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Brutaal Fight Night 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between BJ Wusscakes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Hieron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Wusscakes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Hieron!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Hieron misses.
Hieron rushes Wusscakes and presses him up against the cage.
Hieron breaks the clinch.
Wusscakes fails to land the takedown.
An inside leg kick from Wusscakes misses.
Hieron darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hieron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wusscakes keeps working.
Wusscakes is trying to stand up here but Hieron is controlling him well.
Hieron is stalling here. Wusscakes is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hieron seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Wusscakes has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wusscakes working the head and body with strikes.
Hieron is trying to improve his position.
Wusscakes stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wusscakes misses with a hook.
Wusscakes throws an overhand right that lands on Hieron's shoulder, as Hieron tries to avoid the shot.
Wusscakes misses with a looping left.
Hieron punishes Wusscakes's body with a nice straight punch.
Wusscakes throws a head kick that misses.
Wusscakes is looking to clinch but Hieron is avoiding it.
Wusscakes misses with a body shot
and Hieron holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hieron scores with a shot to the side of Wusscakes's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hieron blocking some punches.
Hieron fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hieron manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wusscakes wants to stand but Hieron is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wusscakes wants to control from the top but Hieron keeps moving.
Wusscakes advances position into side control!
Wusscakes slows the pace down.
You can see the frustration on Hieron's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hieron tries to escape but Wusscakes is in control.
Wusscakes controls the position from side control.
You can see the frustration on Hieron's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hieron manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wusscakes's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hieron trying to control but Wusscakes postures up.
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.
Wusscakes seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Wusscakes is breathing heavily.
Hieron wants to get back to full guard.
Wusscakes decides to stand and escape the position.
Hieron drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hieron sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hieron thows a big elbow that misses.
Wusscakes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hieron throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Hieron dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wusscakes tries to clinch
and Hieron counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wusscakes is looking to control Hieron's arms but Hieron gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wusscakes has his back to the cage.
Wusscakes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hieron gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wusscakes is trying to break free.
Hieron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hieron shoots for a takedown but Wusscakes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hieron ducks under a wild hook from Wusscakes.
Hieron drives through and clinches with Wusscakes against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wusscakes is trying to break the clinch but Hieron has him pressed against the cage.
Wusscakes tries to stall but Hieron uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hieron breaks from the clinch.
Hieron throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hieron looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wusscakes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wusscakes is looking to improve his position but Hieron isn't that keen on the idea.
Hieron controlling his opponent.
Wusscakes wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hieron is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Wusscakes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hieron jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Wusscakes is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Wusscakes and Hieron has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hieron tries to advance to mount but Wusscakes denies him.
Hieron laying and praying for a moment but Wusscakes takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hieron sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wusscakes wants to get back to his feet.
Wusscakes is looking to improve his position.
Hieron is trying to control the action in half guard but Wusscakes is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wusscakes manages to get to full guard.
Hieron looking to pass the guard.
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.
Hieron working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hieron stops Wusscakes from standing up.
Wusscakes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hieron controls the pace.
Wusscakes keeping moving, preventing Hieron from controlling successfully.
Wusscakes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wusscakes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hieron knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Hieron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hieron dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wusscakes. That did some damage!
Hieron scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hieron feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hieron looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hieron trying to control the position from guard on top but Wusscakes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wusscakes is striking from the bottom but Hieron uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wusscakes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hieron wants to clinch up but Wusscakes keeps it at a distance.
Wusscakes darts in trying to clinch
and Hieron counters with a takedown into side control.
Wusscakes is not content to let Hieron control the position.
Hieron wants to control for a moment but Wusscakes uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wusscakes stalling.
Hieron really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wusscakes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wusscakes wants to control but Hieron is keeping him busy.
Hieron trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wusscakes tries to stand and escape but Hieron is controlling the position.
Hieron works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hieron is looking for a triangle but Wusscakes pushes his legs off easily.
Wusscakes preventing the sweep.
Hieron is trying to keep Wusscakes in close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wusscakes shoots and misses
and Hieron moves into the clinch.
Wusscakes decides to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wusscakes kicks Hieron off and gets to his feet.
Wusscakes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hieron is trying to get back to his feet.
Wusscakes lands an elbow.
Hieron is looking to regain half guard here but Wusscakes keeps moving and retains side control.
Hieron is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hieron tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Hieron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hieron has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Hieron!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Southworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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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 Hilo, Bobby Southworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Southworth fails to land the takedown.
Southworth lands a nice shot that snaps Jackson's head back.
Southworth misses with a body kick.
Jackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jackson lands a few punches from side control.
Southworth is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
You can see the frustration on Southworth's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Southworth manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Southworth is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Southworth is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jackson moves nicely into side control.
Southworth gets back to half guard.
Jackson not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jackson stands up out of the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Southworth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No luck for Southworth with that takedown attempt.
Southworth lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
Southworth throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Southworth sprawls well.
Southworth closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Southworth has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Southworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from Southworth.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jackson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Southworth shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jackson's guard.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Southworth postures up.
Southworth won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Southworth wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Southworth stands and steps away. Jackson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Quinton Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Southworth tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Southworth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Southworth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Southworth trying to hold on to Jackson's head to control him but Jackson postures up.
Southworth wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Southworth trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Southworth is trying to get back to full guard.
Southworth manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control but Southworth is working from the bottom.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Southworth is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Southworth tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown. Southworth fights it but they end up in guard.
Quinton Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Southworth throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Southworth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Southworth wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Southworth manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Southworth working for a submission but Jackson is keeping him at bay.
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Southworth controlling from the full mount.
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Southworth's attempts to control the action.
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.
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Southworth landing punches.
Southworth wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
Southworth cracks Jackson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jackson wants to control but Southworth is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Southworth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson with a poor takedown
and Southworth counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Southworth tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jackson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Southworth is pushing down on Jackson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jackson is fighting to maintain full guard but Southworth has managed to sneak the leg through.
Southworth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Southworth wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
Jackson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Southworth.
Southworth is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Southworth bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jackson defending against the ground and pound.
Jackson struggling a bit here.
Southworth tries for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
Jackson is trying to control Southworth's posture but Southworth avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Southworth working the ground and pound.
Southworth swings around for an armbar but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Southworth's guard.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Southworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Southworth seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Southworth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Southworth's guard.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but Southworth is keeping the position.
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.
Southworth looking to control.
Southworth throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Southworth fails to land the takedown.
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Southworth pinned against the cage. Southworth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Southworth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Southworth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson 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 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Quinton Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cory Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Robbins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robbins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Forever By Drake. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cory Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Robbins!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia tries to clinch up but Robbins circles away and keeps his distance.
Robbins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Robbins prevents Maia from standing back up.
Robbins is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maia is just riding it out for now. Robbins eventually gives up the hold.
Robbins tries to pass the half guard into mount. Maia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maia is trying to stand up here but Robbins is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbins passes the guard and advances to mount!
Robbins jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Maia is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Maia and Robbins has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Maia stops Robbins from passing to mount.
Robbins tries for a kimura but Maia is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia wants to get back to his feet but Robbins drags him back down.
Maia sneaks out the side door and pushes Robbins away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Maia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robbins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maia circles away.
Cory Maia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch but Robbins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia tries to clinch there but Robbins circles away.
Maia is looking to clinch but Robbins is avoiding it.
Maia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maia tries to clinch but Robbins moves out of range.
Maia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maia wants to clinch.
Cory Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia moves in looking to clinch but Robbins pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Robbins or perhaps it was just good defense by Maia which made him look bad.
Maia moves in looking to clinch but Robbins pushes him off.
Robbins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cory Maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Robbins.
Robbins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Robbins looks gassed!
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.
Robbins keeps the fight on the outside.
Maia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maia moves in looking to clinch but Robbins pushes him off.
Maia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Robbins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robbins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robbins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maia tries to clinch but Robbins moves out of range.
Robbins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Maia!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maia is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Robbins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Robbins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch but Robbins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maia wants to clinch.
Maia rushes Robbins and presses him up against the cage.
Robbins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Robbins is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maia pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Robbins fails to pull guard.
Cory Maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Robbins.
Robbins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maia pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia wants to clinch.
Robbins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maia pinned against the cage. Maia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Robbins is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robbins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maia wants to clinch up but Robbins keeps it at a distance.
Maia moves in looking to clinch but Robbins pushes him off.
Robbins shoots for a double leg takedown but Maia sprawls well. He's pushed Robbins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robbins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maia tries to clinch up but Robbins circles away and keeps his distance.
Maia wants to clinch up but Robbins keeps it at a distance.
Maia wants to clinch up but Robbins keeps it at a distance.
Maia moves in looking to clinch but Robbins pushes him off.
Maia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Robbins jumps guard but Maia stands there with Robbins around his waist. Robbins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Robbins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Robbins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Maia.
Robbins jumps guard but Maia stands there with Robbins around his waist. Robbins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Robbins jumps guard but Maia stands there with Robbins around his waist. Robbins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Maia digs a right hand into Robbins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robbins's gas tank.
Robbins jumps guard but Maia stands there with Robbins around his waist. Robbins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Robbins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Robbins has Maia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Maia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Robbins tries to pull guard but Maia holds him up against the cage and eventually Robbins drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maia cracks Robbins with a nice body shot.
Robbins goes for a takedown attempt but Maia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cory Maia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maia tries to clinch up but Robbins circles away and keeps his distance.
Maia is looking to clinch but Robbins is avoiding it.
Robbins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maia tries to clinch up but Robbins circles away and keeps his distance.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch but Robbins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maia is looking to clinch but Robbins is avoiding it.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robbins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robbins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robbins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Robbins tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maia swivels and escapes.
Maia wants to clinch.
Maia is looking to clinch but Robbins is avoiding it.
Robbins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maia tries to clinch but Robbins moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maia moves into the clinch successfully.
Maia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Robbins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cory Maia dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robbins, pushing him back against the cage.
Robbins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Robbins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Maia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Maia stops a takedown attempt from Robbins.
Cory Maia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Robbins.
Robbins jumps guard but Maia stands there with Robbins around his waist. Robbins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Robbins jumps guard but Maia stands there with Robbins around his waist. Robbins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Robbins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Robbins swats away the attempt to clinch by Maia.
Robbins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maia is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia stuffs the takedown.
Maia tries to clinch but Robbins moves out of range.
Robbins keeps the fight on the outside.
Maia tries to clinch up.
Maia wants to clinch.
Maia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maia wants to clinch up but Robbins keeps it at a distance.
Maia tries to clinch there but Robbins circles away.
Robbins feints and as Maia raises his hands in defense, Robbins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maia is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Robbins dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Robbins asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Maia stops Robbins from passing to mount.
Maia tries to escape but Robbins is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Maia is looking to clinch but Robbins is avoiding it.
Maia wants to clinch up but Robbins keeps it at a distance.
Maia tries to clinch but Robbins is having none of it.
Maia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Robbins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robbins shoots for a double leg takedown but Maia sprawls well. He's pushed Robbins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Robbins shoots in for a takedown but Maia shows good takedown defense.
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.
Maia closes the distance and clinches.
Maia connects with a knee to the head.
Maia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Robbins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Maia fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Maia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maia wants to clinch.
Maia tries to clinch but Robbins moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robbins looks for a takedown but Maia sprawls well.
Maia tries to clinch but Robbins is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cory Maia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cory Maia!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between frank hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Meacham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, frank hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Meacham!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meacham clinches with his opponent.
Meacham gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, hansen regains guard.
hansen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meacham is one step ahead there.
Meacham must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Meacham wants to get up but he can't break hansen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Meacham content to stall in guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now hansen is on top in guard.
hansen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Meacham's guard.
hansen controlling the pace.
Meacham trying to get back to full guard but hansen takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Meacham 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meacham is trying to escape the mount.
hansen trying to control but Meacham is having none of it.
hansen looking to secure an arm triangle but Meacham defends it well.
hansen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by hansen.
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.
hansen landing strikes from the mount and Meacham is in trouble!
hansen looking to ground and pound but Meacham is blocking nicely.
Meacham is looking to get to half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Meacham has eaten all the pies!
hansen lands a nice shot to the head.
Meacham wants to hold on but hansen pushes him away.
hansen scoring with strikes but Meacham is staying in there.
hansen throws some wild stikes that Meacham manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hansen prevents Meacham from getting the reversal.
Meacham manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Meacham gets back to full guard.
Meacham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Meacham looks gassed!
Meacham trying to control the position.
hansen forces his way into half guard.
Meacham tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meacham is looking to control hansen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Meacham avoid being mounted?
Meacham is looking to improve his position.
hansen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
hansen stops Meacham from getting back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
hansen misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
frank hansen 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.
hansen blocks a head kick by Meacham.
hansen stuffs the takedown.
Meacham closes this distance looking for a takedown but hansen circles away.
hansen fails with a takedown attempt.
hansen gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
hansen trying to control from half guard but Meacham is working away.
Meacham is breathing heavily.
hansen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meacham looking for subs from the bottom but hansen mounts him!
Meacham is in a horrible position here. hansen smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Meacham can't escape the position.
hansen working the ground and pound effectively.
hansen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hansen controlling from mount.
hansen cracks Meacham with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
hansen controlling his opponent.
hansen landing strikes from the mount and Meacham is in trouble!
hansen controlling from mount.
frank hansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meacham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
hansen controlling his opponent.
hansen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
hansen working for a submission but Meacham is keeping him at bay.
Meacham working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meacham regains half guard.
Meacham wants to get back to his feet.
hansen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Meacham!
Meacham looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
hansen not allowing Meacham to control his hands.
Meacham can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
frank hansen 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!
hansen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meacham shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meacham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
hansen wants to sweep but no luck.
hansen wants to hit a switch here but Meacham passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for hansen there!
Meacham prevents hansen from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meacham takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Meacham tries to control but hansen wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meacham unloads with some shots from mount but hansen bucks and avoids them well.
Meacham sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
hansen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Meacham stops hansen from getting back to his feet.
Meacham tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Meacham wants to free his trapped foot but hansen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Meacham is tying to control. hansen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Meacham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
hansen controlling the position for now.
hansen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
hansen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meacham stands up and waves to hansen to follow him.
Meacham shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Meacham was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
hansen tries to lock up and control but Meacham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
hansen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Meacham controlling from mount.
hansen working to try and regain half guard.
Meacham with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meacham avoids the attempt from hansen to control.
Barry Meacham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meacham goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now hansen is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Meacham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think hansen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... frank hansen!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zack Wolff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jess Meacham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zack Wolff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jess Meacham!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolff decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wolff trying to control the action but Meacham is working from the bottom.
Meacham wants to control but Wolff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wolff gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Wolff tries to close the distance and clinch but Meacham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wolff dodges the punch combination from Meacham.
Wolff blocks a head kick by Meacham.
Wolff gets a clinch.
Wolff lands a nice elbow.
Wolff has Meacham pressed against the cage.
Wolff wants the takedown. Meacham is fighting it off but Wolff persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Meacham's guard against the cage.
Meacham throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meacham trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Meacham 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.
Wolff has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Meacham is proving hard to escape from.
Meacham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Meacham keeping moving, preventing Wolff from controlling successfully.
Wolff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Meacham lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wolff!
Wolff is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wolff tries to lock up and control but Meacham gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wolff tries to reverse the position but Meacham maintains control.
Wolff is breathing heavily.
Meacham is working for a guillotine from mount but Wolff frees his head quite easily.
A nice elbow there by Meacham.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meacham sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wolff flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meacham controlling the position easily from mount.
Meacham looking for a guillotine from mount but Wolff is having none of it.
Meacham raining down shots from the mount!
Meacham scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wolff?
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.
Wolff is trying desperately to improve position.
Meacham controlling from the full mount.
Meacham looking to control but Wolff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Meacham gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Wolff dominated that round.
That's time! Wolff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wolff has a takedown stuffed.
Meacham shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Meacham was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Meacham trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wolff tries to hold on but Meacham pushes him away.
Wolff tries to reverse the position but Meacham maintains control.
Wolff manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Meacham is keen to just control but Wolff is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolff trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wolff has one foot on Meacham's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wolff misses with the combination.
Wolff looks for a takedown but Meacham sprawls well.
Meacham tries to clinch
and Wolff counters with a shoot takedown. Meacham fights it but they end up in guard.
Meacham working a defensive guard here.
Meacham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wolff manages to get himself to full guard.
Wolff looking for a sweep. Not yet Wolff, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolff throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Meacham decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wolff, up you get!
Meacham swinging wilding here.
Meacham tries for a takedown but Wolff sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wolff decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meacham tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Wolff has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Meacham tries to lock up and control but Wolff gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meacham is looking to improve his position but Wolff isn't that keen on the idea.
Wolff takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wolff wants to control the pace but Meacham is squirming around nicely.
Wolff unloads with some shots from mount but Meacham bucks and avoids them well.
Zack Wolff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Wolff is working for a guillotine from mount but Meacham frees his head quite easily.
Meacham throwing hammer fists to the chest of Wolff. What's that going to do exactly?
Meacham regains half guard.
Meacham kicks Wolff off and gets back to his feet.
Wolff has Meacham up against the cage in a clinch.
Meacham is looking to break free of the clinch but Wolff has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Wolff dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Meacham fails with the takedown
and Wolff moves into the clinch.
Meacham is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Meacham jumps guard but Wolff stands there with Meacham around his waist. Meacham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zack Wolff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jess Meacham.
Wolff slows down the pace here.
Meacham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wolff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meacham takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Meacham misses with a takedown
and Wolff counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Meacham's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wolff pushes down on Meacham's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meacham is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Wolff with good strikes from the mount here!
Wolff wants to control the pace but Meacham is squirming around nicely.
Wolff controlling the position easily from mount.
Meacham is desperately trying to improve his position but Wolff has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meacham wants to control but Wolff is having none of it.
Wolff scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Meacham?
Wolff controlling the pace for now.
Meacham tries to reverse the position but Wolff maintains control.
Wolff avoids the attempt from Meacham to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolff controlling the pace for now.
Meacham defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wolff.
Meacham is trying desperately to improve position.
Wolff content just to control the position here.
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.
Wolff prevents Meacham from getting the reversal.
Wolff lands a big elbow.
Wolff manages to capitalize on a mistake by Meacham to take his back!
Wolff has good solid back control here.
Meacham rolls, trying to escape but Wolff keeps control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Wolff showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wolff 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Wolff!
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