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DFC 20:Martin vs Uppercut PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Javier Hernandez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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278 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Javier Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Dank!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dank tries a head kick but it misses.
Dank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Hernandez. That snapped Dank's head back.
A punch lands to the side of Dank 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hernandez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hernandez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hernandez looks to land a left hand but Dank moved out of range nicely.
Dank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dank misses with a right hand
letting Hernandez counter with a right hand.
Hernandez takes a swing at Dank's ribcage but misses.
Dank slips a straight right by Hernandez.
Dank jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dank misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hernandez lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hernandez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hernandez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dank struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez has an Americana. Dank didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hernandez is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hernandez hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Javier Hernandez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rahm Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Emelianenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rahm Emanuel's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lucas Emelianenko !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rahm Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emanuel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Emanuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emanuel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Emelianenko .
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Emanuel keeps it at a distance.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Emanuel.
Lucas Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emanuel cracks Emelianenko with a good jab.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Emanuel slips to the side
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Emanuel circles away.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emanuel sprawls well. Emanuel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Emanuel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emanuel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Emanuel counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emanuel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emanuel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Emanuel misses with a looping right.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emanuel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Emanuel circles away.
Nice cross by Emanuel.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Emanuel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Emanuel keeps it at a distance.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Emanuel is having none of it.
Emanuel swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko .
Emanuel throws out a powerful jab.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Emanuel.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Emanuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Emanuel throws out a loose jab but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Emanuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Emanuel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Emelianenko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Emanuel slips to the side
and Emanuel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Emanuel misses the target.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Emanuel slips to the side
and Emanuel counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko misses with a jab to the body
and Emanuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Emanuel is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko clinches up against the cage.
Emelianenko prevents Emanuel from breaking the clinch.
Emanuel is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emanuel fails to pull guard.
Emelianenko 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emelianenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emanuel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Emanuel circles away.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
Emanuel lands a nice looking body shot.
Emanuel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Emanuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emanuel looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emanuel catches Emelianenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Emelianenko moves to clinch but Emanuel breaks away
and Emanuel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Emanuel circles away.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Emanuel circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Emelianenko is defended easily by Emanuel.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Emanuel but Emanuel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Emelianenko . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Emanuel is having none of it.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Emanuel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Emanuel misses its intended target.
Emelianenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Emanuel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emanuel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emanuel scores with a jab. Emelianenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Emelianenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rahm Emanuel dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Emanuel pushes him off.
Emelianenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emanuel, pushing him back against the cage.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Emanuel keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emanuel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Emanuel cracks Emelianenko with an open hand slap.
Emanuel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emanuel sprawls well. Emanuel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Emanuel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko closes the distance but Emanuel moves to the side
and Emanuel counters with a nice body shot.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Emanuel moves out of range.
Emanuel looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Emanuel circles away.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Emanuel circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emanuel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emanuel throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko .
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko darts in and clinches Emanuel up against the cage.
Emelianenko fails to pull guard.
Emelianenko 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emanuel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
enabling Emanuel to counter with a crisp jab.
Emanuel jabs Emelianenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Emelianenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Emanuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Emelianenko has Emanuel pressed against the cage, preventing Emanuel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emelianenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Emanuel walks away with a smile on his face. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Emelianenko . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emelianenko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee is keeping an eye on Emelianenko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Emanuel has had enough of the clinch but Emelianenko keeps him there for the moment.
Emelianenko scores with a shot to the side of Emanuel's head.
Emelianenko pulls guard.
Emanuel wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Emanuel is controlling the position.
Emelianenko is working an open guard so Emanuel takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Emanuel.
Emanuel lands an overhand right.
Rahm Emanuel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emelianenko tries to clinch
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Emanuel moves out of range.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Emanuel is having none of it.
Emanuel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emanuel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emanuel looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emanuel counters with a straight right hand.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Emanuel slips to the side
and Emanuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Emanuel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Emelianenko on the side of the head.
Lucas Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emanuel throws a lazy uppercut
and Emelianenko counters with a three punch combo that has Emanuel backing up. Emanuel nods at Emelianenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Emanuel keeps it at a distance.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
Emelianenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Emanuel swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emanuel lands a jab to Emelianenko 's midsection.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Emanuel pushes him off.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emanuel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Emanuel is having none of it.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Emanuel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Emanuel circles away.
Emelianenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Emanuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko .
Horrible takedown by Emelianenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Emanuel which made him look bad.
Emanuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emanuel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Emanuel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
Emanuel swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko .
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emanuel sprawls well. Emanuel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rahm Emanuel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Emanuel circles away.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emanuel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses
and Emanuel counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Emanuel. Beautiful body shot.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emanuel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko misses with a hook
and Emanuel counters with a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Emanuel moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Emanuel misses.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emanuel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Emanuel is just out of range.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Emanuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the body
and Emanuel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
Emelianenko defending well as Emanuel loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Emanuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Emanuel circles away.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Emanuel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Emanuel looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Emanuel but Emanuel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab from Emanuel.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emanuel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko .
Emelianenko misses with a body shot
and Emanuel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emanuel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emelianenko rushes Emanuel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko has Emanuel pressed against the cage, preventing Emanuel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Emanuel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Emelianenko 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emanuel circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emanuel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Emanuel to score with a decent uppercut.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
Emanuel throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelianenko counters by clinching up.
Emanuel is trying to break free.
Emelianenko is looking to control Emanuel's arms but Emanuel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Emelianenko has his back to the cage.
Emelianenko is pushing Emanuel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Emanuel counters with a nice uppercut.
Lucas Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Emanuel.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emanuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Emanuel moves away
and Emanuel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emanuel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Emanuel slips to the side
and Emanuel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emelianenko digs a good hook to Emanuel's body.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab
and Emanuel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Emanuel counters with a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Emanuel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rahm Emanuel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emanuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emanuel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emanuel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emanuel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emanuel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Emanuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Emanuel connects with a right hand. Emelianenko shakes it off.
Emanuel swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko .
Emelianenko is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Emanuel's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Emanuel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko throws an off balance right hand
and Emanuel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emanuel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emanuel swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko scores with a nice right hand.
Emanuel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Emanuel counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emanuel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emanuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko .
And that's the end of the fight!
Rahm Emanuel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Emanuel 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... Rahm Emanuel!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Sonnen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Pitt!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen gets tackled into the cage by Pitt. Pitt maintains the clinch.
Pitt lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sonnen.
Sonnen is trying to break the clinch but Pitt has him pressed against the cage.
Pitt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sonnen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sonnen breaks the clinch.
Pitt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sonnen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitt.
Pitt swinging wildly here.
Pitt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sonnen was well out of range. Poor timing from Pitt.
Sonnen misses with a body shot.
Sonnen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pitt avoids it really well and circles away.
Pitt sizes up Sonnen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pitt misses with a combination
and Sonnen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pitt lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pitt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pitt presses Sonnen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sonnen is breathing heavily.
Pitt is working Sonnen over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Pitt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pitt breaks the clinch.
Pitt lands a left and a right that send Sonnen crashing to the mat, dazed. Pitt thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Jake Sonnen has been cut.
Sonnen gets tackled into the cage by Pitt. Pitt maintains the clinch.
A hook to the body from Pitt.
Pitt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitt throws a series of punches but Sonnen avoids them all with ease.
Pitt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Pitt clinches.
Pitt slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pitt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Sonnen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pitt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sonnen.
Pitt stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pitt.
Sonnen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pitt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pitt gets a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Pitt.
Pitt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitt connects with a body shot that sends Sonnen's belly button to the back.
Pitt connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body punch from Pitt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt misses with a few strikes there.
Pitt works over Sonnen's head and body with a nice combination.
Sonnen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pitt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pitt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pitt misses with the combination.
Sonnen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pitt moves into the clinch.
Pitt breaks from the clinch.
Sonnen darts in trying to clinch
and Pitt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sonnen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pitt has him pressed against the cage.
Pitt lands a nice shot to the body.
Pitt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
Pitt lands an uppercut.
Pitt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pitt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sonnens head.
Pitt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sonnen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt digs a right hand underneath Sonnen's ribcage. Sonnen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pitt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sonnen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sonnen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pitt takes the fight into the clinch.
Pitt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pitt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
A shot in the inside from Pitt.
Pitt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pitt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitt moves into the clinch.
Pitt is leaning against Sonnen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pitt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Pitt.
Pitt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sonnen backwards.
Pitt breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Pitt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheers as Pitt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sonnen doesn't seem phased though.
Pitt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Pitt.
Sonnen tries to clinch but Pitt moves away
and Pitt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sonnen thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Pitt. Those never looked like landing.
Pitt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pitt scores with a shot to the body.
Pitt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pitt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pitt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pitt.
A right hook to the body lands for Pitt.
Sonnen letting Pitt take a breather here.
Pitt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pitt.
Pitt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitt lands a jab to Sonnen's midsection.
Sonnen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sonnen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pitt cracks Sonnen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Pitt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Pitt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Sonnen's cut.
That's time! Sonnen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pitt darts in and clinches Sonnen up against the cage.
Sonnen has had enough of the clinch but Pitt keeps him there for the moment.
Pitt pushes Sonnen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pitt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pitt lands a body shot.
Pitt stalling.
Pitt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sonnen.
Pitt breaks from the clinch.
Pitt lands a body shot.
Pitt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sonnen circles away quickly and effectively.
Pitt moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pitt connects with a body shot that sends Sonnen's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitt scores with a jab to the body.
Pitt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sonnen doesn't seem bothered though.
Sonnen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pitt throws a series of punches but Sonnen avoids them all with ease.
Sonnen wants to clinch
and Pitt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pitt breaks the clinch.
Pitt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonnen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sonnen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pitt counters with a straight right hand.
Sonnen tries to keep at a distance but Pitt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pitt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pitt continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pitt is struggling to control the position.
A body shot lands from Pitt.
Pitt breaks the clinch.
Sonnen wants to clinch but Pitt slips to the side
and Pitt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pitt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pitt closes the distance and clinches.
Pitt breaks from the clinch.
Sonnen scores with a sloppy right hand. Pitt should have avoided that one.
Pitt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sonnen.
Pitt closes the distance and clinches.
Sonnen takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sonnen's efforts to push away.
Pitt breaks from the clinch.
Sonnen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pitt is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sonnen rather than just go for the knockout.
Sonnen tries to clinch but Pitt moves away
and Pitt counters by clinching up.
Sonnen tries to circle away but Pitt has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pitt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pitt digs a right hand into Sonnen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sonnen's gas tank.
Pitt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pitt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sonnen circles away quickly and effectively.
Sonnen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sonnen closes the distance but Pitt moves to the side
and Pitt counters with a two punch combo.
Jake Sonnen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sonnen looks to clinch
and Pitt counters by clinching up.
Pitt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sonnen or not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pitt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pitt breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pitt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt clinches up against the cage.
Pitt avoiding damage.
Pitt breaks from the clinch.
Pitt moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sonnen takes one to the side of the head.
Pitt stalks Sonnen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sonnen's face. Sonnen staggers backwards, shaken.
Sonnen is rocked!
Pitt scores with a one two! Sonnen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oh Sonnen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pitt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sonnen seems to have got his legs back now.
Pitt misses the shot to the body.
Pitt tries to bum rush Sonnen with a series of wild strikes but Sonnen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sonnen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sonnen is looking to clinch but Pitt is avoiding it.
Pitt is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pitt darts in and clinches Sonnen up against the cage.
Sonnen can't break the clinch.
Pitt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pitt lands a body punch.
Sonnen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pitt breaks from the clinch.
Sonnen tries to clinch up
and Pitt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Pitt.
A short left from Pitt.
Pitt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sonnen or not.
Pitt manages to break the clinch.
Pitt lands with a shot to the body.
Sonnen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Daniel Pitt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pitt swinging wildly here.
Pitt tries to bum rush Sonnen with a series of wild strikes but Sonnen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pitt sizes up Sonnen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sonnen tries to keep at a distance but Pitt has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitt manages to break the clinch.
Sonnen lands with a right hand.
Pitt misses with the combination.
Pitt works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Pitt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Sonnen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pitt throws a combination that misses
and Sonnen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pitt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sonnen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sonnen gets tackled into the cage by Pitt. Pitt maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pitt.
Sonnen has a couple of punches blocked by Pitt.
Pitt manages to break the clinch.
Pitt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sonnen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pitt jabs at Sonnen's body.
Pitt thows a body shot but no joy.
Pitt scores with a jab to the body.
Pitt takes a swing at Sonnen's ribcage but misses.
Pitt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sonnen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pitt scrambles back to his feet.
Pitt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pitt stalls.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pitt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sonnen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pitt circles away quickly and effectively.
Sonnen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pitt.
Sonnen wants to clinch but Pitt slips to the side
and Pitt counters with a right hand to the body.
Pitt scores with a body shot.
Pitt digs a good body shot into Sonnen's ribs.
Pitt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sonnens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pitt lands with a right hand.
Pitt darts in and clinches Sonnen up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Pitt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pitt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sonnen.
A short right from Pitt.
Nice body punch from Pitt - that landed with a thud.
Pitt manages to break the clinch.
Pitt fails to land with a series of punches.
Pitt cracks Sonnen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pitt has closed the distance and engaged Sonnen in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sonnen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pitt counters by moving into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Pitt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pitt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sonnen or not.
Pitt scores with a hook to the body.
Pitt leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pitt breaks the clinch.
Pitt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pitt throws a combination. Sonnen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pitt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sonnen counters with a stiff right hand.
Pitt scores with the left hand. Sonnen knows he should have avoided that one.
Sonnen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sonnen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pitt counters with a left to the body.
Pitt scores with a jab to the head.
Pitt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sonnen, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Pitt.
Pitt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pitt clinches up against the cage.
Pitt pushes Sonnen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pitt lands a left hand.
Pitt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sonnens head.
Pitt cracks Sonnen with a nice body shot.
Pitt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pitt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pitt lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Pitt.
Pitt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pitt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pitt scores with a hook to the body.
Pitt breaks the clinch.
Pitt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pitt lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sonnen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pitt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pitt counters with a stiff right hand.
Pitt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sonnen, pushing him back against the cage.
Pitt stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sonnen or not.
Daniel Pitt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sonnen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pitt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pitt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pitt throws a right hand that misses
and Sonnen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pitt misses the shot to the body.
Sonnen tries to keep at a distance but Pitt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sonnen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pitt manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonnen is trying to break the clinch but Pitt is controlling him.
Sonnen has had enough of the clinch but Pitt keeps him there for the moment.
Jake Sonnen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sonnen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daniel Pitt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Pitt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Pitt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pitt 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 24:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Pitt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mateo Sucic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sucic comes to the cage accompanied by profesor jakov. BJ Penn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mateo Sucic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sucic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sucic rushes Penn and presses him up against the cage.
Penn goes for a takedown attempt but Sucic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Penn throws a head kick that misses
and Sucic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sucic.
Sucic breaks the clinch.
Sucic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sucic tries to stand and escape but Penn is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sucic is nestled in close to Penn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Penn trying to hold on to Sucic's head to control him but Sucic postures up.
Sucic is taking a breather. Penn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Penn wants to improve his position but Sucic is controlling well.
Penn is looking to escape.
Sucic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Penn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sucic wants to work for an arm triangle but Penn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Penn is trying to control but can't.
Sucic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Sucic there.
Penn trying to control from the bottom.
Sucic wants to stand up but Penn is controlling the position.
Sucic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Penn is looking to escape.
Sucic is trying to control the action in half guard but Penn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Penn controlling the position well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mateo Sucic.
Penn tries to sprawl but Sucic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sucic wants to stand up but Penn has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sucic perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Penn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Penn wants to control but Sucic is keeping busy.
Penn is trying to stand.
Sucic perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mateo Sucic has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sucic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sucic is breathing heavily.
Penn trying to control but Sucic postures up.
Sucic controlling the pace.
Penn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sucic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sucic's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn scores with punches and elbows.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sucic is trying to stand back up.
Sucic tries to escape but Penn has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Penn lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Sucic tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sucic is trying to stand up.
Penn with the ground and pound from mount.
Penn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sucic hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Penn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Penn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sucic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
Sucic is bucking up trying to escape but Penn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Penn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sucic's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mateo Sucic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sucic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sucic lands with an overhand left.
Mateo Sucic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn walks into a jab.
Penn throws a head kick but Sucic moves out of range.
Sucic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sucic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sucic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Penn's guard.
Sucic stands up from Penn's guard - Sucic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mateo Sucic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sucic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sucic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Penn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with Sucic, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes Sucic against the cage but Sucic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sucic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Penn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick from Sucic lands but Penn takes it in his stride.
Sucic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Sucic slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sucic is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Penn throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
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.
Sucic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
Sucic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sucic stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Sucic gets the takedown into side control.
Sucic working away.
Sucic has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sucic clinches up with Penn and pushes him back against the cage.
Sucic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sucic pushes Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sucic crunches a lovely knee into Penn's ribcage.
Sucic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sucic tries to clinch up.
Sucic tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn misses with a takedown
and Sucic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Penn is trying to control the position but Sucic postures up.
Sucic wants to stand but Penn is controlling his posture from full guard.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
Sucic postures up in Penn's guard and throws a big left but Penn blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sucic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
BJ Penn has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sucic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Mateo Sucic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Sucic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sucic scores with a head kick.
A head kick by Penn misses
and Sucic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sucic drives through and clinches with Penn against the cage.
Sucic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateo Sucic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sucic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sucic counters with a thumping low kick.
Sucic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Penn wants to get back to his feet but Sucic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sucic looking to pass the guard.
Penn looking to control.
Sucic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sucic controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mateo Sucic just wasn't active enough.
Both fighters circling a little - Sucic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sucic connects with a leg kick. Penn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sucic moves into the clinch.
Sucic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sucic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sucic gets a takedown into half guard.
Sucic stands up out of the half guard.
Penn dives in and grabs Sucic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sucic pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sucic throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Penn was covering up waiting for the punch and Sucic finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to keep Sucic in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sucic wants to stand but Penn is controlling his posture from full guard.
Penn pushes Sucic off and gets back to his feet.
Penn has his takedown stuffed
and Sucic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Penn's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn is looking to stand up but Sucic isn't so interested in that idea.
Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sucic stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sucic is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sucic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Sucic moves out of range easily.
Sucic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Penn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sucic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sucic landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sucic stalling against the cage.
Penn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sucic smiles and moves away.
Mateo Sucic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Penn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sucic can pounce on him.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Sucic moves out of range easily.
Sucic tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
Sucic pushes Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Sucic landing knees to the head.
Penn wants a takedown but no success here.
Sucic scores a nice knee to the body.
Sucic lands a nice knee to the body.
Sucic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Penn's face.
Mateo Sucic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sucic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateo Sucic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sucic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 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... Mateo Sucic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Jansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jansen comes to the cage accompanied by big jans disco deluxe. Bret Hart is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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219 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Jansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jansen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hart.
Hart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jansen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jansen lands a head shot.
Hart slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Hart.
Hart with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jansen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hart misses with a takedown
and Jansen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jan Jansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jan Jansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart moves out of range as Jansen strikes.
Jansen stuns Hart with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jansen misses with a wild body shot.
Hart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jansen counters with a nice uppercut.
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.
Jansen looks to land a left hand but Hart moved out of range nicely.
Jansen throws a big shot that misses.
Jansen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hart.
Hart shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jansen counters with a right hand to the body.
Hart moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jansen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jansen throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
Jansen tries a low kick but Hart avoids it.
Jansen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jansen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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.
Jansen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hart at a distance.
Hart slips under a jab.
Jansen throws a head kick but Hart moves out of range.
Hart takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jansen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hart is able to avoid easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big left from Jansen misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Jansen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jansen to score with a decent uppercut.
Hart needs to keep his hands up - Jansen had a free shot at his head there.
Jansen throws the left hand but Hart avoids the punch easily.
Jansen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hart counters with a takedown into side control.
Jansen is trying to get back to half guard.
Jansen parries the strikes from Hart easily there. Hart is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jansen to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jansen parries the strikes from Hart easily there. Hart is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jansen to escape.
Jansen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansen defending against the ground and pound.
Hart advances to full mount.
Hart lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hart drops a big elbow. That's hurt Jansen! More shots from Hart and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bret Hart!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herald Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Cadwallader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Smoke the Fire!!. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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150 lbs
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154 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Herald Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Cadwallader!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Cadwallader darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Cadwallader.
Taylor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Cadwallader manages to get underhooks.
Taylor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taylor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cadwallader walks away with a smile on his face. Taylor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Taylor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cadwallader counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Herald Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cadwallader looks to land a combination. Taylor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Taylor is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt
and Cadwallader makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Cadwallader knocks Taylor out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Neil Cadwallader!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graham Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nazar Zacepin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazar Zacepin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Graham Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nazar Zacepin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zacepin closes the distance looking to clinch
so Bell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bell could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bell stops Zacepin from standing up.
Bell advances position into side control!
Zacepin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bell passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Zacepin!
Zacepin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bell wants to take Zacepin's back but he can't do it this time.
Bell looking to isolate an arm here. Zacepin doesn't see it coming and as Bell extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Bell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Graham Bell!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panch Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes to the cage accompanied by I like BEER! Tom T. Hall. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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194 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keith Stone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Panch Villa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stone throws a poor cross that misses
and Villa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stone won't be happy with that.
Villa wants to stand but Stone is controlling his arm.
Stone manages to work his way to half guard, despite Villa's best efforts.
Villa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Stone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Villa is aware though and is defending well.
Villa is sitting in close to Stone's body. Stone has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Villa is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Villa is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Stone.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Keith Stone!
Keith Stone retains his middleweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Uppercutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes to the cage accompanied by Smells like Teen Spirit . Uppercutt has chosen You can't stop me now as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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258 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dustin Martin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lance Uppercutt!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uppercutt fails with the takedown
and Martin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Uppercutt!
Martin has control of Uppercutt's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Uppercutt regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Martin avoids the attempt from Uppercutt to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uppercutt is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Martin is staying active.
Uppercutt holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Martin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Uppercutt is squirming around, avoiding Martin's attempts to control the action.
Uppercutt is desperately trying to improve his position but Martin has a good base and remains in mount.
Uppercutt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Martin unloading with bombs!
Uppercutt should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Martin looking to control but Uppercutt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Martin controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Martin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Uppercutt tries to lock up and control but Martin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Uppercutt sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Martin wants to take a breather but Uppercutt is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dustin Martin.
That kick from Martin tenderised Uppercutt's leg. Uppercutt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Uppercutt gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dustin Martin!
Dustin Martin retains his heavyweight title!
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