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Brutaal Fight Night 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Gnocci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Gnocci!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gnocci connects with a high kick.
It looks like Jeremy Jackson has been cut.
Gnocci closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gnocci trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
Jackson is not content to let Gnocci control the position.
Gnocci tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jackson's legs.
Gnocci works to advance to full mount. Jackson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gnocci throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gnocci thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jackson wants to hold on but Gnocci pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnocci has control of Jackson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jackson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gnocci throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gnocci jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jackson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jackson and Gnocci has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jackson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gnocci off and has taken his back!
Jackson trying to control momentarily.
Jackson looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gnocci is trying to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gnocci turns into Jackson and is now in his guard.
Jackson pulls Gnocci in to control the position.
Gnocci looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gnocci is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson controlling Gnocci's posture.
Gnocci looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gnocci advances position into side control!
Jackson dodges the ground and pound from Gnocci.
Gnocci fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gnocci tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gnocci has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gnocci looks gassed!
Gnocci is trying to ground and pound but Jackson uses the momentary lack of control by Gnocci to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gnocci trying to control from half guard but Jackson is working away.
Gnocci is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jackson is looking to control Gnocci's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
Gnocci wants to take a breather but Jackson is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gnocci tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Gnocci tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Gnocci dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gnocci breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gnocci tries to clinch
and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control.
Gnocci tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackson working the ground and pound but Gnocci is defending the strikes.
Jackson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gnocci is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gnocci looks to move to half guard but instead Jackson has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnocci wants to hold on but Jackson pushes him away.
Gnocci is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jackson goes for an armbar but Gnocci turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gnocci.
Gnocci trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Gnocci is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gnocci looking to pass the guard.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gnocci is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gnocci postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gnocci trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson is trying to keep Gnocci in close.
Gnocci drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick Gnocci off! Gnocci jumps back into Jackson's guard.
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - Gnocci advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gnocci stands up and beckons Jackson to join him on the feet.
Gnocci closes the distance and clinches.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Gnocci is controlling the position.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Gnocci manages to get underhooks.
Gnocci lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Gnocci.
Gnocci pulls guard effortlessly.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Gnocci's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gnocci is on top in guard.
Gnocci stands and throws Jackson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gnocci has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jackson!
Gnocci controlling from mount.
Jackson can't escape the position.
Gnocci pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gnocci is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson tries to hold on but Gnocci postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Gnocci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Jackson'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. This is the final round!
Gnocci clinches but Jackson breaks the clinch
and Jackson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gnocci's guard now.
Gnocci manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Gnocci pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Gnocci trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gnocci trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gnocciis looking to pass into half guard but Jackson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jackson is in guard.
Gnocci lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jackson!
Gnocci looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jackson is squirming around, avoiding Gnocci's attempts to control the action.
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.
Gnocci punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jackson tries to hold on but Gnocci postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gnocci cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gnocci has hold of Jackson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jackson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gnocci trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gnocci can't control as he wanted to and Jackson manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Nice strikes from Gnocci there.
Gnocci missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson is in trouble now - Gnocci has advanced to mount!
Gnocci working for a guillotine from mount but Jackson is in no mood to give up.
Marco Gnocci is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Gnocci has a good base and remains in mount.
Gnocci blocks Jackson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Gnocci controlling from the full mount.
Gnocci working for a submission but Jackson is keeping him at bay.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marco Gnocci.
Well Gnocci has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Gnocci!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clay Tix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Grove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clay Tix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kendall Grove!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tix waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Grove.
Grove looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grove keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tix fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grove, pushing him back against the cage.
Grove tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grove stalling the fight.
Tix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grove prevents Tix from breaking the clinch.
Grove breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tix moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Kendall Grove has been cut.
Grove moves into the clinch.
Grove wants to stall.
Tix manages to break the clinch.
Grove fails with the takedown.
Clay Tix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendall Grove.
Tix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tix clinches but Grove breaks the clinch
and Grove counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Grove.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove stops Tix from standing up.
Grove is looking to work some ground and pound but Tix has wrist control.
Grove showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Grove passes into half guard.
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.
Grove decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Grove has a takedown stuffed.
Tix clinches but Grove breaks the clinch
and Grove counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tix thinking.
Tix is breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grove.
Grove looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grove shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tix but Tix pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grove tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Tix
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
No luck for Tix with that takedown attempt.
Tix stuffs the takedown.
Grove dodges the punch combination from Tix.
Tix tries to bum rush Grove with a series of wild strikes but Grove uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grove closes the distance and clinches.
Grove gets control of Tix's arms and successfully pulls guard. Grove will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tix stands up out of Grove's guard for a moment - Grove manages to land a nice upkick.
Grove kicks Tix off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tix tries a head kick but it misses.
Grove throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tix's waist but Tix gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grove off to one side.
Clay Tix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tix attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grove fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Tix. No joy for Grove on that attempt.
Tix throws a head kick that misses
and Grove counters with a good, hard body kick but Tix shrugs it off.
Tix pushes Grove up against the cage in a clinch.
Tix gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grove.
Tix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left lands for Tix.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grove lands with a slapping head kick.
Grove is looking to clinch.
Grove shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tix as he avoids it easily.
Tix falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grove holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kendall Grove will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kendall Grove's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grove circles away quickly and effectively.
Grove lands a head kick. Tix smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grove scoring well with a low kick there.
Grove throws a shot to the body.
Grove fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tix throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grove looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tix is fending him off so far but Grove persists. Nope, Tix circles away and we're back to standing.
Tix with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grove counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grove.
Grove is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Clay Tix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendall Grove.
Grove breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tix misses with a double jab
and Grove counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Grove is looking to take a break and control but Tix is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tix knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grove on the ground.
Grove is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove throwing strikes here but Tix is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Grove lands a nice shot to the head.
Grove unloads with some shots from mount but Tix bucks and avoids them well.
Grove scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tix?
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.
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.
Tix wants to get back to his feet.
Grove connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Grove looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grove raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grove lands with some strikes.
Grove sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Grove landing punches.
Grove looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grove thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendall Grove showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kendall Grove's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Grove rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grove falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tix counters with a two punch combo.
Grove shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tix counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Grove pushes Tix off looking to stand but Tix dives back in and keeps control.
Grove trying to control from the bottom.
Grove is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Tix is staying active.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tix stops Grove from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove pushes Tix off and gets back to his feet.
Tix misses with a double jab
and Grove counters with a takedown into side control.
Tix pushes Grove away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Grove gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tix taking punishment in the form of punches.
Grove has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grove in side control, throwing shots but Tix defends.
Grove content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tix tries to escape but Grove is in control.
Grove is looking to take a break and control but Tix is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grove looks up at the clock and then as Tix takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Grove smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grove cracks Tix with a big elbow.
Grove wants to control but Tix is keeping him busy.
Grove thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
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.
Tix is trying to escape the position but Grove is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grove wants to control but Tix is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kendall Grove.
I've got Grove 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 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendall Grove!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Hector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Hieron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Hector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Hieron!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hieron lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hector will feel that in the morning.
Hieron drops Hector with a beautiful combination! Hector stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hieron is looking for the KO!
Hector is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hieron ducks under a wild hook from Hector.
Hector gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hector is rocked!
Hieron makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oh Hector is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hieron slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hector seems to have got his legs back now.
Hieron scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hieron makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hieron controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hieron gets to his feet. Hector looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hieron drives through and clinches with Hector against the cage.
Hieron pulls Hector into guard.
Hieron is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hieron manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
BOOM! Hieron connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hieron takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hieron looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hieron is landing with some decent strikes but Hector is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hieron controlling from the full mount.
Hieron landing strikes from the mount and Hector is in trouble!
Hieron really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hector. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hieron controlling from mount.
Hieron scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hieron postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hector looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hieron lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hector hang on?
Hieron in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hieron controlling from the full mount.
Hieron looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hieron lands a big elbow.
Hieron tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hieron scoring with strikes but Hector is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hieron controlling the position easily from mount.
Hieron is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Hector is surviving well by controlling Hieron's body position as best he can.
Hieron sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Hieron 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Hieron dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hieron scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hieron drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hieron stands and steps away. Hector gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hieron drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hieron pushes down on Hector's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hieron trying to control the action but Hector is working from the bottom.
Hieron tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hector knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hieron working Hector over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hieron is taking a breather. Hector says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hieron connects with a nice short shot to Hector's temple.
Hieron tries to stand and escape but Hector is controlling the position.
Hector is defending against the submission attempts here by Hieron.
Hector trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Hector tries to kick Hieron off but Hieron keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hieron tries to stand and escape but Hector is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hieron in particular looking to stall.
Hieron takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hieron thows a huge punch but Hector dodges it nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hieron clinches with his opponent.
Hieron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hector managing to block the knees to the body from Hieron.
Hieron jumps guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hieron can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hector postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hieron is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hector, into his guard.
Hieron must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hieron is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hieron gets to his feet - Hector follows without any prompting.
Hector with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hieron counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hieron fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hector sprawls well initially but Hieron persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hector moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hieron stands up from Hector's guard - Hieron perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hector throws a combination that misses
and Hieron counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hector is trying to control Hieron's posture but Hieron avoids it.
Hieron staying calm.
Hector tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hieron wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Hieron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hieron looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hieron is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hieron postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hector to stand up.
Hieron gets a takedown into half guard.
Hieron winds up and cracks Hector with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hector taking some punishment here, with Hieron in his half guard.
Hector trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hieron trying to control the pace.
Hector misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hieron is thwarting Hector's attempts to control the position.
Hieron takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hieron's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hector trying to get back to full guard but Hieron takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
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.
Hector tries to lock up and control but Hieron gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hieron lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hieron controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Hieron connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hector looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Hieron is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hieron gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hieron gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hieron apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hieron changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hector looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hector is looking for a sweep.
Hector tries to control but Hieron manages to take his back.
Hieron not allowing Hector to control his hands.
Jay Hieron has got the better of the ground game so far.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hieron punishes Hector with strikes from the back mount.
Hector staying busy and making it hard for Hieron to control.
Hieron looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Hieron scores with strikes from the back.
Hieron controlling the position well here. Hector rolled but Hieron kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
King Hector has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay Hieron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hector is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Hieron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hieron has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Hieron!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan prevost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Raijkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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146 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan prevost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taylor Raijkovic!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raijkovic shoots in but prevost avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Raijkovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming prevost to the mat! prevost manages to get full guard.
Raijkovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Raijkovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
prevost looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raijkovic is one step ahead there.
prevost manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Raijkovic manages to get himself to full guard.
Raijkovic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Raijkovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
prevost chips away with some ground and pound.
Raijkovic looking for a guillotine here but prevost defends easily.
prevost avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
prevost working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
prevost throws a big right hand that misses.
prevost trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raijkovic scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
prevost trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
prevost scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
prevost content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
prevost tries to free his leg and advance position but Raijkovic is retaining full guard.
Raijkovic working a defensive guard here.
Raijkovic has his foot on prevost's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. prevost works his way back into a safe position though.
prevost has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Raijkovic looks gassed!
prevost throwing strikes from guard but Raijkovic blocks nicely.
Raijkovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
prevost scoring with punches to the head and body.
prevost missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raijkovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raijkovic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. prevost gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
prevost works over Raijkovic with some ground and pound from guard.
prevost is in close to Raijkovic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Raijkovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
prevost postures up and lands a big shot to Raijkovic's brow.
Raijkovic wants to sweep here but prevost controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Raijkovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raijkovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Raijkovic 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.
prevost works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. prevost connects with a nice short shot to Raijkovic's temple.
prevost throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
prevost working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
prevost is nestled in close to Raijkovic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
prevost looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Raijkovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
prevost throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
prevost winds up and cracks Raijkovic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
prevost is working for a kimura but Raijkovic is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Raijkovic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Raijkovic is looking for a triangle but prevost pushes his legs off easily.
Raijkovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raijkovic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but prevost can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Raijkovic working a defensive guard here.
prevost missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raijkovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
prevost throwing strikes from guard but Raijkovic blocks nicely.
prevost works over Raijkovic with some ground and pound from guard.
Raijkovic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
prevost scoring with punches to the head and body.
Raijkovic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. prevost gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Raijkovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Raijkovic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No luck for Raijkovic with that takedown attempt.
Raijkovic shoots for a double leg takedown but prevost sprawls well. He's pushed Raijkovic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taylor Raijkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
prevost with a poor takedown
and Raijkovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles prevost's knee momentarily.
Raijkovic misses with a takedown
so prevost counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ryan prevost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taylor Raijkovic.
prevost 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
prevost connects with a couple of short punches.
prevost avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
prevost postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
prevost in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taylor Raijkovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raijkovic has his foot on prevost's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. prevost works his way back into a safe position though.
Raijkovic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but prevost can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Raijkovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Raijkovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from prevost.
Raijkovic had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. prevost is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Raijkovic Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take prevost's back instead.
prevost tries to break free.
Raijkovic is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. prevost defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
prevost tries to escape the position.
Raijkovic is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. prevost knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften prevost for a finish.
Raijkovic is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but prevost has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
I really don't envy prevost right now.
prevost tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
prevost is in all sorts of trouble here.
prevost flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
prevost is working to get back to half guard.
Raijkovic dominating with strikes here.
Raijkovic tries to control but prevost wriggling away.
Raijkovic wants to finish this one by submission but prevost is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Raijkovic.
Raijkovic prevents prevost from getting the reversal.
Raijkovic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
prevost tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raijkovic quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Raijkovic but it's paid off an prevost is forced to tap! Nice work by Raijkovic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Taylor Raijkovic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Nistelrooyj has chosen Unstoppable as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Eric Drake has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Nistelrooyj throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Drake defending well as Van Nistelrooyj loads up on a big left hand.
Van Nistelrooyj will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drake is looking to clinch but Van Nistelrooyj is avoiding it.
Van Nistelrooyj lands a jab to the nose.
Nice sprawl there from Drake as Van Nistelrooyj shoots in.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Nistelrooyj swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Nistelrooyj waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Drake.
Drake clinches up against the cage.
Van Nistelrooyj is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to pull guard but Drake won't allow it.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Van Nistelrooyj wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Van Nistelrooyj breaks from the clinch.
Drake tries to clinch there but Van Nistelrooyj circles away.
Van Nistelrooyj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
A head kick misses from Van Nistelrooyj.
Drake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Nistelrooyj pinned against the cage. Van Nistelrooyj gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drake slips a straight right by Van Nistelrooyj.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj moves in looking to clinch but Drake pushes him off.
Drake lands a head kick that stumbles Van Nistelrooyj and the fighters go to the mat.
Van Nistelrooyj is rocked!
It looks like Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj has been cut.
Van Nistelrooyj is looking for a triangle but Drake pushes his legs off easily.
Van Nistelrooyj looking to control.
Van Nistelrooyj kicks Drake off and gets to his feet.
Van Nistelrooyj looks gassed!
Van Nistelrooyj closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Drake to the mat! Drake manages to get full guard.
Drake pushes Van Nistelrooyj off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Drake.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Nistelrooyj avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Nistelrooyj shoots for a takedown but Drake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Eric Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj.
Drake looks for a takedown but Van Nistelrooyj sprawls well.
Drake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Drake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Drake.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Van Nistelrooyj blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Drake.
Van Nistelrooyj escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Drake clinches with his opponent.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake connects with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Van Nistelrooyj is blocking nicely.
Drake is pressed up against the cage. Van Nistelrooyj has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drake down to the mat. Drake avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Van Nistelrooyj circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Nistelrooyj shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Van Nistelrooyj prevents Drake from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj lands strikes from half guard.
Van Nistelrooyj decides to stand up.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Van Nistelrooyj counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Van Nistelrooyj keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Van Nistelrooyj seems to be working for a kimura but Drake defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Drake avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Nistelrooyj.
Drake is trying to stand.
Drake tries to kick Van Nistelrooyj off in order to stand up. Van Nistelrooyj Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Nistelrooyj working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Nistelrooyj scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Van Nistelrooyj shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Drake tries to buck Van Nistelrooyj off but he can't manage it.
Van Nistelrooyj has control of Drake's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Drake regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to control but Drake wriggling away.
Van Nistelrooyj moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Drake has worked his arm free - good work by Drake!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Nistelrooyj lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj trying to control the action but Drake is working from the bottom.
Van Nistelrooyj scores with punches from side control.
Van Nistelrooyj misses with the ground and pound.
Van Nistelrooyj is looking to take a break and control but Drake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drake is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Van Nistelrooyj is controlling him well.
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.
Van Nistelrooyj scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Drake to see if he's OK.
Van Nistelrooyj is putting a hurting on Drake here, landing some big shots from side control.
Van Nistelrooyj looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Van Nistelrooyj decides to stand up, so the ref orders Drake to his feet.
Drake blocks the body kick.
Drake gets a clinch.
Drake taking a breather.
Drake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to break free.
Van Nistelrooyj wants to break free but Drake has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Van Nistelrooyj wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake prevents Van Nistelrooyj from breaking the clinch.
Van Nistelrooyj breaks the clinch.
Drake tries to clinch there but Van Nistelrooyj circles away.
Van Nistelrooyj with a nice cross.
Van Nistelrooyj wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Van Nistelrooyj.
Drake tries to clinch there but Van Nistelrooyj circles away.
Van Nistelrooyj swinging wilding here.
Van Nistelrooyj doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drake counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Van Nistelrooyj is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Drake walks into a jab.
Van Nistelrooyj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drake wants to clinch
and Van Nistelrooyj moves into the clinch.
Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Nistelrooyj keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Nistelrooyj has a takedown stuffed.
Eric Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Nistelrooyj swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Nistelrooyj throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
Van Nistelrooyj looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
Van Nistelrooyj scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Eric Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Nistelrooyj misses with a body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Drake.
Van Nistelrooyj will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Van Nistelrooyj misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drake shoots for a double leg takedown but Van Nistelrooyj sprawls well. He's pushed Drake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Van Nistelrooyj misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Van Nistelrooyj as Drake shoots in.
Van Nistelrooyj fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Drake. No joy for Van Nistelrooyj on that attempt.
Drake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Nistelrooyj as he jumps to the side.
Drake tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Nistelrooyj walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drake checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Van Nistelrooyj pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Nistelrooyj scores with a one two! Drake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Nistelrooyj gets a takedown into half guard.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to pass to full mount but Drake defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Van Nistelrooyj seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Van Nistelrooyj keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Van Nistelrooyj missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drake pushes Van Nistelrooyj off looking to stand but Van Nistelrooyj dives back in and keeps control.
Van Nistelrooyj landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Drake reverses the position - he's now on top in Van Nistelrooyj's guard.
Van Nistelrooyj is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Nistelrooyj throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Drake is looking to stand up but Van Nistelrooyj won't let him.
Van Nistelrooyj is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Van Nistelrooyj bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drake's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to free his leg and advance position but Drake is retaining full guard.
Van Nistelrooyj throwing strikes from guard but Drake blocks nicely.
Drake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Van Nistelrooyj trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Nistelrooyj won't allow Drake to get back to his feet.
Van Nistelrooyj lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drake is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Van Nistelrooyj postures up and lands a big shot to Drake's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drake wants to get back to his feet but Van Nistelrooyj is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Nistelrooyj circles away.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Nistelrooyj has managed to clinch.
Van Nistelrooyj breaks the clinch.
Eric Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Nistelrooyj fails to land with a series of punches.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Van Nistelrooyj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drake clinches but Van Nistelrooyj breaks the clinch
and Van Nistelrooyj counters with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Nistelrooyj 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 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... Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Todd Thain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thain comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill: Insane In The Brain. Smith has chosen You're Going Down by Sick Puppies as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Todd Thain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thain knocks Smith to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Jay Smith has been cut.
Thain looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Thain finish him?
Thain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smith, who protects the arm well.
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!
Thain is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Smith's shoulder. That is not cool.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith is not content to let Thain control the position.
Thain is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith tries to bench press Thain off him but Thain keeps the position.
Thain looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Thain is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith looks gassed!
Thain grinds an elbow into Smith's temple.
Thain tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thain has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Thain lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.
Thain is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thain is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smith knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith pushes Thain away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thain gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Thain trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Thain tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Thain is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith is pushing Thain's head away, looking to escape. Thain manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith taking punishment in the form of punches.
Thain controls the position from side control.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Thain asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Thain trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Thain is staying tight to Smith's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Thain is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smith has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thain trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Thain is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control.
Thain is working Smith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Thain is trying to get an arm triangle but Smith is defending well.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Thain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Smith's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thain tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Thain with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Thain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thain fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith tries to clinch but Thain is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith blocks a head kick by Thain.
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thain fails to pull guard.
Smith works on Thain's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Thain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Thain persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Jay Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thain shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thain shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Thain pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thain.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thain pinned against the cage. Thain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Thain on that attempt.
Thain shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Thain counters with a nice uppercut.
Thain tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
A head kick from Thain lands but Smith takes it in his stride.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Thain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Thain gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Thain is controlling the position.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Todd Thain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jay Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thain clinches.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Thain is controlling the position.
Thain changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thain doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to clinch but Thain moves away
and Thain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Thain doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thain gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Thain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thain fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Thain persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smith tries to kick Thain off but Thain keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Thain in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Smith tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Thain!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Todd Thain!
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