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ROF 5 - Lanakila PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between KO King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jet Black has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with KO King's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, KO King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jet Black!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
KO King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. King pushes Black against the cage but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like KO King has been cut.
Black throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KO King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Black sends King crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Black is motioning to the referee to let King up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. King takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Black sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! King bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jet Black!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Captain Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omni Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes into the arena with Colt 45 blaring out of the sound system. Captain Morgan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Captain Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Omni Knight!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Knight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morgan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knight trying to control from half guard but Morgan is working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morgan looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knight trying to pass the guard but Morgan defending well.
Knight missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morgan is trying to stand back up but Knight is controlling him
Morgan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Knight winds up and cracks Morgan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Knight slips a nice elbow through Morgan's hands, connecting with Morgan's forehead.
Morgan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knight scores with a couple of nice shots.
Knight is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is trying to control but can't.
Knight drops an elbow to the side of Morgan's head.
Knight trying to control the action but Morgan is working from the bottom.
Morgan is trying to stand.
Knight is nestled in close to Morgan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Knight scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Morgan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morgan is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Knight pulls his head out easily.
Morgan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Knight looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Knight is working for a kimura but Morgan is defending it quite comfortably.
Knight is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan has hold of Knight's hands but Knight slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Knight thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Knight sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Morgan defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morgan actively working from the bottom here.
Morgan is trying to control but can't.
Morgan actively working from the bottom here.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Morgan wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morgan gets caught flat footed, as Knight shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Knight trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan working for a triangle but Knight defends it easily.
Knight cracks Morgan with a solid left hand.
Morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knight doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Morgan is tightening it up a little... Knight has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Knight reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Knight taps out! nice BJJ there by Morgan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Captain Morgan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Ogden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riggs comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - (Rock) Superstar. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Ogden!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ogden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riggs tries to clinch up.
Riggs tries to clinch but Ogden moves out of range.
Riggs misses with a two punch combination.
Ogden walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Riggs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Riggs throws a sloppy head kick and Ogden moves out of range easily.
Riggs fails with a takedown attempt.
Riggs misses with a hook. Ogden ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ogden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
David Ogden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Riggs.
Riggs gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ogden.
Riggs avoids a wild elbow strike from Ogden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ogden is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Riggs can't fight it off and eventually Ogden manages to take the fight to the floor. Riggs looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Riggs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Riggs working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ogden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ogden manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ogden controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Riggs throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogden is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ogden in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ogden content to stall in guard here.
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.
Riggs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ogden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ogden content to stall in guard here.
Ogden trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Ogden dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ogden dodges the punch combination from Riggs.
Riggs wants to clinch
and Ogden counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ogden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ogden clinches.
Ogden has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Riggs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ogden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ogden wants a takedown but no success here.
Ogden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
David Ogden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riggs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ogden avoids the head kick by Riggs.
Riggs is looking to clinch but Ogden is avoiding it.
Ogden scores with a crisp jab that stopped Riggs in his tracks.
Riggs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ogden counters with a nice leg kick.
Riggs misses with the combination.
Riggs doesn't manage to clinch there - Ogden circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Riggs as Ogden shoots in.
Ben Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Ogden.
Ogden shoots for a double leg takedown but Riggs sprawls well. He's pushed Ogden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ogden scores with a nice body kick.
Ogden drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ogden is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Riggs working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs pushes Ogden off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ogden closes the distance looking to clinch
and Riggs counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ogden's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ogden has control of Riggs's left arm, preventing Riggs from doing any damage.
Riggs preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Riggs looking to pass the guard.
Ogden escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Riggs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ogden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Riggs pushing down on Ogden's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Riggs tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ogden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ogden gets full guard.
Ogden trying to keep a closed guard but Riggs is proving a slippery customer.
Riggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ogden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ogden is pulling down on Riggs's head. It's preventing any offense from Riggs, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but David Ogden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Riggs with a poor takedown
and Ogden counters with a nice low kick that buckles Riggs's knee momentarily.
Ogden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Riggs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ogden rushes Riggs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riggs tries to pull guard but Ogden holds him up against the cage and eventually Riggs drops back down to his feet.
Ogden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Riggs prevents it.
Ogden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riggs.
Ogden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ogden is trying to break free.
Ogden breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ogden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Ogden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riggs circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riggs fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Riggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs scores with a head kick.
Ogden throws a hook to the side of Riggs's head but Riggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ogden wants to clinch
and Riggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ogden tries to clinch but Riggs moves away
so Riggs counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ogden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Riggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ogden is keeping the position for now.
Ogden keeping moving, preventing Riggs from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogden is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Riggs wants to stand but Ogden has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Riggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Ogden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riggs trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ogden manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ogden wants to control from the top but Riggs keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogden looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Ogden.
Ogden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riggs's sensitive parts.
Ogden shoots for a double leg takedown but Riggs sprawls well. He's pushed Ogden's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
David Ogden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ogden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Riggs throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ogden's head.
Riggs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs looks to land a body kick but Ogden moved away.
Ogden wants to clinch but Riggs slips to the side
and Riggs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riggs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ogden.
Riggs misses with a knee strike.
Ogden manages to break the clinch.
Riggs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Riggs.
Ogden shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ogden was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ogden trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ogden controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ben Riggs.
I think Ogden has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... David Ogden!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between pili pangi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minch Yoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, pili pangi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Minch Yoda!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from pangi.
Yoda scores with a takedown into pangi's guard.
pangi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yoda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yoda manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
pangi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yoda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
pangi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yoda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pangi keeping moving, preventing Yoda from controlling successfully.
pangi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yoda postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! pangi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Yoda, into his guard.
Yoda looking for a guillotine here but pangi defends easily.
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.
pangi tries to stand but Yoda is controlling from the bottom.
pangi 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 three minutes gone in the round.
pangi postures up.
pangi sitting in guard here, content to control.
pangi wants to control from the top but Yoda keeps moving.
pangi won't allow Yoda to get back to his feet.
pangi wants to control from the top but Yoda keeps moving.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
pangi misses with a few strikes there.
pangi misses with a double jab.
pangi 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.
Yoda is controlling pangi's posture.
pangi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoda seems keen to control pangi's posture.
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 pili pangi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
pangi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
pangi wants to pass to mount but Yoda is defending the position.
Yoda is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
pangi wants to pass to mount but Yoda is defending the position.
Yoda is trying to maintain the position but pangi is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pangi trying to control the action but Yoda is working from the bottom.
Yoda is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
pangi has his takedown stuffed
and Yoda counters by clinching up.
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.
Yoda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoda jumps guard.
Yoda looking for a guillotine here but pangi defends easily.
pangi is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pangi wants to control from the top but Yoda keeps moving.
Yoda is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yoda keeping moving, preventing pangi from controlling successfully.
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.
pangi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yoda's guard.
pangi is fighting to break Yoda's control of his arms but Yoda is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
pangi is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that pili pangi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yoda gets a takedown into half guard.
Yoda looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
pangi is looking for a sweep. Yoda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
pangi wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoda is trying to control the action in half guard but pangi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yoda stalling.
Yoda's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
pangi is not content to let Yoda control the position.
Yoda is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
pangi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pangi is working hard here to advance position.
Yoda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Minch Yoda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Despite being in the dominant position, Minch Yoda just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yoda moves into the clinch.
pangi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Yoda avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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.
pangi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yoda is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yoda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yoda has clasped his hands together around pangi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Yoda moves into full mount!
pangi wants to get back to his feet.
Yoda controlling the pace for now.
pili pangi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoda is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. pangi can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Minch Yoda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think pangi 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 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... pili pangi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Natua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Natua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Lang!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natua wants to clinch up but Lang keeps it at a distance.
Natua is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Lang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Natua.
Natua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Natua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Natua tries to clinch but Lang moves out of range.
Lang looks for a takedown but Natua sprawls well.
Natua keeps the fight on the outside.
Natua misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lang moves away from the strike by Natua.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lang counters with a two punch combo.
Natua tries to clinch up
and Lang counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a lazy head kick
and Natua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.
Natua tries a head kick but it misses.
Natua misses with a body kick.
Natua takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Natua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Natua wants to clinch but Lang slips to the side
and Lang counters with a thumping low kick.
Natua moves into the clinch.
Natua manages to break the clinch.
Natua has closed the distance and engaged Lang in a clinch.
Lang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Natua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lang tries a knee to the head but Natua blocks it.
Lang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Natua blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natua breaks from the clinch.
Bill Natua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Natua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lang counters with a head kick.
Natua clinches but Lang breaks the clinch
and Lang counters with a body kick that stops Natua in his tracks momentarily.
Natua darts in trying to clinch
and Lang moves into the clinch.
Natua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lang drops down looking for an ankle pick but Natua pulls his leg out and moves away.
Natua blocks a head kick by Lang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lang counters by clinching up.
Natua has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lang is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lang takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Mark Lang has been cut.
Lang has had enough of the clinch but Natua keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Natua.
Lang looks gassed!
Lang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Natua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Natua.
Natua scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Natua.
Natua leaning his opponent against the cage.
Natua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Natua wants to clinch but Lang slips to the side
and Lang counters with a nice double leg into side control. Natua won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Natua wants to clinch.
Lang blocks a head kick by Natua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Natua takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Natua takes the fight into the clinch.
Natua pushes Lang back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Natua lands a body punch in the clinch.
Natua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Natua lands an elbow just above Lang 's eye.
Natua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Natua tries for a takedown. No joy.
Natua holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lang prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Lang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mark Lang's cut.
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.
Natua is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Lang shoots for a takedown but Natua saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Natua misses with the combination.
Natua is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Natua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natua throws a push kick but Lang slaps the foot to one side.
Natua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Natua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Natua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lang using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Natua has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lang tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Natua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Natua forces Lang back against the cage and clinches.
Lang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Natua just leaning against Lang, taking a breather.
Natua goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lang prevents it.
Lang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Natua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Natua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Natua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Natua tries to close the distance and clinch but Lang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Natua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Natua.
Lang is trying to maintain a safe position but Natua gets an underhook and turns Lang into the cage.
Lang takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lang pushes off an throws an elbow but Natua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Natua breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Natua. No joy for Lang on that attempt.
Natua gets a clinch.
Natua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.
Natua is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Natua tries to clinch up
and Lang counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natua doesn't manage to clinch there - Lang circles away.
Natua throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Natua wants to clinch
and Lang counters with a single leg into guard. Natua didn't expect that.
Lang tries to free his leg and advance position but Natua is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Natua looking for a sweep. Not yet Natua, not yet.
Natua controlling Lang's posture.
Lang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Natua wants to stand up but Lang is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Lang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mark Lang's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Natua closes the distance but Lang moves to the side
and Lang counters with a one-two to the body.
Lang throws a lazy head kick
and Natua counters with a two punch combo.
Natua tries to clinch but Lang moves out of range.
Lang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Natua darts in trying to clinch
and Lang counters with a good, hard body kick but Natua shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natua tries to clinch
and Lang counters with a head kick. That will keep Natua thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Natua with that takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Natua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natua tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Natua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lang.
Lang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lang throws a body kick that misses.
Natua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Natua pinned against the cage. Natua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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.
Natua moves in looking to clinch but Lang pushes him off.
Lang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Natua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Natua misses.
Natua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Natua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lang counters with a good low kick that Natua was not able to check.
A leg kick checked by Natua.
Natua lands a two punch combo.
Natua waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lang.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lang lands in his opponent's guard.
Lang advances to half guard.
Natua is defending against the submission attempts here by Lang.
Natua wants to get back to his feet.
Natua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lang on the ground.
Natua is defending against the submission attempts here by Lang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Natua is just riding it out for now. Lang eventually gives up the hold.
Lang is trying to work for a kimura but Natua is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Lang.
I've got Lang 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 29:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mark Lang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Hendrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dog Shagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Dog Shagger enters the cage!
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22
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Hendrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dog Shagger!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendrix with a hook.
It looks like Dog Shagger has been cut.
Hendrix misses with the combination.
Hendrix misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shagger swats away the attempt to clinch by Hendrix.
Shagger blocks a head kick by Hendrix.
Hendrix cracks Shagger with a left hook right on the temple and Shagger goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Hendrix lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Shagger is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyler Hendrix!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Barricho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Zola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JJ Zola will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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270 lbs
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272 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel Barricho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JJ Zola!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barricho fails to land the takedown.
Zola avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zola doesn't manage to clinch there - Barricho circles away.
Zola misses with a head kick.
Barricho keeps the fight on the outside.
Zola fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barricho keeps the fight on the outside.
Barricho has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Barricho with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Barricho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barricho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zola wants to clinch up but Barricho keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Zola. No joy for Barricho on that attempt.
Zola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barricho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barricho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barricho tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zola swivels and escapes.
Zola stuffs the takedown.
Barricho throws a lazy right hand but Zola sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barricho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barricho could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Barricho is breathing heavily.
Zola doesn't manage to clinch there - Barricho circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zola wants to clinch.
Zola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zola instigates a clinch.
Zola with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zola landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barricho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zola prevents the takedown attempt.
Zola misses with a knee strike.
Zola with a knee to the head.
Zola tries a knee to the head but Barricho blocks it.
Zola lands a nice knee to the body.
Zola lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zola landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zola with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Zola.
Zola throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barricho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zola connects with a knee to the head.
Zola tries to land a knee to the head but Barricho blocks with his arms.
Barricho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zola landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barricho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zola prevents it.
Barricho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barricho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zola with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barricho wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zola connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barricho's face.
Zola scores a nice knee to the body.
Zola lands a knee to the body.
Zola landing knees to the head.
Zola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barricho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zola throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zola tries to land a knee to the head but Barricho blocks with his arms.
Zola using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barricho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zola misses with a knee to the head.
Zola looking to throw knees to the head but Barricho is blocking nicely.
Barricho stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Zola.
Zola connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barricho's face.
Zola is pressed up against the cage. Barricho has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zola down to the mat. Zola avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Barricho shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zola but Zola pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barricho throws a nice looking combination but Zola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barricho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zola has managed to clinch.
Barricho drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zola gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Zola dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zola tries to clinch up but Barricho circles away and keeps his distance.
Barricho throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zola's waist but Zola gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barricho off to one side.
Barricho throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zola's waist but Zola gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barricho off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zola tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Barricho misses
and Zola holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zola tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zola.
Zola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Zola.
Zola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zola tries a knee to the head but Barricho blocks it.
Barricho tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Barricho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zola crunches a lovely knee into Barricho's ribcage.
Zola with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barricho gets control of Zola's arms and successfully pulls guard. Barricho will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Zola really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barricho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barricho wants to sweep but no luck.
Zola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zola is looking to stand up but Barricho won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barricho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zola can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zola wants to pass the guard but Barricho is keeping the position.
Barricho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barricho is trying to keep Zola in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zola looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zola wants to stand and escape but instead Barricho has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Barricho pushes down on Zola's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barricho frees 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.
Zola is trying desperately to improve position.
Barricho unloads with some shots from mount but Zola bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barricho is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Zola has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Barricho looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Zola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Zola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barricho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zola tries to avoid it but Barricho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zola to the ground. Zola escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zola blocks a head kick by Barricho.
Zola tries to clinch up.
Zola slips a straight right by Barricho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barricho wants to clinch but Zola slips to the side
and Zola holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zola throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barricho blocks it with crossed arms.
Zola with a knee to the head.
It looks like Miguel Barricho has been cut.
Zola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barricho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zola landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zola unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barricho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zola crunches a lovely knee into Barricho's ribcage.
Zola using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zola lands a nice knee to the body.
Zola throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Zola.
Zola with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barricho has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Zola clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Zola wants to escape the position.
Zola defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Zola has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barricho tries to get the hooks in deep but Zola pushed the leg off.
Zola controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Zola trying to control but not successfully.
Barricho controlling from the back.
Zola tries to roll but Barricho sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barricho trying to control.
Barricho working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Barricho working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
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.
Zola finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Barricho tries to push Zola's head away but Zola is holding on tight.
Barricho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
JJ Zola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zola 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 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JJ Zola!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between marka im a get ya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Popeye Orion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popeye Orion has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, marka im a get ya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Popeye Orion!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orion shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Orion controlling his opponent.
Orion thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Orion takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
im a get ya is squirming around, avoiding Orion's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Orion has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Despite being in the dominant position, Popeye Orion just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
im a get ya circles away from the clinch attempt.
im a get ya changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Orion looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Orion tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but im a get ya wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Orion is not content to let im a get ya control the position.
Orion wants to control but im a get ya postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion is not content to let im a get ya control the position.
im a get ya tries to advance to mount but can't.
Orion wants to control but im a get ya postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
im a get ya has his takedown stuffed
and Orion counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Orion tries to free his leg and advance position but im a get ya is retaining full guard.
Orion is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
im a get ya looking for a sweep. Not yet im a get ya, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Orion looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
im a get ya working for a triangle but Orion defends it easily.
im a get ya has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Orion can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
im a get ya is breathing heavily.
im a get ya trying to keep a closed guard but Orion is proving a slippery customer.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orion lands with a nice body punch.
Orion clinches up against the cage.
Orion has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but im a get ya regains guard immediately.
Orion controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. im a get ya is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Popeye Orion 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.
Orion shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
im a get ya tries to hold on but Orion pushes him away.
Orion tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
im a get ya is in all sorts of trouble here.
Orion controlling from the full mount.
im a get ya manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion prevents im a get ya from improving his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orion sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Orion looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Orion sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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.
im a get ya tries to get to full guard but Orion has control of the leg.
im a get ya wants to control but Orion is keeping busy.
Orion prevents im a get ya from improving his position.
im a get ya wants to control but Orion is keeping busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Orion moves into the clinch successfully.
Orion is trying to stall.
im a get ya tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Orion smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orion wants to clinch up but im a get ya keeps it at a distance.
im a get ya with a poor takedown
and Orion counters with a takedown into side control.
Orion is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Orion decides to stand up, so the ref orders im a get ya to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orion fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. im a get ya looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Orion looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for im a get ya!
Orion content just to control the position here.
Orion working for a submission but im a get ya is keeping him at bay.
im a get ya tries to hold on but Orion postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Popeye Orion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
im a get ya has his takedown stuffed
and Orion counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Orion in particular looking to stall.
Orion tries to stand but his hand is stuck under im a get ya.
Popeye Orion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Well, if Orion 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.
im a get ya is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orion seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but im a get ya does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
im a get ya wants to control but Orion is keeping busy.
Orion with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Popeye Orion just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
im a get ya tries for a takedown but Orion circles away easily
and Orion counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
im a get ya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Orion wants to pass the guard but im a get ya is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orion preventing the sweep.
im a get ya working a defensive guard here.
Orion content to stall in guard here.
Orion forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
im a get ya is trying to control but can't.
Orion seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Orion throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Orion looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
im a get ya is refusing to be controlled, as Orion sits in half guard.
im a get ya wants to get back to full guard.
im a get ya is defending against the submission attempts here by Orion.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orion is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, im a get ya has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Popeye Orion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orion 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... Popeye Orion!
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FIGHT
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kolo Salita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and marlo froch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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176 cm
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167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kolo Salita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, marlo froch!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salita shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has froch pinned against the cage. froch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
froch drops Salita with a nice combination! froch dives into Salita's guard, looking to finish!
Salita is rocked!
It looks like Kolo Salita has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salita has his foot on froch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. froch works his way back into a safe position though.
Salita is trying to control the position but froch postures up.
froch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
froch stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Salita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as froch throws out the jab.
Salita tries to close the distance and clinch up but froch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
froch throws a shot to the body.
froch grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Salita takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! froch cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). marlo froch!
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