico's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obusan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pacifico throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Obusan's head.
Pacifico misses with a double jab
and Obusan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacifico looks gassed!
Pacifico takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick by Pacifico misses
and Obusan counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Pacifico! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Myron Obusan!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kev Yama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and thuansh uthaisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kev Yama has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kev Yama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, thuansh uthaisk!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yama shoots in but uthaisk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yama shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts uthaisk as he jumps to the side.
Yama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as uthaisk throws out the jab.
uthaisk gets the takedown into side control.
uthaisk looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Yama is avoiding damage well.
Yama tries to improve position but can't.
uthaisk looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yama manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama is looking for a sweep. uthaisk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yama has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, uthaisk escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by uthaisk!
Yama wants to control but uthaisk postures up.
Yama is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Yama is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yama is looking to reverse the position.
Yama manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
uthaisk passes to full mount!
uthaisk throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Yama has his hands clasped together but uthaisk breaks the hold and Yama is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by uthaisk!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). thuansh uthaisk!
thuansh uthaisk is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Mask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Dee The Talent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mask comes to the cage accompanied by Jucifer's--"Amplifier". Jay Dee The Talent has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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, Tiger Mask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Dee The Talent!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Talent tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mask connects with a solid leg kick.
Mask clinches.
Nice elbow from Mask.
It looks like Jay Dee The Talent has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mask.
The Talent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mask blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mask tries to stall but The Talent uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mask as The Talent tries to tie him up.
The Talent dodges an elbow strike from Mask.
Mask misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Mask.
The Talent avoids a wild elbow strike from Mask.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Talent takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mask looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mask lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Jay Dee The Talent's cut even more.
Mask pushes off an throws an elbow but The Talent leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mask lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from The Talent - that landed with a thud.
Mask creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Talent's defenses.
The cut above Jay Dee The Talent's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A frustrated look appears on The Talent's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mask misses with an elbow over the top.
Mask manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The Talent wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Talent leaning against his opponent.
The Talent avoids a wild elbow strike from Mask.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Talent can't break the clinch.
The Talent tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mask lands an elbow that stopped The Talent in his tracks for a moment.
Mask throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mask lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jay Dee The Talent's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jay Dee The Talent's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tiger Mask!
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