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TDC Fight Night 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between MichaelAngelo DuVal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and john mediano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). john mediano is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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187 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, MichaelAngelo DuVal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, john mediano!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DuVal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed mediano momentarily.
DuVal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
mediano darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Well, if mediano is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
mediano has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DuVal is squirming around, avoiding mediano's attempts to control the action.
mediano content just to control the position here.
DuVal working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DuVal sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
DuVal wants to get back to his feet.
mediano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
mediano takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
DuVal looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
mediano stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
DuVal tries to close the distance and clinch but mediano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DuVal misses with a takedown
and mediano counters with a single leg into guard. DuVal didn't expect that.
mediano looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
DuVal working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. mediano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but DuVal is tightening it up a little... mediano has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! mediano reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! mediano taps out! nice BJJ there by DuVal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). MichaelAngelo DuVal!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Rabbit (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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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Filipe Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Rabbit!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko scores with a head kick.
Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but Rabbit avoids it well.
Emelianenko with a nice cross.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Rabbit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that Rabbit avoids nicely.
Rabbit moves into the clinch successfully.
Emelianenko gets underhooks to prevent Rabbit's takedown attempt.
Rabbit landing knees to the body.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch but Rabbit keeps him there for the moment.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rabbit lands a high kick to the side of Emelianenko's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Rabbit dives into guard, looking to finish.
Emelianenko is rocked!
It looks like Filipe Emelianenko has been cut.
Rabbit thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rabbit prevents Emelianenko from getting back to his feet.
Rabbit is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rabbit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rabbit gets to his feet. Emelianenko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbit rushes Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rabbit pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rabbit drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Filipe Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Rabbit.
Rabbit has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Emelianenko uses from the top position.
Rabbit wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rabbit wants to sweep here but Emelianenko controlling him for the moment.
Rabbit strikes from his own guard.
Rabbit wants to stand and escape but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Emelianenko stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rabbit has a takedown stuffed.
Rabbit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Emelianenko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rabbit lands some shots froms side control.
Emelianenko explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Emelianenko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rabbit.
Emelianenko misses with a leg kick
and Rabbit counters with a shoot takedown. Emelianenko fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Rabbit is controlling the position.
Emelianenko wriggles free and stands up.
Filipe Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Emelianenko.
A head kick misses from Rabbit.
Emelianenko lands a head kick. Rabbit smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rabbit wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Rabbit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rabbit counters with a shoot takedown. Emelianenko fights it but they end up in guard.
Emelianenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rabbit controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Emelianenko wants to stand and escape but Rabbit is having none of it.
Emelianenko is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rabbit dives into side control.
Rabbit trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Rabbit tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rabbit has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rabbit asserts his dominance and retains side control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rabbit ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko stuffs the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Rabbit.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rabbit throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Rabbit wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Rabbit's ribcage but misses.
Rabbit tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Emelianenko swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Rabbit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Filipe Emelianenko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Emelianenko misses with a head kick.
Rabbit fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Emelianenko sprawls well initially but Rabbit persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rabbit lands strikes from half guard.
Emelianenko is trying to stand.
Rabbit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Emelianenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rabbit takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rabbit seems to be looking for submissions.
Emelianenko is staying active underneath Rabbit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Emelianenko has one foot on Rabbit's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rabbit tries for a takedown but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rabbit fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Emelianenko sprawls well initially but Rabbit persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko is not content to let Rabbit control the position.
Rabbit is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbit throwing shots but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Rabbit trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko tries to kick Rabbit off but Rabbit keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rabbit misses with a takedown attempt - Emelianenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rabbit counters with a nice double leg into side control. Emelianenko won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko is not content to let Rabbit control the position.
Emelianenko is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rabbit is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit controls the position.
Emelianenko is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rabbit has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rabbit tries to advance to mount but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rabbit looks for a takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well.
Filipe Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Rabbit.
Emelianenko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rabbit moves into the clinch.
Emelianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rabbit has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but Rabbit won't allow it.
Rabbit prevents Emelianenko from breaking the clinch.
Emelianenko prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rabbit fails with a takedown attempt.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Rabbit's shoulder, as Rabbit tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rabbit moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
The crowd cheers as Rabbit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emelianenko doesn't seem phased though.
Rabbit moves into range and clinches up with Emelianenko.
Emelianenko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rabbit.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a lazy head kick
and Rabbit counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Emelianenko wants to stand up but Rabbit is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is wriggling around but Rabbit manages to pass to half guard.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet.
Rabbit is trying to control the action in half guard but Emelianenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet.
Rabbit is keen to just control but Emelianenko is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rabbit shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rabbit was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rabbit landing strikes from the mount and Emelianenko is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Rabbit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Filipe Emelianenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Rabbit shoots in looking for a takedown. Emelianenko tries to sprawl out of it but Rabbit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Emelianenko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rabbit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rabbit blocks a head kick by Emelianenko.
Rabbit feints and as Emelianenko raises his hands in defense, Rabbit changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Emelianenko wants to stand up but Rabbit is controlling him.
Rabbit looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Emelianenko pushes Rabbit off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rabbit tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rabbit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rabbit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emelianenko pinned against the cage. Emelianenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rabbit moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Emelianenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rabbit doesn't seem bothered though.
Rabbit scores with a shot to the body.
Emelianenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rabbit's head.
Rabbit tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rabbit counters with a takedown into side control.
Rabbit staying calm.
Emelianenko explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Filipe Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a front kick that sends Rabbit stumbling back into the cage.
Filipe Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Rabbit fails to land the takedown.
Filipe Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Rabbit.
Rabbit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rabbit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rabbit.
Emelianenko lands a body shot.
Rabbit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Emelianenko throws a lazy head kick
and Rabbit counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rabbit counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko pushes Rabbit off looking to stand but Rabbit dives back in and keeps control.
Rabbit is pressing down on Emelianenko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Emelianenko is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko pushes Rabbit off looking to stand but Rabbit dives back in and keeps control.
Rabbit decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick
and Rabbit holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rabbit tries to stall but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Emelianenko has Rabbit pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rabbit manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Rabbit has him pressed against the cage.
Rabbit wants a takedown but no success here.
Emelianenko wants to break free but Rabbit has control.
Rabbit stops a takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Rabbit is pressed up against the cage. Emelianenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rabbit down to the mat. Rabbit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rabbit looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rabbit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wriggles free and stands up.
Emelianenko digs a good body shot into Rabbit's ribs.
Emelianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Rabbit.
Emelianenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rabbit closes the distance and clinches.
Rabbit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko manages to pull guard.
Rabbit wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Rabbit looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Rabbit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rabbit 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... Peter Rabbit!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Toppolton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuhoansun Naamas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Toppolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tuhoansun Naamas!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naamas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Naamas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Toppolton looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Naamas raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Naamas.
Naamas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Toppolton is in a horrible position here. Naamas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Naamas dominating with strikes here.
Naamas with the ground and pound from mount.
Naamas landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Toppolton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Naamas looking to control but Toppolton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Naamas with good strikes from the mount here!
Naamas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Toppolton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Toppolton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Naamas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Toppolton is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toppolton is trying to escape the mount.
Naamas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Toppolton?
Naamas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Naamas content just to control the position here.
Naamas lands a nice shot to the head.
Naamas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Toppolton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Naamas landing strikes from the mount and Toppolton is in trouble!
Naamas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Toppolton?
Toppolton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Naamas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naamas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Toppolton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Naamas with shots to the head and body - Toppolton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Naamas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Toppolton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Naamas breaks from Toppolton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naamas with good strikes from the mount here!
Naamas with the ground and pound from mount.
Naamas scoring with strikes but Toppolton is staying in there.
Naamas landing strikes from the mount.
Naamas scoring with strikes but Toppolton is staying in there.
Naamas with shots to the head and body - Toppolton looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Naamas.
Naamas landing strikes, looking to finish!
Naamas controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naamas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Naamas working the ground and pound effectively.
Naamas tries to control but Toppolton wriggling away.
Naamas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Naamas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Toppolton?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Naamas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Toppolton is looking to escape.
Naamas punishing his opponent with strikes.
Naamas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Naamas lands a nice shot to the head.
Naamas with the ground and pound from mount.
Naamas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Toppolton looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Naamas.
Toppolton taking shots to the head.
Naamas landing shots from mount.
Naamas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Toppolton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Naamas raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuhoansun Naamas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Naamas misses the shot to the body.
Toppolton misses with a takedown attempt
and Naamas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Naamas works over Toppolton with some ground and pound from guard.
Toppolton keeping full guard, as Naamas tries to pass.
Naamas sitting in guard here, content to control.
Naamas postures up and lands a big shot to Toppolton's brow.
Naamas trying to control but Toppolton is working from the bottom.
Naamas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Naamas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naamas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Naamas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Naamas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Naamas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Toppolton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Naamas trying to control but Toppolton is working from the bottom.
Naamas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Naamas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Naamas trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Toppolton manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Naamas 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.
Naamas will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Naamas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Naamas throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Naamas looking to control.
Naamas throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Naamas feints and as Toppolton raises his hands in defense, Naamas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Naamas stands up over Toppolton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Naamas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toppolton keeping moving, preventing Naamas from controlling successfully.
Naamas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Toppolton's head.
Naamas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Naamas winds up and cracks Toppolton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Naamas controlling the action here.
Naamas blocks the strikes from Toppolton.
Naamas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Toppolton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Naamas not doing much here.
Naamas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Naamas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Naamas is tying to control. Toppolton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Naamas is taking a breather. Toppolton 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.
Naamas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Toppolton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Naamas.
Naamas working the head and body with strikes.
Naamas is controlling the pace.
Naamas throwing shots but Toppolton is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tuhoansun Naamas 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Naamas scores with a takedown into Toppolton's guard.
Tuhoansun Naamas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Naamas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Naamas trying to control but Toppolton is working from the bottom.
Naamas tries to free his leg and advance position but Toppolton is retaining full guard.
Toppolton keeping moving, preventing Naamas from controlling successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tuhoansun Naamas just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Naamas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Naamas is looking to take a break and control but Toppolton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Naamas lands an elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naamas scores with punches from side control.
Toppolton takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Toppolton taking a bit of punishment here - Naamas scoring with strikes.
Naamas is working Toppolton over with some ground and pound from side control.
Naamas in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Naamas lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Toppolton is working to avoid the ground and pound but Naamas connects with a decent elbow.
Toppolton on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Naamas lands some shots froms side control.
Naamas working the head with strikes.
Naamas passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Toppolton!
Naamas landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naamas controlling the position easily from mount.
Naamas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Naamas lands with some strikes.
Naamas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Naamas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Naamas working Toppolton over with strikes here.
Naamas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Naamas.
Toppolton is in a horrible position here. Naamas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naamas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Toppolton hang on?
Naamas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Naamas looking to control but Toppolton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Naamas with shots to the head and body - Toppolton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Naamas lands a big shot there that rocks Toppolton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Naamas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Naamas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Naamas.
Naamas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Toppolton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Naamas lands a heavy elbow.
Naamas breaks from Toppolton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Toppolton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Toppolton wants to hold on but Naamas pushes him away.
Naamas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Naamas unloading with bombs!
A nice elbow there by Naamas.
Naamas raining down shots from the mount!
Naamas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Toppolton?
Naamas lands a big elbow.
Toppolton is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Naamas lands a big elbow.
Eddie Toppolton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tuhoansun Naamas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Naamas landing punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tuhoansun Naamas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Naamas 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... Tuhoansun Naamas!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Olivia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Spikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Sergio Olivia has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sergio Olivia seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergio Olivia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Devon Spikes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olivia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Olivia ducks right into an uppercut from Spikes.
Olivia slips a jab and a cross from Spikes.
A punch combination from Spikes misses.
Olivia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Spikes scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Sergio Olivia has been cut.
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!
Spikes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olivia counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Olivia.
Olivia is leaning against Spikes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Olivia lands an uppercut.
Olivia lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Olivia.
A nice left hand lands by Olivia.
Spikes is trying to break the clinch but Olivia has him pressed against the cage.
Olivia is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Spikes can't fight it off and eventually Olivia manages to take the fight to the floor. Spikes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Spikes looks gassed!
Olivia looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spikes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Olivia trying to control but Spikes is working from the bottom.
Spikes working a defensive guard here.
Olivia cracks Spikes with a solid left hand.
Spikes striking off his back but it's not causing Olivia any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivia stands and throws Spikes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Olivia trying to control the position but Spikes is working away.
Spikes throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Spikes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Olivia.
Olivia connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Spikes some visible discomfort.
Olivia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spikes keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spikes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Olivia connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Olivia is trying to ground and pound but Spikes uses the momentary lack of control by Olivia to regain half guard.
Spikes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Olivia.
Olivia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Olivia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Spikes wants to improve his position but Olivia is controlling well.
Olivia with the ground and pound but Spikes uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Spikes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Olivia is one step ahead there.
Olivia wants to get up but he can't break Spikes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Spikes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Olivia can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Olivia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spikes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spikes throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olivia thows a big elbow that misses.
Olivia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spikes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Olivia!
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 Sergio Olivia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergio Olivia's cut.
That's time! Olivia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Spikes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olivia.
Spikes misses with a takedown attempt - Olivia sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spikes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Olivia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A body shot lands from Olivia.
Spikes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Olivia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Olivia manages to break the clinch.
Spikes is breathing heavily.
Spikes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olivia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Olivia clinches up with Spikes and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spikes stops a takedown attempt from Olivia.
Olivia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spikes prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergio Olivia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olivia jumps into guard, dragging Spikes to the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Olivia is on top in guard.
Spikes looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Olivia stands up from Spikes's guard - Olivia perhaps looking for a knockout.
Olivia rushes Spikes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spikes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Olivia is keeping busy.
Olivia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Olivia wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right from Olivia.
Spikes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Olivia gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Olivia tries for a takedown but Spikes manages to get underhooks.
Spikes has had enough of the clinch but Olivia keeps him there for the moment.
Spikes is pressed up against the cage. Olivia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Spikes down to the mat. Spikes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Spikes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A head kick by Spikes misses
and Olivia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Olivia.
Spikes trying to control the position but instead, Olivia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spikes into the cage.
Olivia has Spikes pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Olivia pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Spikes tumbling to the mat - Olivia dives into Spikes's guard.
Oliviais looking to pass into half guard but Spikes pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Spikes is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spikes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Olivia's head.
Olivia trying to control the position.
Spikes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Olivia wants to sweep but no luck.
Olivia looking for a guillotine here but Spikes defends easily.
Olivia looking for a sweep. Not yet Olivia, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spikes scoring with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spikes!
Spikes throws a nice looking combination but Olivia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Olivia forces Spikes back against the cage and clinches.
Olivia lands a nice shot to the body.
Spikes letting Olivia take a breather here.
Spikes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spikes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Olivia is working Spikes over against the cage.
Olivia 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.
Sergio Olivia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Olivia's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Spikes looks to land a combination but Olivia avoids it well.
Spikes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spikes wants to clinch
and Olivia moves into the clinch.
Olivia jumps guard and drags Spikes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Olivia doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Olivia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Olivia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olivia scoring with strikes but Spikes is staying in there.
Spikes is in a horrible position here. Olivia smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spikes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Olivia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Spikes wants to get back to full guard.
Spikes flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Spikes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Olivia.
Olivia slips a nice elbow through Spikes's hands, connecting with Spikes's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Olivia lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivia works his way into full mount!
Olivia throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Spikes tries to buck Olivia off but he can't manage it.
Spikes is in a horrible position here. Olivia smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sergio Olivia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Olivia landing strikes, looking to finish!
Spikes is looking to improve his position but Olivia isn't that keen on the idea.
Olivia lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olivia punishing his opponent with strikes.
Spikes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Olivia thowing shots but they're missing.
Olivia lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Spikes hang on?
Olivia dominating with strikes here.
Olivia misses with a head shot.
Olivia controlling his opponent.
Olivia 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Olivia lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Spikes hang on?
Spikes is trying to stand up.
Spikes tries to hold on but Olivia postures up.
Olivia in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Devon Spikes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Olivia.
Olivia wants to control the pace but Spikes is squirming around nicely.
Olivia looking to finish with strikes here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Olivia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Olivia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Olivia!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Bika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Michaels (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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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elvis Bika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Michaels!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels digs a good body shot into Bika's ribs.
Michaels will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bika gets the takedown into side control.
Michaels is looking for a sweep.
Michaels takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bika working the head and body with strikes.
Bika throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Michaels tries to bench press Bika off him but Bika keeps the position.
Michaels is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bika looks up at the clock and then as Michaels takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bika smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Michaels tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bika goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Michaels rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bika's guard! Nice work there by Michaels!
Bika is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bika working Michaels over with strikes.
Bika is thwarting Michaels's attempts to control the position.
Bika takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bika missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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.
Bika is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Michaels is trying to get back to full guard.
Michaels manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bika fails to land with a series of punches.
Bika scores with a one two! Michaels had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Michaels as Bika shoots in.
Bika is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Michaels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bika moves into the clinch.
Michaels jumps guard but Bika stands there with Michaels around his waist. Michaels gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Michaels tries to pull guard but Bika won't allow it.
Elvis Bika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Michaels.
Bika holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Michaels wants to stall.
Michaels fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bika gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bika stalling the fight.
Still in the clinch, Bika scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bika scores with a shot to the side of Michaels's head.
Bika is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bika leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bika lands a left hand.
Michaels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bika.
Michaels scores with a shoulder strike.
Michaels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bika manages to break the clinch.
Michaels shoots for a double leg takedown but Bika sprawls well. He's pushed Michaels's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bika lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bika scores with a three punch combo!
Michaels fails to land the takedown.
Michaels looks gassed!
Bika connects with a good right hand that stumbles Michaels. Michaels circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bika lands a nice shot that snaps Michaels's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Bika 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.
Nice straight punches there by Bika. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bika.
Bika has closed the distance and engaged Michaels in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bika just misses with a elbow thrown towards Michaels's brow.
Michaels is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bika lands a left hand that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Michaels tries to pull guard but Bika won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bika.
Bika lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Michaels.
Bika breaks the clinch.
Michaels doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bika counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Elvis Bika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Michaels.
Bika falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michaels counters with an outside leg kick.
Bika instigates a clinch.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
A short left from Bika.
Michaels is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bika pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bika will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Michaels up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels fails to pull guard.
Michaels 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.
Bika is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bika gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bika lands a left hand that snaps the head of Michaels backwards.
Bika slows down the pace here.
Bika takes an elbow to the temple.
Bika stalling in the clinch.
Michaels can't get the takedown.
Bika slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Elvis Bika.
Michaels throws a combination that misses
and Bika counters with a straight right hand.
Michaels drops his hands momentarily and Bika takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bika throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bika counters by clinching up.
Bika scores with a shot to the side of Michaels's head.
Michaels takes an elbow to the temple.
Bika taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bika lands a body punch in the clinch.
Michaels tries to pull guard but Bika won't allow it.
Michaels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bika scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bika lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bika wants the takedown. Michaels is fighting it off but Bika persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Michaels's guard against the cage.
Michaels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bika passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is trying to control but can't.
Bika lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bika lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bika with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bika lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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.
Michaels is looking for a sweep. Bika is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bika not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bika takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Michaels wants to control but Bika is keeping busy.
Bika working Michaels over with strikes.
Bika not doing much here.
Bika trying to control from Michaels's half guard. Michaels has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Bika dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bika closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bika throws a series of strikes that have Michaels backpedaling.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bika darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bika throws a series of punches but Michaels avoids them all with ease.
Bika closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bika stalling in the clinch.
Michaels has had enough of the clinch but Bika keeps him there for the moment.
Bika is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bika scores with a shoulder strike.
Michaels can't find room to land a body shot as Bika controls the action.
Bika lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bika.
Michaels tries to pull guard but Bika holds him up against the cage and eventually Michaels drops back down to his feet.
Bika stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bika.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michaels lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bika drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Bika on the inside.
Michaels wants a takedown but no success here.
Bika gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Michaels punching from the bottom.
Michaels trying to control but Bika postures up.
Elvis Bika is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bika not doing much here.
Michaels wants to get back to his feet.
Bika with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bika pulls his head out easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bika closes this distance looking for a takedown but Michaels circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Bika. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels misses with a looping right.
Michaels swats away the attempt to clinch by Bika.
Michaels throws a leg kick which misses Bika's front leg but catches the back leg as Bika tries to avoid it.
Bika darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Michaels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bika manages to avoid it.
Bika connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Michaels's hands.
Bika moves out of range of the body kick.
Elvis Bika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Bika throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bika rushes Michaels and presses him up against the cage.
Michaels blocks an elbow strike from Bika.
Michaels is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bika gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Michaels is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Michaels tries to pull guard but Bika won't allow it.
Michaels tries to pull guard but Bika holds him up against the cage and eventually Michaels drops back down to his feet.
Michaels tries to pull guard but Bika holds him up against the cage and eventually Michaels drops back down to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvis Bika showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bika 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... Elvis Bika!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Jordan (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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212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Jordan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Watson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jordan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Watson takes a step back to recover.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jordan thows a body shot but no joy.
Jordan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jordan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Watson slips a jab from Jordan.
Jordan lands a with a good body shot.
Jordan throws a low kick, looking for Watson's leg but Watson calmly moves out of range.
Frank Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan misses with a body kick.
Jordan connects with the punch.
Jordan darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Watson's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Jordan before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Jordan!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Culligan Iswater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and heavy hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Culligan Iswater has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Culligan Iswater!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, heavy hands!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Iswater catches hands right on the button with a cross.
It looks like heavy hands has been cut.
The fighters circling - Iswater throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iswater throws a looping overhand right but hands ducks down to avoid it.
Iswater throws a body punch but hands moves out of range.
Iswater will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Culligan Iswater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iswater throws a series of punches but hands avoids them all with ease.
Iswater misses with the combination.
Iswater throws a shot from downtown. hands moves away and avoids it.
Iswater just misses with a punch to the body.
Iswater throws an uppercut from half a mile away. hands sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Iswater misses its intended target.
hands scores with a body shot.
Iswater fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
hands shoots in for a double leg but Iswater sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Iswater throws a lazy right hand but hands sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
hands slips a jab from Iswater.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iswater misses the jab.
Iswater misses with a two punch combination.
hands looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
hands tries to bum rush Iswater with a series of wild strikes but Iswater uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Iswater throws a hook to the side of hands's head but hands sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iswater missing with a left hand there. hands was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iswater misses with a combination
and hands counters with a nice body shot.
Culligan Iswater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
hands changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Iswater tries to avoid it but hands manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Iswater to the ground. Iswater escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Culligan Iswater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of heavy hands.
hands drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
hands stopping the sweep attempt from Iswater.
Iswater knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for hands on the ground.
Iswater looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but hands puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hands performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hands looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Iswater with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
hands missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
hands moves into full mount! Iswater won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iswater holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as hands tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
hands stands up from mount. Strange move.
hands shoots in and drives through. Iswater sprawls well.
Iswater swings and misses with a shot to the body
and hands counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Iswater is looking for a sweep.
hands has control of an arm but Iswater manages to advance to hands's back!
Iswater is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if hands gets his way!
hands looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hands sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Iswater taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). heavy hands!
heavy hands is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Ramires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Ramires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Assante!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramires takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Salvatore Assante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramires steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Assante. That one must have hurt.
Assante misses with a head kick.
Assante throws a head kick but Ramires moves out of range.
Assante cracks the inside of Ramires's front leg.
Ramires rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick from Assante.
Assante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assante tries a head kick but it misses.
Assante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Assante.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assante throws a head kick that misses.
Assante goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Assante scores with a head kick.
Ramires is breathing heavily.
Assante lands with a nice body kick.
Assante lands with a slapping head kick.
Assante circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Ramires drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Assante follows Ramires to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvatore Assante!
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