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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ketelin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amsel Socamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amsel Socamo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ketelin Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amsel Socamo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Socamo misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Socamo drops his shoulder and cracks Jones with a huge uppercut! Jones goes down! Can Socamo finish him?
Jones is rocked!
Jones had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Socamo is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jones Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Socamo's back instead.
Socamo tries to escape the position.
Socamo is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jones gets his way!
Jones keeps control of the position as Socamo tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones working for the choke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones is trying to stick to Socamo's back but Socamo is turning into Jones. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jones's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Socamo.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Socamo wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Socamo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Socamo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Socamo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Socamo 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.
Socamo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Socamo pushes his legs off easily.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Socamo tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Socamo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Socamo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Socamo drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Socamo off! Socamo jumps back into Jones's guard.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Socamo pushes his legs off easily.
Socamo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Socamo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Socamo is one step ahead there.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Socamo pushes his legs off easily.
Socamo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Socamo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Socamo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Socamo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Socamo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Socamo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Socamo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Socamo from standing up.
Socamo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Socamo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to sweep here but Socamo controlling him for the moment.
Jones has a closed guard, preventing Socamo from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones slips under a jab.
Socamo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Amsel Socamo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Socamo connects with a jab.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Socamo throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Socamo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Socamo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Socamo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Socamo connects with a jab.
Socamo circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Jones to the canvas! Jones doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Socamo keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amsel Socamo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cranzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Alldikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cranzinski comes to the cage accompanied by Aenima. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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, Steve Cranzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Alldikes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alldikes misses with a series of wild punches.
Cranzinski slips a jab from Alldikes.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Alldikes has eaten all the pies!
Alldikes throws a series of punches but Cranzinski avoids them all with ease.
Cranzinski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cranzinski is looking for a triangle but Alldikes pushes his legs off easily.
Cranzinski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cranzinski had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Alldikes is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cranzinski Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Alldikes's back instead.
You can see the frustration on Alldikes's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cranzinski is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Alldikes is defending well though. Cranzinski let's go of the attempt for now.
Cranzinski avoiding Alldikes 's attempts to control his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alldikes tries to escape but Cranzinski has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Alldikes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cranzinski is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Alldikes. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Cranzinski is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Alldikes with him. Alldikes is trying to defend but Cranzinski has an arm under the chin now! Alldikes grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Steve Cranzinski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Turcotte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blood Seeker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blood Seeker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Good gas tank |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dennis Turcotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blood Seeker!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turcotte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seeker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seeker lands with a straight right. Turcotte didn't see that one coming.
Turcotte moves into the clinch successfully.
Seeker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turcotte has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Turcotte to work.
Seeker wants to break free but Turcotte has control.
Turcotte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Seeker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Turcotte tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Seeker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Turcotte tries to pull guard but Seeker holds him up against the cage and eventually Turcotte drops back down to his feet.
Turcotte wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Turcotte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte keeps control of Seeker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Turcotte jumps guard and drags Seeker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Seeker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Turcotte looking for a sweep. Not yet Turcotte, not yet.
Turcotte is working hard here to advance position.
Turcotte had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Seeker is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Turcotte Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Seeker's back instead.
Seeker fending off the submission attempt from Turcotte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte controlling well, preventing Seeker from escaping the position.
Turcotte scores with punches and elbows.
Turcotte is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Seeker knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Seeker for a finish.
Turcotte missing with punches from the back.
Seeker tries to escape but Turcotte has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Seeker controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Seeker showing good submission defense here.
Even with his hooks in, Turcotte manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Turcotte has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Seeker has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Seeker trying to control the hands but Turcotte breaks the grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte punches the canvas rather than the man.
Turcotte misses with an elbow to the head.
Seeker trying to get back to his feet but Turcotte is in full control for now.
Turcotte is looking for the choke from the back position but Seeker is controlling his hands well.
Turcotte is breathing heavily.
Turcotte working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Seeker is trying to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seeker holding on to Turcotte's left wrist, preventing the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Turcotte dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Seeker catches Turcotte with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice defenses there by Turcotte.
Seeker misses with a body shot.
Seeker throws a series of punches but Turcotte avoids them all with ease.
Turcotte attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Seeker.
Seeker loads up on a big right hand but Turcotte slips the punch.
Seeker throws a shot from downtown. Turcotte moves away and avoids it.
Seeker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turcotte at a distance.
Seeker lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seeker waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Turcotte. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Turcotte to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Turcotte is rocked!
It looks like Dennis Turcotte has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seeker would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Oh Turcotte is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seeker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turcotte working for a triangle but Seeker defends it easily.
Turcotte seems to have got his legs back now.
Turcotte has a closed guard, preventing Seeker from standing up.
Turcotte doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Turcotte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Turcotte has a closed guard, preventing Seeker from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Seeker cracks Turcotte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Turcotte moves into the clinch.
Turcotte goes for a takedown in the clinch but Seeker prevents it.
Turcotte is trying to stall.
Seeker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Seeker wants to get back to striking at distance but Turcotte won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seeker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Seeker is looking to break free of the clinch but Turcotte has double underhooks.
Seeker is pressed up against the cage. Turcotte has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Seeker down to the mat. Seeker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Seeker throws a jab when Turcotte was well out of range.
Seeker lands a nice looking body shot.
Blood Seeker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turcotte wants to clinch.
Seeker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turcotte circles away quickly and effectively.
Seeker looks to land a right hand but Turcotte moved out of range.
Jab, jab by Seeker - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seeker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Seeker waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Turcotte. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Turcotte to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turcotte looking for a sweep. Not yet Turcotte, not yet.
Seeker wants to stand but Turcotte has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turcotte has his foot on Seeker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Seeker works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blood Seeker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dennis Turcotte's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Turcotte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Turcotte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seeker.
Blood Seeker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Seeker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seeker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seeker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turcotte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seeker misses with an uppercut. Turcotte saw that one coming.
Seeker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turcotte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turcotte walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Seeker throws an overhand right that drops Turcotte like a sack of potatoes! Seeker dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blood Seeker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corey Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gold Medal. Shawn Adams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Likes ground |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Corey Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shawn Adams!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Adams's shoulder, as Adams tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Adams.
Nice takedown defense from Taylor. No joy for Adams on that attempt.
Adams misses with a series of wild punches.
Adams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taylor gets a clinch.
Adams takes a shot to the head.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Taylor can't get the takedown.
Taylor tries to land a knee to the head but Adams blocks with his arms.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor presses Adams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams just misses with a punch to the body.
Adams looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
Adams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor clinches.
Knees to the body from Taylor.
Adams looks gassed!
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Taylor as Adams shoots in.
Corey Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Adams.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor darts in and clinches Adams up against the cage.
Taylor lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor throws a series of strikes that have Adams backpedaling.
Taylor rushes Adams and presses him up against the cage.
Taylor lands a shot to the body.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adams misses with a two punch combination.
Taylor forces Adams back against the cage and clinches.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor clinches with his opponent.
Taylor lands a takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taylor gets to his feet. Adams looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Adams moves out of range of the body kick from Taylor.
Taylor gets a clinch.
Adams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Adams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Taylor counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams fails to pull guard.
Taylor digs a right hand underneath Adams's ribcage. Adams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Taylor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
Taylor prevents Adams from breaking the clinch.
Taylor jumps into guard, dragging Adams to the mat.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adams drops back, looking for a kneebar! Taylor looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Taylor looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Taylor!
Adams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor decides to stand up, so the ref orders Adams to his feet.
Taylor clinches up against the cage.
Adams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Adams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body.
Taylor jumps guard and drags Adams to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Taylor is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Taylor.
Taylor has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Adams clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adams turns into Taylor and is now in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor wants to stand but Adams is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Taylor dominated that round.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
Adams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Taylor's waist but Taylor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Adams off to one side.
Adams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Taylor keeps control of Adams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Taylor.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corey Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adams throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Taylor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Taylor rushes Adams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Taylor stalls.
Adams is breathing heavily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Taylor for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab from Taylor.
Adams avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Adams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adams blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Adams looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taylor shoots for a double leg takedown but Adams sprawls well. He's pushed Taylor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adams counters with a left and a right that stings Taylor.
Corey Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Adams or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
Corey Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Adams.
Taylor checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches up with Adams, looking for a takedown. Taylor pushes Adams against the cage but Adams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Adams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adams wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adams has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Taylor pushes off an throws an elbow but Adams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Taylor displaying some good clinch control by pressing Adams up against the cage.
Adams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Taylor smiles and moves away.
Corey Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor gets a clinch.
Taylor is working Adams over against the cage.
Taylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taylor just leaning against Adams, taking a breather.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adams wants to break free but Taylor has control.
Taylor is pressed up against the cage. Adams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taylor down to the mat. Taylor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Taylor pushes Adams up against the cage in a clinch.
Adams takes a shot to the head.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Taylor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Adams.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Taylor lands a really nice looking cross but Adams seems unphased.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
Adams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Adams avoids nicely.
Adams throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor gets a clinch.
Taylor scores with a knee to the head.
Adams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Adams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adams throws a combination that misses
and Taylor counters with a left to the body.
Adams tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Taylor swinging wilding here.
Adams is trying desperately to land a takedown but Taylor is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Adams.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Adams misses with a body punch.
A short right from Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Taylor dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Adams missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor has closed the distance and engaged Adams in a clinch.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams fails with the takedown.
Adams tries to keep at a distance but Taylor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taylor scores with a knee to the head.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor has closed the distance and engaged Adams in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
Taylor successfully pulls guard.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Adams wants to get up but he can't break Taylor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Adams won't allow Taylor to get back to his feet.
Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taylor misses with a double jab
and Adams counters with a nice body shot.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Taylor clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adams throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Taylor has managed to clinch.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Taylor rushes Adams and presses him up against the cage.
Adams has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taylor lands a damaging elbow.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Taylor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taylor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adams walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Taylor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A punch combination from Adams misses.
Taylor pushes Adams up against the cage in a clinch.
Adams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taylor's elbow.
Taylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adams is trying to break the clinch but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Corey Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Taylor moves into the clinch.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor darts in and clinches Adams up against the cage.
Adams is looking to break free of the clinch but Taylor has double underhooks.
Taylor gets control of Adams's arms and successfully pulls guard. Taylor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor has his feet on Adams's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Adams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor checks the leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adams avoids a wild elbow strike from Taylor.
Adams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Taylor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams misses with a combination
and Taylor counters by moving into the clinch.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taylor stalling against the cage.
Adams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taylor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adams or not.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
Adams has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
Shawn Adams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adams struggles to land a body shot inside as Taylor controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Taylor.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Taylor holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Taylor missing with knees to the body.
Taylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adams tries to pull guard but Taylor won't allow it.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Taylor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taylor has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Taylor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tellen Sliversun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sliversun has chosen Coldplay - Violet Hill as his entrance music. Tellen Sliversun is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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22
218 lbs
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18
217 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cain Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tellen Sliversun!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sliversun smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Sliversun sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dos Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
Tellen Sliversun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Sliversun. No joy for Dos Santos on that attempt.
Sliversun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sliversun throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
Sliversun misses with a two punch combination.
Dos Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Sliversun circles away.
Sliversun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Sliversun displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A head kick misses from Sliversun.
Dos Santos blocks a jab.
Sliversun scores with a push kick.
Sliversun lands with a shot to the body.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Sliversun sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sliversun misses with a hook. Dos Santos ducked under it nicely.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Sliversun, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes Sliversun against the cage but Sliversun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Sliversun keeps it at a distance.
Sliversun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sliversun misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice uppercut there from Sliversun.
Sliversun looks to land a left hand but Dos Santos moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dos Santos 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 Sliversun has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sliversun and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dos Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Sliversun counters with a right hand to the body.
Sliversun stalks Dos Santos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dos Santos's face. Dos Santos staggers backwards, shaken.
Sliversun goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dos Santos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sliversun counters with a right hand to the body.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos throws a solid leg kick but Sliversun takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dos Santos.
Sliversun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dos Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Sliversun counters with a big head kick but Dos Santos shrugs it off.
A left and a right from Sliversun both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sliversun finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dos Santos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sliversun throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos misses with a takedown
and Sliversun counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sliversun throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dos Santos's head.
Sliversun lands a head kick. Dos Santos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sliversun changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dos Santos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sliversun grinds an elbow into Dos Santos's temple.
Dos Santos gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sliversun stands up from half guard.
Dos Santos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sliversun to score with a decent uppercut.
Sliversun jabs at Dos Santos's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sliversun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sliversun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dos Santos at a distance.
Sliversun swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Sliversun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dos Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Sliversun counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sliversun presses Dos Santos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sliversun gets through Dos Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sliversun is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dos Santos to the mat. Dos Santos regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sliversun trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Sliversun is looking to stand up but Dos Santos won't let him.
Dos Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sliversun is staying active underneath Dos Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sliversun throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Dos Santos manages to pass to side control.
Dos Santos trying to control the position but Sliversun is working away.
Sliversun bucks up and tries to throw Dos Santos off but instead Dos Santos has got his back!
Dos Santos patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
A lull in the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sliversun is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Dos Santos throwing damaging strikes from the back! Sliversun could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tellen Sliversun dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dos Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sliversun finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sliversun checks a low kick from Dos Santos.
Sliversun lands with a kick to the temple. Dos Santos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Sliversun circles away easily
and Sliversun counters with a big head kick but Dos Santos shrugs it off.
Sliversun moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dos Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sliversun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crunch! Sliversun slams his shin into Dos Santos's torso.
Sliversun throws a combination that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Sliversun circles away easily
and Sliversun counters with a nice body shot.
Sliversun lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dos Santos backs up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sliversun throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
Sliversun circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sliversun counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sliversun tries to stand but can't do so whilst Dos Santos controls his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dos Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dos Santos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sliversun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dos Santos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sliversun!
Sliversun wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Dos Santos is looking to control Sliversun but Sliversun is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sliversun manages to escape to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sliversun avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Sliversun lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dos Santos doesn't seem phased though.
Dos Santos wants to clinch but Sliversun slips to the side
and Sliversun counters with a two punch combo.
Sliversun has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dos Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
so Sliversun counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dos Santos throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sliversun wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Dos Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dos Santos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dos Santos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sliversun!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to stand but Dos Santos has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sliversun can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dos Santos working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Sliversun looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Dos Santos! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cain Dos Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Akoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mc Donald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akoni's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hawaiian Folk Music. Donald is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bulls On Parade. Mc Donald will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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160 lbs
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19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kimo Akoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mc Donald!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akoni shoots in and bounces Donald off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Donald looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Donald is looking for a triangle but Akoni pushes his legs off easily.
Akoni drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Akoni jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Akoni stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Akoni thows a body shot but no joy.
Donald scores with a hook.
Akoni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donald throws out the jab.
Akoni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Donald.
Akoni fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donald, pushing him back against the cage.
Akoni avoiding damage.
Akoni breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akoni takes the fight into the clinch.
Akoni breaks the clinch.
Donald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donald jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donald thows a body shot but no joy.
Akoni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Akoni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Donald jumps guard but Akoni stands there with Donald around his waist. Donald gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Donald fails to pull guard.
Akoni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akoni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mc Donald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donald connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Donald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akoni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donald misses the shot to the body.
Akoni has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akoni.
Akoni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akoni moves in looking to clinch but Donald pushes him off.
Akoni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Donald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Donald.
Akoni is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donald throws a big shot that misses.
Akoni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donald.
Akoni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donald.
Akoni slips a straight right by Donald.
Akoni cracks a nice hook into Donald's ribs.
Akoni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Donald throws out the jab.
Akoni gets a clinch.
Akoni misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akoni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Akoni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akoni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donald throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Akoni on the side of the head.
Donald slips a jab and a cross from Akoni.
Akoni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Donald.
Donald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donald digs a good body shot into Akoni's ribs.
Donald lands a right hook to the body.
Donald lands with an uppercut that bounces Akoni off the cage and back into rage.
Donald ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Akoni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donald thuds his right hand into Akoni's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akoni manages to avoid it.
Donald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donald drops Akoni with a straight right hand, right on the button! Donald follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mc Donald!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul McIntosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Locke comes to the cage accompanied by Star Wars - Imperial March. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
201 lbs
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20
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul McIntosh!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke scores with a sloppy right hand. McIntosh should have avoided that one.
Locke moves away from the strike by McIntosh.
McIntosh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McIntosh throws a looping overhand right but Locke ducks down to avoid it.
McIntosh misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Locke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke misses with a few strikes there.
John Locke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Locke misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke misses the jab.
Locke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Locke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Locke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Locke gets the takedown into side control.
McIntosh is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Locke is controlling him well.
Locke working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McIntosh is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Locke is controlling him well.
McIntosh is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke throws a strike aimed at the side of McIntosh's head but McIntosh avoids it well.
McIntosh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Locke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McIntosh tries to escape but Locke is in control.
Locke has hold of McIntosh's arm. He's looking for a kimura. McIntosh seems comfortable defending it but Locke has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! McIntosh is real pain and he's forced to tap out! McIntosh is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Locke couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Locke!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teddy Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mello Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne comes to the cage accompanied by Freestyler. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Teddy Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mello Shain!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payne staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by Payne - just one landing.
Payne dodges the punch combination from Shain.
Payne lands a nice shot that snaps Shain's head back.
Payne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Shain misses.
Payne cracks Shain with an open hand slap.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Shain is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Shain misses the target.
Payne slips a jab and a cross from Shain.
A solid leg kick lands there for Payne.
Shain looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payne drops Shain with a big left hand and mounts him. Shain is in big trouble!
Shain is rocked!
Shain srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Shain is still in real trouble! Can Payne finish him?
Payne lands shots from the back.
Payne is raining down hard shots and and Shain has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Teddy Payne!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between wesley white (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Jodoin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that wesley white has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily wesley white seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, wesley white!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nelson Jodoin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jodoin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts white as he jumps to the side.
white swinging wilding here.
white fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jodoin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jodoin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jodoin passes into half guard.
Jodoin is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! white is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nelson Jodoin!
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