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BFC 16: Uku pana'i PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aumakua Mano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Smackdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mano comes to the cage accompanied by Surf Nazis Must Die - I'm Angry. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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, Aumakua Mano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bjorn Smackdown!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mano slips under a jab.
Mano moves away from the strike by Smackdown.
A big right from Smackdown misses.
Mano has a takedown stuffed.
Mano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smackdown pinned against the cage. Smackdown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smackdown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Mano.
Mano tries to clinch up but Smackdown circles away and keeps his distance.
Mano ducks under a wild hook from Smackdown.
Smackdown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smackdown throws a hook but Mano avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mano.
Mano darts in and clinches Smackdown up against the cage.
Mano looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aumakua Mano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mano tries to score a body lock takedown but Smackdown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mano can't get the takedown.
Mano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mano tries for a takedown but Smackdown manages to get underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Mano.
Mano is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smackdown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smackdown prevents the takedown attempt.
Smackdown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mano tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mano is trying to drag Smackdown to the mat but Smackdown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mano is breathing heavily.
Smackdown breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smackdown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smackdown swivels and escapes.
Mano drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mano has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mano won't allow Smackdown to get back to his feet.
Mano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mano throws a big right hand that misses.
Smackdown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mano.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mano tries to free his leg and advance position but Smackdown is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smackdown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smackdown finds it's way round the side to connect with Mano's head.
Smackdown throws the left hand but Mano avoids the punch easily.
Smackdown misses with an uppercut. Mano saw that one coming.
Smackdown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mano ducks under a wild hook from Smackdown.
Mano moves in looking to clinch but Smackdown pushes him off.
Smackdown throws a jab but it's blocked by Mano.
Smackdown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mano wants to clinch up but Smackdown keeps it at a distance.
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.
Smackdown lands with a cross.
It looks like Aumakua Mano has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Mano.
Mano misses with a straight left.
Mano misses the jab.
Smackdown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mano counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smackdown won't be happy with that.
Mano wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smackdown, who protects the arm well.
Smackdown prevents Mano from moving into mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mano wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smackdown, who protects the arm well.
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 Aumakua Mano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aumakua Mano'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.
Smackdown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smackdown misses with a looping left.
Smackdown keeps the fight on the outside.
Mano slips a jab from Smackdown.
Mano shoots in but Smackdown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smackdown lands with an overhand left.
Smackdown loads up on a big right hand but Mano slips the punch.
Smackdown might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Smackdown throws out a loose jab but Mano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aumakua Mano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mano tries to close the distance and clinch but Smackdown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smackdown throws a hook but Mano blocks it.
Smackdown misses with a hook. Mano ducked under it nicely.
Mano misses with a hook.
Smackdown with a poor takedown
and Mano counters by moving into the clinch.
Mano tries to score a body lock takedown but Smackdown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smackdown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mano.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aumakua Mano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smackdown loads up on a big right hand but Mano slips the punch.
Smackdown waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Mano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mano has his takedown stuffed
and Smackdown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mano won't be happy with that.
Mano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mano tries to get out of the position.
Mano gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mano manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mano lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smackdown!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smackdown wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mano wants to finish this one by submission but Smackdown is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mano.
Mano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smackdown hang on?
Mano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mano sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mano breaks from Smackdown's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smackdown is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Mano there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smackdown's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Smackdown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mano lands a heavy elbow.
Mano unloading with bombs!
Smackdown tries to hold on but Mano pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Mano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mano wants to control the pace but Smackdown is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aumakua Mano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aumakua Mano's cut.
That's time! Mano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mano ducks under a wild hook from Smackdown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mano slips a jab from Smackdown.
Smackdown misses with a looping right.
Mano ducks under a wild hook from Smackdown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Mano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smackdown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smackdown throws and low kick but Mano moves out of range easily.
Mano doesn't manage to clinch there - Smackdown circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mano clinches up with Smackdown and pushes him back against the cage.
Mano tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mano changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smackdown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smackdown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smackdown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smackdown swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aumakua Mano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Smackdown misses.
Smackdown stuffs the takedown.
Mano changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smackdown looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mano throws an elbow but Smackdown slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An elbow from Mano crashes against the mat.
Mano is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smackdown has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mano advances to mount.
Smackdown trying desperately to get to his feet.
Mano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smackdown is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mano scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smackdown?
Mano is working for a guillotine from mount but Smackdown frees his head quite easily.
Smackdown is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mano cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mano throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Smackdown tries to lock up and control but Mano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bjorn Smackdown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mano misses with some ground and pound and Smackdown recovers position to half guard.
Mano wants to control but Smackdown is keeping him busy.
Mano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smackdown defending well though.
Smackdown wants to control but Mano is keeping busy.
Smackdown pushes Mano off looking to stand but Mano dives back in and keeps control.
Aumakua Mano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smackdown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mano tries to clinch up but Smackdown circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aumakua Mano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aumakua Mano!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Dad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hoshi Hotaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hotaru is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - All Nightmare Long. Uncle Dad could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hoshi Hotaru'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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uncle Dad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hoshi Hotaru!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hotaru doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hotaru moves away from the strike by Dad.
Dad really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dad misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hotaru checks a leg kick.
Hotaru blocks a leg kick.
Hotaru will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dad swinging wilding here.
Dad throws the left hand but Hotaru avoids the punch easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dad lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hotaru has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hotaru and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dad misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hotaru moves out of range as Dad throws a body kick.
Hotaru fails with a takedown attempt.
Dad tries to clinch there but Hotaru circles away.
Dad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hotaru has a takedown stuffed.
Uncle Dad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoshi Hotaru.
Dad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hotaru looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Hoshi Hotaru has been cut.
Hotaru is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dad is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hotaru.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hotaru tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No joy there for Dad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hotaru takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dad throws a leg kick but Hotaru moved away.
Hotaru avoids the head kick by Dad.
Hotaru takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Dad.
Dad drops Hotaru with a beautiful combination! Hotaru stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dad is looking for the KO!
Hotaru is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hotaru dodges the punch combination from Dad.
Dad connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Hotaru! He's out on his feet! Dad rushes in and drops Hotaru with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Uncle Dad!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nickolas Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nickolas Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Shields!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bryant misses with a wild body shot.
Shields wants to clinch.
Bryant tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No joy there for Shields, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bryant shoots in for a double leg but Shields sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shields lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bryant circles away quickly and effectively.
Shields tries to clinch but Bryant moves out of range.
Shields fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shields misses with a few strikes there.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bryant changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Shields looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bryant cracks Shields with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Shields throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Shields wants to get back to his feet but Bryant drags him back down.
Shields misses with an elbow from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields wants to get back to his feet.
Bryant lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Shields taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bryant lands a nice forearm strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shields can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bryant wants to control but Shields is keeping him busy.
Shields gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bryant landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bryant looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shields tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bryant has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Shields throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Shields is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant landing shots from mount.
Bryant has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shields can't escape the position.
Shields wants to control but Bryant is having none of it.
Bryant putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bryant raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Bryant.
Bryant lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Shields scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bryant land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bryant stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nickolas Bryant!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Maddrox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Danneskjold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maddrox comes into the arena with Hey Fatty Fat blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jamie Maddrox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ragnar Danneskjold!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddrox fails with a takedown attempt.
Maddrox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danneskjold misses with a few strikes there.
Maddrox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maddrox misses with an uppercut. Danneskjold saw that one coming.
Maddrox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Danneskjold is fending him off so far but Maddrox persists. Nope, Danneskjold circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Maddrox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danneskjold misses with a few strikes there.
Danneskjold throws a leg kick but Maddrox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Maddrox throws a leg kick but Danneskjold checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maddrox.
Danneskjold has a takedown stuffed.
Danneskjold looks to land a combination but Maddrox avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danneskjold shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Danneskjold cracks a nice hook into Maddrox's ribs.
Danneskjold misses with a body shot.
Maddrox moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Jamie Maddrox has been cut.
Danneskjold closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Danneskjold dodges the punch combination from Maddrox.
Maddrox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnar Danneskjold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danneskjold closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Danneskjold working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A lull in the action here.
Danneskjold is trying to get an arm triangle but Maddrox is defending well.
Danneskjold throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddrox is trying to control Danneskjold's posture but Danneskjold avoids it.
Maddrox taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danneskjold scores with punches from side control.
Danneskjold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maddrox keeps working.
Maddrox manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Danneskjold seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maddrox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maddrox moves into full guard.
Danneskjold wants to pass the guard but Maddrox is keeping the position.
Maddrox is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maddrox is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddrox keeping full guard, as Danneskjold tries to pass.
Maddrox looking for a sweep. Not yet Maddrox, not yet.
Danneskjold working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Maddrox's head.
Maddrox is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Danneskjold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Danneskjold thows a big elbow that misses.
Maddrox wants to sweep here but Danneskjold controlling him for the moment.
Maddrox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Danneskjold lands a nice hook to Maddrox's body. Maddrox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Horrible takedown by Danneskjold or perhaps it was just good defense by Maddrox which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Danneskjold.
Maddrox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Maddrox checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maddrox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Danneskjold gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Danneskjold breaks the clinch.
Danneskjold drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maddrox is on top in guard.
Maddrox working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Danneskjold's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ragnar Danneskjold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Maddrox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Danneskjold fails to land with a series of punches.
Danneskjold is looking to slow Maddrox down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Danneskjold.
Maddrox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maddrox dodges the punch combination from Danneskjold.
Maddrox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Danneskjold cracks the inside of Maddrox's front leg.
Jamie Maddrox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maddrox checks a leg kick nicely.
Danneskjold throws a right hand that Maddrox ducks under and follows up with a left that Maddrox also avoids with ease.
Danneskjold misses with a wild combination.
Maddrox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Danneskjold scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddrox striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Danneskjold is breathing heavily.
Maddrox sneaks back into half guard.
Maddrox is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Danneskjold pulls his head out easily.
Maddrox striking from the bottom.
Maddrox works his way to full guard. Good work.
Maddrox wants to sweep here but Danneskjold controlling him for the moment.
Maddrox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Danneskjold scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Danneskjold thows a big elbow that misses.
Danneskjold has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Maddrox to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Danneskjold is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Maddrox pulls down on the head and he's put Danneskjold to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jamie Maddrox!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kiyoshi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Napiera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamada comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Back. Kris Napiera has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kiyoshi Yamada's chin.
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156 lbs
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160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kiyoshi Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kris Napiera!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Napiera has a takedown stuffed.
Yamada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Napiera to score with a decent uppercut.
Yamada scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Napiera manages to avoid it.
A combination from Yamada does no damage.
Napiera gets the takedown into side control.
Yamada is trying to improve his position.
Napiera controls the position.
Yamada holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Yamada is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Yamada wants to control but Napiera postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napiera decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Napiera looks to land a combination but Yamada avoids it well.
Yamada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yamada throws a lazy right hand but Napiera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Napiera looks for a takedown but Yamada sprawls well.
Napiera scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamada should have avoided that one.
Napiera fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yamada sprawls well initially but Napiera persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yamada tries to kick Napiera off but Napiera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yamada missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada wants to control but Napiera is keeping busy.
Napiera looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Napiera is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Napiera is stalling here. Yamada is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Napiera seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Yamada has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamada trying to control the action but Napiera is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napiera can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Napiera tries to bum rush Yamada with a series of wild strikes but Yamada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Napiera scores with a jab.
Napiera misses with a straight right.
Napiera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yamada misses with an uppercut.
Napiera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamada.
Napiera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamada was well out of range. Poor timing from Napiera.
Yamada dodges the punch combination from Napiera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Napiera misses.
Yamada fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Yamada misses.
Napiera stuffs the takedown.
Yamada looks for a takedown but Napiera sprawls well.
Napiera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Napiera gets back to full guard.
Napiera trying to control the position.
Yamada tries to stand but Napiera is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kris Napiera will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yamada stuffs the takedown attempt from Napiera. Napiera gets slowly back to his feet.
Napiera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yamada as he avoids it easily.
Yamada closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yamada misses with the ground and pound.
Napiera is looking to reverse the position.
Napiera is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Yamada knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Napiera on the ground.
Yamada is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Napiera will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napiera sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Well, if Yamada 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.
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.
Napiera wants to control but Yamada is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamada trying to control from Napiera's half guard. Napiera has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Napiera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yamada won't allow Napiera to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napiera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yamada.
Napiera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yamada accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yamada swings for the body but Napiera moves out of range.
Yamada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Napiera.
Kiyoshi Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada slips a straight right by Napiera.
Yamada misses with a straight right.
Napiera looks to throw the jab but Yamada is out of range.
Yamada walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Napiera throws a hook but Yamada blocks it.
Yamada misses with an uppercut. Napiera saw that one coming.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Napiera moves away.
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.
Napiera walks into a left hand.
Napiera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Yamada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamada throws a looping overhand right but Napiera ducks down to avoid it.
Yamada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Napiera.
Yamada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Napiera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Napiera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Yamada misses.
Kiyoshi Yamada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Napiera circles away quickly and effectively.
Yamada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Napiera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yamada thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamada ducks right into an uppercut from Napiera.
Napiera looks to land a combination. Yamada sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Napiera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yamada as he avoids it easily.
Kiyoshi Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Napiera.
Napiera doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yamada counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Napiera finds it's way through Yamada's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kris Napiera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. 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.
Yamada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamada misses with an uppercut. Napiera saw that one coming.
Napiera gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yamada counters with a left to the body.
Napiera shoots in for a takedown but Yamada shows good takedown defense.
Yamada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamada closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Napiera is rocked!
Napiera circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Yamada. Napiera falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Yamada!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiyoshi Yamada!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sigmund Freud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JB Penniless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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218 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sigmund Freud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JB Penniless!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penniless tries to clinch up but Freud circles away and keeps his distance.
Penniless clinches up against the cage.
Freud ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Freud no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Freud throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Penniless escapes and throws Freud's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Freud is looking for a sweep.
Freud is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Freud looking for submissions off his back.
Penniless really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freud. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Penniless seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penniless is thwarting Freud's attempts to control the position.
Freud is looking to improve his position.
Freud is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Penniless's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Penniless's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freud gets his hands free as Penniless looks to control.
Freud is looking for a rear naked choke here but Penniless reverses the position brilliantly into Freud's guard!
Freud has an active guard here but Penniless has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Freud trying to hold on to Penniless's head to control him but Penniless postures up.
Freud manages to get to full guard.
Freud 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.
Freud has an active guard here but Penniless has managed to pass into half guard.
Freud wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freud moves into full guard.
Penniless stopping the sweep attempt from Freud.
Freud has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Penniless can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Penniless stopping the sweep attempt from Freud.
Freud is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
Freud keeping moving, preventing Penniless from controlling successfully.
Freud looking for a triangle here. Penniless is fighting it but it looks tight! Freud pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Penniless is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sigmund Freud!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cody Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vernon Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vernon Turner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
165 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vernon Turner!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Willis circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Turner.
Turner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Turner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Turner wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
Turner stops Willis from standing up.
Turner throws a big right hand that misses.
Turner thows a big elbow that misses.
Turner looking to pass the guard.
Turner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Turner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Willis as he jumps to the side.
Willis throws a big shot that misses.
Willis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turner doesn't seem bothered though.
Willis tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turner shoots in for a takedown but Willis shows good takedown defense.
Willis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Willis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Turner tries for a takedown but Willis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cody Willis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vernon Turner.
Turner feints and as Willis raises his hands in defense, Turner changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Willis wants to get back to his feet but Turner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Turner throws a strike but Willis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Turner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Willis manages to get himself to full guard.
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.
Turner preventing the sweep.
Willis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turner thows a big elbow that misses.
Turner throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Willis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turner passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Turner throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Turner scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Turner stops Willis from getting back to his feet.
Turner slips a nice elbow through Willis's hands, connecting with Willis's forehead.
Willis has hold of Turner's hands but Turner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Willis is refusing to be controlled, as Turner sits in half guard.
Turner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Turner trying to mount his opponent but Willis defends it.
Willis wants to control but Turner is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turner drops an elbow to the side of Willis's head.
Willis missing with punches from the bottom.
Willis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.
Turner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Willis misses.
Willis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Willis misses the jab.
Willis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turner.
Turner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Willis pinned against the cage. Willis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Willis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Turner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Willis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Turner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Turner throwing shots but Willis is blocking nicely.
Turner wants to control but Willis is keeping him busy.
Turner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Turner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Turner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Willis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Willis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Turner.
Ground and pound from Turner.
Willis is trying to maintain the position but Turner is very close to passing his half guard.
Turner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turner.
Turner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Turner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Turner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turner lands a nice short elbow.
Willis trying to control but Turner postures up.
Willis gets full guard.
Turner throwing strikes but missing.
Vernon Turner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Willis keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis wants to stand but Turner is controlling the position.
Turner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Willis wants to stand up but Turner is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Turner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ground and pound from Turner seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willis defending against the ground and pound.
Willis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Turner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Turner misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Turner is working Willis over with some ground and pound from side control.
Willis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Turner is controlling him well.
Turner throws a strike aimed at the side of Willis's head but Willis avoids it well.
Turner working the ground and pound.
Turner tries to score with some ground and pound. Willis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Turner sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Willis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Turner cracks Willis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Turner scoring with punches from side control.
Willis is being controlled here.
Turner tries to score with some ground and pound. Willis controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Willis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Turner is controlling him well.
Turner trying to control the action but Willis is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Willis misses with a combination
and Turner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Willis won't be happy with that.
Willis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Turner cracks Willis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Turner cracks Willis with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Turner is putting a hurting on Willis here, landing some big shots from side control.
What's Willis going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Turner tries to move to full mount but Willis actually manages to regain half guard.
Turner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Willis defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Turner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Turner misses with a head shot. Willis uses the momentum to regain guard.
Turner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Turner trying to control but Willis is working from the bottom.
Turner throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Turner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Turner chips away with some ground and pound.
Turner works over Willis with some ground and pound from guard.
Turner throws a big right hand that misses.
Turner with a nice head shot there.
Turner wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
Turner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Willis is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis has momentary wrist control but Turner slips an elbow through the middle.
Turner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turner looking to sit in guard and control but Willis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Willis slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Turner.
Cody Willis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Turner punching from the bottom.
Turner is looking for a sweep. Willis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Turner strikes from the bottom but Willis passes into mount!
Turner manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Vernon Turner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turner trying to control here.
Turner tries to roll over but Willis keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vernon Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Turner 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 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vernon Turner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Norris Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reinhard Galt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris Jr comes into the arena with The Eyes of the Ranger blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Norris Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reinhard Galt!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norris Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Galt knocks Norris Jr to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Norris Jr is rocked!
It looks like Carlos Norris Jr has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris Jr is letting Galt control him for a moment.
Norris Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Galt politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Galt prefers to stall for the moment though.
Norris Jr is trying to improve his position.
Galt content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Galt gets to mount! Norris Jr was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Galt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Galt 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.
Galt moves to take his opponent's back.
Galt is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
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.
Galt controlling well, preventing Norris Jr from escaping the position.
Galt keeps control of the position easily here as Norris Jr tries to buck him off.
Despite being in the dominant position, Reinhard Galt just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Norris Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick by Norris Jr misses
and Galt scores with a counter punch that sends Norris Jr to the canvas! Galt smells blood - he's punishing Norris Jr with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Norris Jr has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reinhard Galt!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Keen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Infamous kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jadakiss - Pain And Torture. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thiago Infamous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Keen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Keen.
A jab from Infamous misses.
Keen throws a sloppy head kick and Infamous moves out of range easily.
Keen takes a swing at Infamous's ribcage but misses.
Keen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Keen 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keen is tying to control. Infamous wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Infamous looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Keen is trying to control the action in half guard but Infamous is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Keen throwing shots but Infamous is blocking nicely.
Keen throws a strike but Infamous avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Infamous is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Infamous working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Keen.
Keen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Infamous working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Keen.
Infamous working for a triangle but Keen defends it easily.
Infamous keeping moving, preventing Keen from controlling successfully.
Infamous might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infamous escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Keen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Keen trying to control but Infamous is working from the bottom.
Keen is looking to work some ground and pound but Infamous has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Keen trying to control but Infamous is working from the bottom.
Keen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Keen looking to sit in guard and control but Infamous gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Keen trying to keep a closed guard but Infamous is proving a slippery customer.
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 Thiago Infamous will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Infamous misses with an uppercut.
Thiago Infamous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Infamous misses the jab.
Infamous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Infamous swinging wilding here.
Keen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Infamous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Infamous fails to land.
Infamous lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Keen backwards.
Infamous wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Infamous lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Keen backwards.
Infamous has had enough of the clinch but Keen keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Keen.
Infamous misses with the head strike.
Keen has Infamous pushed against the cage.
Infamous is trying to break free.
Infamous lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Infamous.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Infamous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Keen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Infamous up against the cage.
Infamous fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Keen keeps control of Infamous as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Infamous manages to break the clinch.
Keen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Infamous's calf.
Keen slips a straight right by Infamous.
Crunch! Keen slams his shin into Infamous's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Keen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Justin Keen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Infamous misses with a hook. Keen ducked under it nicely.
Infamous pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Infamous missing with a left hand there. Keen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Infamous slips a straight right by Keen.
Keen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Infamous's calf.
Keen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Infamous looks to land a left hand but Keen moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Infamous wants to get back to striking at distance but Keen won't allow it.
Infamous fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Keen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Infamous lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keen.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Infamous as Keen tries to tie him up.
Keen blocking some punches.
Infamous tries to pull guard but Keen holds him up against the cage and eventually Infamous drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Infamous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keen blocks an uppercut.
Infamous misses with the head strike.
Keen lands an elbow inside that Infamous shrugs off.
Infamous wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Keen has him pressed against the cage.
Keen trying to stall but Infamous improves his position.
Infamous prevents the takedown attempt.
Infamous lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Keen.
Keen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keen trying to land knees to the body.
Infamous misses with some punches.
Keen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Infamous wants to break the clinch but can't.
Infamous blocks an elbow strike from Keen.
Infamous tries to pull guard but Keen holds him up against the cage and eventually Infamous drops back down to his feet.
Infamous has a couple of punches blocked by Keen.
Infamous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Infamous misses with some punches.
Keen tries to land knees in the clinch but Infamous avoids the damage to the body.
Keen stalls.
Infamous is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Infamous's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Infamous is fighting off a takedown attempt but Keen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Infamous to the mat. Infamous regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Keen looking to pass the guard.
Keen trying to control the position from guard on top but Infamous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Infamous looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Keen pushes down on Infamous's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Keen trying to control from half guard but Infamous is working away.
Keen is nestled in close to Infamous, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Keen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Infamous throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Keen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Keen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Keen is looking for a kimura but Infamous is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Keen to get the leverage.
Keen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Infamous's head.
Keen wants to control but Infamous is keeping him busy.
Keen thows a huge punch but Infamous dodges it nicely.
Keen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Infamous does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Keen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Infamous defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keen trying to control from Infamous's half guard. Infamous has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Keen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Keen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Infamous works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Keen looking to sit in guard and control but Infamous gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Infamous has gone for a leg lock! Keen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Infamous's guard.
Keen tries to free his leg and advance position but Infamous is retaining full guard.
Keen throwing strikes but missing.
Keen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keen throwing strikes but missing.
Infamous is trying to control the position but Keen postures up.
Keen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Keen passes Infamous's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Keen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Infamous defending well though.
Keen winds up and cracks Infamous with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Keen is tying to control. Infamous wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Keen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Keen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Infamous does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Keen winds up and cracks Infamous with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Infamous is just riding it out for now. Keen eventually gives up the hold.
Infamous is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Keen pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Keen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Keen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Keen!
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