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H-1 Hilo IV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isamu Natsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Flannagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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19
220 lbs
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188 cm
26
213 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Isamu Natsuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rory Flannagan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natsuki misses with a straight left.
Natsuki closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Flannagan to the mat! Flannagan manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Natsuki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Flannagan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Flannagan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Natsuki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Flannagan is adopting a defensive guard.
Natsuki stopping the sweep attempt from Flannagan.
Natsuki looking to pass the guard.
Natsuki throws a big right hand that misses.
Natsuki throws a big right hand that misses.
Natsuki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flannagan pulls Natsuki in to control the position.
Flannagan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Natsuki is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flannagan can't keep his opponent in guard - Natsuki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Flannagan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Flannagan gets back to full guard.
Natsuki is looking to work some ground and pound but Flannagan has wrist control.
Flannagan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Natsuki advances to half guard.
Natsuki lands strikes from half guard.
Natsuki seems to be looking for submissions.
Natsuki throwing shots but Flannagan is blocking nicely.
Flannagan tries to get to full guard but Natsuki has control of the leg.
Flannagan is trying to control but can't.
Flannagan is concentrating on defense, preventing Natsuki from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki is thwarting Flannagan's attempts to control the position.
Flannagan won't allow Natsuki to pass to mount.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Flannagan is looking to control Natsuki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Flannagan avoid being mounted?
Natsuki takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Flannagan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Natsuki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flannagan is keeping the position for now.
Natsuki forces his way into half guard.
Flannagan won't allow Natsuki to pass to mount.
Flannagan is trying to control but can't.
Natsuki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Natsuki trying to pass the guard but Flannagan defending well.
Flannagan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Natsuki scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Natsuki there.
Natsuki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Flannagan is pressing down on Natsuki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Natsuki thows a big elbow that misses.
Natsuki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flannagan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flannagan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flannagan controls Natsuki momentarily but Natsuki frees himself.
Natsuki wants to pass the guard but Flannagan is keeping the position.
Flannagan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Natsuki wants to pass the guard but Flannagan is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Natsuki throws a big right hand that misses.
Natsuki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Flannagan controls Natsuki momentarily but Natsuki frees himself.
Natsuki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flannagan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Natsuki.
Flannagan trying to control the position.
Flannagan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Natsuki.
Natsuki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Flannagan's head.
Flannagan is adopting a defensive guard.
Flannagan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Flannagan is pulling down on Natsuki's head to control his posture.
Natsuki postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Natsuki 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.
Flannagan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Natsuki slips a jab and a cross from Flannagan.
Flannagan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Flannagan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Natsuki tries to work over Flannagan's front leg with a kick but Flannagan checks it.
Flannagan looks to land a combination but Natsuki avoids it well.
Flannagan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Isamu Natsuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Natsuki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Natsuki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Natsuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Natsuki misses with a leg kick.
Flannagan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Natsuki. Natsuki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Flannagan scores with a hook to the body. Natsuki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Natsuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Natsuki swats away the attempt to clinch by Flannagan.
Flannagan misses with a body shot.
Flannagan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Natsuki throws a sloppy head kick and Flannagan moves out of range easily.
Flannagan tries to clinch up.
Flannagan misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flannagan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Natsuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Natsuki scores a takedown into full mount!
Flannagan is trying to escape the mount.
Flannagan is breathing heavily.
Natsuki lands a nice shot to the head.
Isamu Natsuki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Natsuki lands with some strikes.
Flannagan tries to lock up and control but Natsuki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Flannagan regains half guard.
Natsuki is trying to work for a kimura but Flannagan is defending well.
Natsuki 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.
Flannagan gets back to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Natsuki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Natsuki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Natsuki tries to free his leg and advance position but Flannagan is retaining full guard.
Natsuki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Natsuki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natsuki preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Natsuki pushing down on Flannagan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Flannagan wants to improve his position but Natsuki is controlling well.
Natsuki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Flannagan is in trouble now - Natsuki has advanced to mount!
Natsuki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Flannagan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Natsuki cracks Flannagan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Flannagan is working to get back to half guard.
Natsuki breaks from Flannagan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flannagan is desperately trying to improve his position but Natsuki has a good base and remains in mount.
Natsuki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Natsuki scoring with strikes but Flannagan is staying in there.
Natsuki lands a heavy elbow.
Flannagan is looking to get to half guard.
Natsuki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Flannagan?
Natsuki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Natsuki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Flannagan's face.
Natsuki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Natsuki looking to finish Flannagan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Flannagan!
Flannagan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Natsuki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Flannagan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Natsuki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Flannagan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Flannagan tries to lock up and control but Natsuki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flannagan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Natsuki lands a nice shot to the head.
Flannagan is in a horrible position here. Natsuki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Natsuki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Flannagan looks a forlorn figure.
Flannagan taking shots to the head.
Flannagan wants to hold on but Natsuki pushes him away.
Natsuki breaks from Flannagan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Natsuki landing punches.
Natsuki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Natsuki lands with some strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Natsuki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Natsuki lands a nice shot to the head.
Natsuki cracks Flannagan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Flannagan is rocked!
Flannagan tries to hold on but Natsuki postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Natsuki dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fighters circling - Flannagan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Natsuki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flannagan.
Natsuki throws a leg kick but Flannagan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Natsuki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Natsuki are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Flannagan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Natsuki crashes against the mat.
Flannagan wants to control but Natsuki postures up.
Natsuki is putting a hurting on Flannagan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Natsuki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flannagan is looking to reverse the position.
Natsuki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Flannagan is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsuki in side control lands a decent elbow.
Natsuki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Flannagan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Flannagan is trying to control Natsuki's posture but Natsuki avoids it.
Flannagan is looking for a sweep.
Natsuki working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Flannagan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Natsuki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Flannagan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Natsuki cracks Flannagan with a big elbow.
Natsuki lands some shots froms side control.
Natsuki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki working the ground and pound from side control.
Natsuki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Flannagan sneaks back into half guard.
Natsuki is pressing down on Flannagan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Flannagan is holding on for now.
Natsuki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Flannagan sees it coming and defends easily.
Natsuki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Flannagan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flannagan trying to control but Natsuki postures up.
Natsuki drops an elbow to the side of Flannagan's head.
Natsuki wants to pass the guard but Flannagan is defending well.
Flannagan manages to get to full guard.
Flannagan can't keep his opponent in guard - Natsuki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Natsuki passes to full mount!
Rory Flannagan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flannagan can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsuki looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Natsuki.
Natsuki raining down shots from the mount!
Natsuki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Flannagan hang on?
Natsuki avoids the attempt from Flannagan to control.
Natsuki landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Natsuki landing strikes from the mount.
Flannagan is still in real trouble! Can Natsuki finish him?
Flannagan working to try and regain half guard.
Flannagan seems to have recovered his senses.
Natsuki lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Natsuki blocks Flannagan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Natsuki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Flannagan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isamu Natsuki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Natsuki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isamu Natsuki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves comes to the cage accompanied by Mama said "Knock You Out". Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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193 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Da Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alves if he has to take too many more of those.
Alves blocks a low kick nicely.
Da Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Alves off balance momentarily.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Silva.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alves crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Da Silva - the referee stops the clock and Alves gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Da Silva. Alves manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sloppy strikes from Alves. Those never looked like landing.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Da Silva sprawls well. Da Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alves gets slowly back to his feet.
Da Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Da Silva throws a hook to the side of Alves's head but Alves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alves dips to his left and cracks Da Silva with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Da Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Alves. Beautiful body shot.
Alves misses with a hook. Da Silva ducked under it nicely.
Da Silva throws the left hand but Alves avoids the punch easily.
Da Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Da Silva throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Da Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alves digs a good hook to Da Silva's body.
Da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Alves pushes him off.
Da Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alves counters with a nice uppercut.
David Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Some bone on bone action there as Alves checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Da Silva tries to clinch up.
Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Da Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Alves's shoulder, as Alves tries to avoid the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Da Silva, as that shot connected.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alves cracks Da Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
A jab lands there for Alves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Da Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Alves counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Da Silva throws a hook but Alves avoids it easily.
Alves misses with a double jab.
Alves throws a series of punches but Da Silva avoids them all with ease.
David Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Alves counters with a nice uppercut.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Alves misses with a body shot
and Da Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Alves misses with a body shot
and Da Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Da Silva with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alves throws a jab when Da Silva was well out of range.
Alves lands a jab to Da Silva's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves jabs at Da Silva's body.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Da Silva clinches with his opponent.
Da Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Da Silva at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Da Silva is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Da Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Da Silva closes the distance but Alves moves to the side
enabling Alves to counter with a crisp jab.
Da Silva wants to clinch
and Alves counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alves scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Da Silva tries to land a front kick but Alves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alves gets tackled into the cage by Da Silva. Da Silva maintains the clinch.
Da Silva breaks the clinch.
Da Silva misses with a combination
and Alves counters with a nice body shot.
Alves misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva looks to clinch
and Alves counters with a right hand to the body.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Da Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Da Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alves throws a hook to the side of Da Silva's head but Da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Da Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alves.
Da Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alves.
Da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Da Silva.
Da Silva misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva clinches but Alves breaks the clinch
and Alves counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from Da Silva misses.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alves tries to bum rush Da Silva with a series of wild strikes but Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alves takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Da Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with an uppercut. Alves saw that one coming.
Da Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Da Silva misses with a head kick.
David Da Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Da Silva misses with a body shot
and Alves counters with a three punch combo that has Da Silva backing up. Da Silva nods at Alves to acknowledge the strikes.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Da Silva wants to clinch.
Alves throws a series of punches but Da Silva moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva scores with a body shot.
Da Silva throws a combination that misses
and Alves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Da Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good shot there by Alves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Da Silva.
Alves lands a right hook to the body.
Alves scores with a body shot.
Da Silva misses with a body kick.
Da Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Da Silva slips under a jab from Alves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Alves 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!
Da Silva misses with a double jab
and Alves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Da Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Alves checks a leg kick.
Da Silva lands a body shot.
Da Silva wants to clinch but Alves slips to the side
letting Alves counter with a right hand.
Alves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alves lands a two punch combo.
Alves thuds a left hand into Da Silva's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Alves.
Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Alves is just out of range.
Alves shoots for a takedown but Da Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Da Silva throws a combination that misses
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Silva tries to clinch up
and Alves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Silva.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alves counters with a left to the body.
Da Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alves rather than just go for the knockout.
Alves bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvador Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Da Silva counter with a right hand.
Da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves throws a hook but Da Silva blocks it.
Da Silva throws out a loose jab but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Da Silva is out of range.
Da Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Da Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves.
Da Silva moves away from the strike by Alves.
Alves with a nice cross.
Da Silva connects with a body shot.
Alves takes a jab right on the kisser.
Da Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Alves.
Nice defenses there by Da Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Silva manages to avoid it.
Da Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Alves there.
Alves throws a right hand that Da Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Silva also avoids with ease.
Alves swings for the body but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva misses with a double jab
and Alves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves tries to keep at a distance but Da Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alves blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Da Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Da Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ruchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellison has chosen im bad as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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281 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergei Ruchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Ellison!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruchenko has closed the distance and engaged Ellison in a clinch.
Ruchenko gets through Ellison's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ellison has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ruchenko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ruchenko is trying to push Ellison away but Ellison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from Ruchenko.
Ruchenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Ruchenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ellison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ruchenko walks away with a smile on his face. Ellison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ruchenko tries to clinch but Ellison moves out of range.
Ellison checks a leg kick.
Ellison shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ruchenko is trying to defend but Ellison finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ruchenko is looking for a sweep. Ellison is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ellison is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ruchenko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ellison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruchenko wants to get back to his feet.
Ruchenko is looking to get back to is feet but Ellison passes into side control.
Ruchenko is trying to get back to his feet.
Ruchenko is not content to let Ellison control the position.
Ellison tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ellison has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ellison sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ruchenko is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
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.
Ellison working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ellison trying to control the position but Ruchenko is working away.
Ellison stands up and beckons Ruchenko to his feet.
Ellison avoids the head kick by Ruchenko.
Ellison forces Ruchenko back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Ruchenko on the inside.
Ruchenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ellison backwards.
Ruchenko is trying to force a seperation but Ellison has the dominant position.
Ellison tries to pull guard but Ruchenko won't allow it.
Sergei Ruchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Ellison.
Ruchenko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison lands a right hand.
Ruchenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ellison changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ruchenko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ruchenko tries to clinch up
so Ellison counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ellison wants to control from the top but Ruchenko keeps moving.
Ruchenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ellison is controlling him.
Ellison tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruchenko is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruchenko keeping moving, preventing Ellison from controlling successfully.
Ruchenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Antonio Ellison hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ruchenko darts in trying to clinch
and Ellison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ruchenko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ellison avoids a wild elbow strike from Ruchenko.
Ruchenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ellison has clasped his hands together around Ruchenko's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ruchenko is not content to let Ellison control the position.
Ruchenko is pushing Ellison's head away, looking to escape. Ellison manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Ellison dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ellison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ruchenko did well to prevent Ellison getting side control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ellison connects with a nice short shot to Ruchenko's temple.
Ellison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ruchenko kicks off Ellison and gets to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Ruchenko. No joy for Ellison on that attempt.
Ellison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ruchenko tries to clinch up
and Ellison counters with a shoot takedown. Ruchenko fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellison trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruchenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ellison won't allow Ruchenko to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison looking to pass the guard.
Ellison trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruchenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ellison is controlling him.
Ruchenko is controlling Ellison's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ellison changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ruchenko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ellison working the ground and pound.
Ruchenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Ellison goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ruchenko has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ellison but great work by Ruchenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ruchenko's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ruchenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ellison is pressing down on Ruchenko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ruchenko trying to control but Ellison is working from the bottom.
Ellison scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruchenko wants to clinch
and Ellison counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ruchenko won't be happy with that.
Antonio Ellison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ruchenko is looking to reverse the position.
Ruchenko tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Ruchenko is trying to defend against the choke here but Ellison has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Ellison Tightens the hold and Ruchenko taps out furiously! Ellison displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antonio Ellison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Flikflak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Johansson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pedro Flikflak's chin.
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28
269 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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25
265 lbs
4 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Pedro Flikflak!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flikflak shoots in and drives through. Johansson sprawls well.
Flikflak shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johansson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Flikflak is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Johansson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Flikflak defends it easily.
Flikflak slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flikflak advances to full mount.
Flikflak wants to take Johansson's back here but Johansson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Flikflak can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johansson is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson is looking to improve his position but Flikflak isn't that keen on the idea.
Flikflak trying to control but Johansson is having none of it.
Flikflak is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Flikflak wants to take Johansson's back here but Johansson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Johansson working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Flikflak can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johansson is looking to escape.
Flikflak prevents Johansson from getting the reversal.
Flikflak wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Flikflak trying to control but Johansson is having none of it.
Johansson working to try and regain half guard.
Flikflak working for a submission but Johansson is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flikflak trying to control but Johansson is having none of it.
Johansson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Johansson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Flikflak has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Johansson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Flikflak has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Johansson tries to escape but Flikflak has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flikflak is trying to stick to Johansson's back but Johansson is turning into Flikflak. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Flikflak's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Johansson.
Flikflak trying to control the position.
Johansson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Flikflak looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Flikflak looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Flikflak!
Flikflak is looking to take a break and control but Johansson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flikflak looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Flikflak advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Flikflak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Flikflak looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Johansson!
Flikflak goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Johansson turns into him and now he's in Flikflak's guard.
Johansson wants to control from the top but Flikflak keeps moving.
Johansson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Flikflak manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Johansson has Flikflak in his guard.
Johansson looking for subs off his back but Flikflak has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flikflak is trying to control the action in half guard but Johansson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Flikflak seems content to control.
Johansson tries to get to full guard but Flikflak has control of the leg.
Flikflak controlling the action here.
Flikflak is working for a submission of some sort.
Flikflak wants to pass the guard but Johansson is defending well.
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.
Johansson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Flikflak is working away from the top position though.
Flikflak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johansson keeps working.
Flikflak moves nicely into side control.
Johansson is trying to improve his position.
Flikflak tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Johansson is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flikflak tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Flikflak trying to control the action but Johansson is working from the bottom.
Johansson struggling a bit here.
Flikflak trying to control the position but Johansson is working away.
Johansson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Johansson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Flikflak seems to be looking for submissions.
Flikflak tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johansson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johansson is staying active underneath Flikflak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Flikflak prevents Johansson from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johansson is staying active underneath Flikflak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Flikflak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johansson defends it well.
Flikflak is trying to control the action in half guard but Johansson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Flikflak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Johansson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Flikflak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Johansson finds it's way round the side to connect with Flikflak's head.
Flikflak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johansson stuns Flikflak with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johansson.
Flikflak is looking for a sweep.
Johansson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Flikflak is trying to improve his position.
Flikflak manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flikflak wants to pass the guard but Johansson is defending well.
Flikflak is looking for submissions but instead, Johansson has regained full guard.
Flikflak won't allow Johansson to sweep him here.
Johansson looking for a guillotine here but Flikflak defends easily.
Flikflak wants to control from the top but Johansson keeps moving.
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.
Flikflak might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johansson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Johansson keeping full guard, as Flikflak tries to pass.
Flikflak wants to control from the top but Johansson keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Johansson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Flikflak regains full guard. Nicely done.
Flikflak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johansson is one step ahead there.
Flikflak has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johansson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flikflak pulls Johansson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johansson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Flikflak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johansson's guard.
Johansson keeping full guard, as Flikflak tries to pass.
Johansson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
Johansson keeping full guard, as Flikflak tries to pass.
Pedro Flikflak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johansson working for a triangle but Flikflak defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flikflak passes Johansson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Daniel Johansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flikflak is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Johansson!
Flikflak fails to move to back control.
Flikflak jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johansson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Johansson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Flikflak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Flikflak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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22
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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22
192 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Miller!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws out a leg kick but Miyamoto moves out of range and Miller only half commits.
Miyamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miyamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller throws a right and a left that Miyamoto avoids nicely.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller throws a one two combo.
Miller swinging wildly here.
Miyamoto dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miyamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller tries to move into range but Miyamoto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Scott Miller has been cut.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
Miller tries to bum rush Miyamoto with a series of wild strikes but Miyamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Miyamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miyamoto.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miyamoto dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Miyamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scott Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miyamoto throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Miller lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Miller.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Miyamoto ducks down to avoid it.
Miyamoto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Miyamoto looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miyamoto misses with a looping left.
Miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Miyamoto wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Miller keeps control of the position as Miyamoto tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Miller go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Miller misses with a punch to the head.
Miller doesn't have the hooks in and Miyamoto manages to turn into his guard.
Miyamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miyamoto is one step ahead there.
Miyamoto looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller pulls Miyamoto in to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Miller wants to get back to his feet but Miyamoto passes into half guard.
Miyamoto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miller's head.
Miller manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Miyamoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
Miller throws a combination that misses
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miyamoto wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miyamoto throws a one two combo.
Miller misses with the combination.
Miller tries to bum rush Miyamoto with a series of wild strikes but Miyamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miyamoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Miller throws a combination that misses
enabling Miyamoto to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Miyamoto misses.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miyamoto 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!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miyamoto trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyamoto fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scott Miller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scott Miller's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto misses with a hook.
Miyamoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miyamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Miller shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Miyamoto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Miyamoto gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Miller is trying to control. Miyamoto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Miller with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Miller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miyamoto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Miyamoto controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Miller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Miyamoto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Scott Miller was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Miller swinging wildly here.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miyamoto tries to sprawl but Miller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Miyamoto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miller.
Miyamoto is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Miller is tapping! Great win for Miyamoto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Takeshi Miyamoto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thunder Lips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lips's entrance music is Burning down the House by Talking Heads. A fine choice. Thunder Lips has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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23
219 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thunder Lips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lips throws a jab but it's blocked by Hart.
Lips throws out a powerful jab.
Lips stuffs the takedown.
Lips lands a nice hook to Hart's body. Hart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horrible takedown by Hart or perhaps it was just good defense by Lips which made him look bad.
Lips misses with a series of wild punches.
Lips lands a glancing blow to the side of Hart's head.
A left lands for Lips.
Lips lands a really nice looking cross but Hart seems unphased.
Hart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lips.
Nice shot lands for Lips.
Lips stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lips wants it to stay on the feet.
Thunder Lips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hart.
Hart fails with a takedown attempt.
Lips keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lips throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hart on the side of the head.
Lips connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lips lands with an uppercut that bounces Hart off the cage and back into rage.
Lips moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hart.
Lips lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hart circles away quickly and effectively.
Hart tries for a takedown but Lips sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lips.
Lips displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hart.
Lips with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lips swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hart.
Hart is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lips is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hart.
Hart shoots in but no luck this time.
Hart shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hart showed some decent athleticism there.
Hart looks gassed!
Lips keeping control of the position.
Hart throwing shots but Lips is blocking nicely.
Hart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lips's head.
Hart is working for a submission of some sort.
Lips gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lips controlling the position.
Hart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hart stopping the sweep attempt from Lips.
Hart postures up.
Hart loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hart thows a big elbow that misses.
Hart postures up.
Lips is really struggling to control Hart but he's trying to hold on to the position.
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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hart throws a big right hand that misses.
Lips avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lips controls Hart momentarily but Hart frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Thunder Lips just wasn't active enough.
Lips lands a jab to the head.
Lips scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hart in his tracks.
A jab from Lips does it's job there.
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lips throws a big shot that misses.
Lips is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lips sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hart somewhat.
Lips lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thunder Lips 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.
Lips getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab from Lips.
Lips cracks Hart with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lips ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Lips.
Lips ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lips is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lips scores with a punch to the head.
Lips with a hook.
Lips comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lips.
Lips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lips tries to bum rush Hart with a series of wild strikes but Hart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Hart gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hart scores a takedown into full mount!
Lips is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hart thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hart thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lips is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lips working to try and regain half guard.
Lips is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lips's face.
Hart moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lips has worked his arm free - good work by Lips!
Hart tries for a kimura but Lips is defending well.
Hart throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lips is trying to get back to half guard.
Hart working the strikes but Lips uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lips avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hart.
Lips is in trouble now - Hart has advanced to mount!
A nice elbow there by Hart.
Hart throwing strikes here but Lips is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lips is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hart thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hart unloads with some shots from mount but Lips bucks and avoids them well.
Hart is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lips can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hart breaks from Lips's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hart is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lips has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lips!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lips tries to stand but Hart is controlling from the bottom.
Hart controlling the position.
Hart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lips trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lips tries to free his leg and advance position but Hart is retaining full guard.
Lips trying to control but Hart is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thunder Lips dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lips will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hart slips under a jab from Lips.
Lips misses with a body shot.
Hart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lips.
Lips throws the left hand but Hart avoids the punch easily.
Lips slaps away a takedown attempt from Hart, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lips swivels and escapes.
Hart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lips connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hart. Hart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lips dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lips listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thunder Lips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lips lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lips.
Hart moves out of range of the strikes.
Lips lands a right hook to the body.
Lips lands a right hook to the body.
Hart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thunder Lips has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hart.
Lips works Hart's body with a nice hook.
Lips lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lips lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lips scores with a shot to the body.
Thunder Lips is winning the standup battle so far.
Lips scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lips ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lips.
Lips thuds a left hand into Hart's body.
Hart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hart walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lips lands a glancing blow to the side of Hart's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lips.
Lips scores with a nice strike.
Lips connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lips lands an overhand right.
Hart is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lips.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thunder Lips is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lips lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hart backs up against the cage.
Hart is rocked!
Lips keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hart is still on wobbly legs! Can Lips finish him?
Lips tests Hart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lips.
Lips thuds his right hand into Hart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hart on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hart needs to keep his hands up - Lips had a free shot at his head there.
Lips connects with the punch.
Nice jab there from Lips.
Thunder Lips is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hart seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lips lands a nice hook to Hart's body. Hart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lips lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hart misses with a takedown attempt - Lips sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from Lips. Those never looked like landing.
Lips lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lips lands an overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lips jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bret Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lips scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Thunder Lips showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lips, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thunder Lips!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gregorius Millrapids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Tomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millrapids's entrance music is Paint It Black- The Rolling Stones. A fine choice. Tomi has chosen Rising Empire as his entrance music. Akio Tomi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
193 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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24
195 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gregorius Millrapids!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akio Tomi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomi forces Millrapids back against the cage and clinches.
Tomi landing knees to the body.
Tomi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Millrapids's defenses.
Millrapids breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tomi lands an elbow that stopped Millrapids in his tracks for a moment.
Tomi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tomi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Millrapids on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tomi. Tomi obviously looking to wear him down.
Tomi rushes Millrapids and presses him up against the cage.
Tomi with a knee to the head.
Tomi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Millrapids lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Millrapids is breathing heavily.
Tomi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Millrapids lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Tomi.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tomi.
Tomi breaks the clinch.
Tomi closes the distance and pushes Millrapids back into the cage.
Tomi lands an elbow just above Millrapids 's eye.
Tomi lands an elbow just above Millrapids 's eye.
Tomi connects with a knee to the head.
Millrapids is rocked!
It looks like Gregorius Millrapids has been cut.
Tomi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Millrapids's defenses.
Oh Millrapids is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tomi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tomi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Millrapids's defenses.
Tomi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Millrapids takes an elbow to the temple.
Millrapids takes an elbow to the temple.
Tomi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Clinched against the cage, Tomi lands a big elbow that drops Millrapids! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Millrapids is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akio Tomi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Dakota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiley Abu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trey Dakota has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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21
184 lbs
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26
179 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trey Dakota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wiley Abu!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dakota throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dakota throws a hook but Abu blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Dakota. Those never looked like landing.
A nice combination there by Dakota.
Dakota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wiley Abu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dakota's corner calls for a 1-2. Dakota obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Abu looks to score with a jab to the body but Dakota is just out of range.
Dakota keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abu.
Abu misses with a straight left.
Abu misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dakota staying out of range there.
Abu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dakota.
Dakota moves out of range of the strikes.
Abu throws a hook but Dakota blocks it.
Dakota really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu misses the shot to the body.
Abu shoots in and drives through. Dakota sprawls well.
Abu misses with an uppercut.
Dakota defending well as Abu loads up on a big left hand.
Abu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abu throws an overhand right that lands on Dakota's shoulder, as Dakota tries to avoid the shot.
Abu looks to throw the jab but Dakota is out of range.
Abu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dakota circles away.
Trey Dakota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiley Abu.
Abu scores a takedown into full mount!
Dakota tries to hold on but Abu postures up.
Dakota on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dakota tries to get out of the position.
Abu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dakota is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Abu sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Abu looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Abu sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Abu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Abu throws some wild stikes that Dakota manages to avoid easily.
Abu looking to ground and pound but Dakota is blocking nicely.
Dakota takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Abu looking to finish Dakota with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dakota!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu looking to finish Dakota with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dakota!
Abu breaks from Dakota's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dakota is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Abu unloads with some shots from mount but Dakota bucks and avoids them well.
Dakota really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dakota is breathing heavily.
Abu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Abu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dakota blocking the ground and pound.
Abu throwing strikes here but Dakota is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abu is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dakota has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Abu controlling the pace for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dakota wants to control but Abu is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dakota avoids a series of strikes thrown by Abu.
Abu working for a submission but Dakota is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wiley Abu dominated that round.
That's time! Dakota's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dakota moves out of range of the strikes.
Dakota steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abu.
Abu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dakota manages to avoid it.
Abu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abu fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dakota sprawls well initially but Abu persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abu wants to pass to mount but Dakota is defending the position.
Abu with the ground and pound but Dakota uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dakota working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Abu.
Dakota knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abu on the ground.
Abu looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakota avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abu throws a strike but Dakota rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Abu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Abu looking for a sweep. Not yet Abu, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abu is on top in guard.
Dakota is adopting a defensive guard.
Abu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abu tries to free his leg and advance position but Dakota is retaining full guard.
Abu passes into half guard.
Dakota regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Abu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakota utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Abu wants to pass the guard but Dakota is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abu postures up and lands a big shot to Dakota's brow.
Dakota preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Abu controlling from the top position.
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.
Abu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abu throws a strike but Dakota rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Abu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dakota is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dakota can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wiley Abu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dakota stuffs the takedown attempt from Abu. Abu gets slowly back to his feet.
Dakota displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abu throws out the jab.
Abu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Abu throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dakota tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Abu is in Dakota's guard.
Dakota has momentary wrist control but Abu slips an elbow through the middle.
Dakota preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Abu wants to control from the top but Dakota keeps moving.
Dakota is trying to keep Abu in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu trying to control but Dakota is working from the bottom.
Abu cracks Dakota with a solid left hand.
Dakota trying to control the position.
Abu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dakota avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abu scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Abu distracts Dakota with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dakota avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dakota will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abu drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dakota looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dakota looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dakota!
Abu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dakota's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu is looking for a sweep. Dakota is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Abu wants to control but Dakota is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dakota seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Abu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Abu wants to get back to full guard.
Abu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Trey Dakota has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Abu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abu is refusing to be controlled, as Dakota sits in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wiley Abu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Abu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wiley Abu!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaru Kayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Emelianenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to RUSSIAN FUNK. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
233 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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28
245 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zaru Kayne!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayne misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko ducks right into an uppercut from Kayne.
Kayne throws a head kick that Emelianenko semi-blocks.
Kayne connects with an inside leg kick.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Kayne saw that one coming.
Emelianenko avoids the head kick by Kayne.
Some bone on bone action there as Emelianenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Kayne ducks down to avoid it.
Emelianenko throws a shot to the body.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Kayne is avoiding it.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Kayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kayne moves out of range of the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kayne, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kayne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Kayne defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Kayne moves into the clinch successfully.
Emelianenko letting Kayne take a breather here.
Nice elbow from Kayne.
It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko just leaning against Kayne, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Kayne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kayne.
A right hook to the body lands for Kayne.
Kayne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kayne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Kayne lands a nice elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kayne obliges.
Emelianenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kayne working Emelianenko over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kayne dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Emelianenko jumps guard but Kayne stands there with Emelianenko around his waist. Emelianenko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kayne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Emelianenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kayne lands an elbow inside.
Kayne lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Kayne.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kayne.
Kayne works on Emelianenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Kayne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emelianenko's defenses.
Kayne lands with a left to the head.
Emelianenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Fedor Emelianenko's cut is getting worse.
Kayne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kayne lands an elbow that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks for a moment.
Kayne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kayne.
Emelianenko is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Emelianenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kayne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kayne lands a big knee! That's hurt Emelianenko! Oh, he's all over the place! Kayne lands another knee that sends Emelianenko to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zaru Kayne!
Zaru Kayne is the new heavyweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc. Vitor Gracie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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28
185 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Fox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vitor Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Fox throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Fox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Fox.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fox.
Fox misses the jab.
Gracie scores with a body shot.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fox gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Fox slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Fox wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.
Fox throwing strikes but missing.
Fox wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fox manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Fox in his guard.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fox tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fox trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fox is aware though and is defending well.
Fox trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fox is stalling in the full guard.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fox defends it easily.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fox is one step ahead there.
Fox wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fox is aware though and is defending well.
Fox has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Fox wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie has his foot on Fox's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fox works his way back into a safe position though.
Fox wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Fox has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gracie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fox on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fox tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox tries to improve his position but instead Gracie has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Gracie looking to break Fox's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Fox remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gracie will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Fox needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Gracie is looking for the choke from the back position but Fox is controlling his hands well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Fox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fox throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Fox misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gracie passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Fox!
Gracie avoids the attempt from Fox to control.
Gracie has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Fox is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vitor Gracie!
Vitor Gracie is the new light heavyweight champion!
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