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TDC 26: Smith vs. Motumbo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel delos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uolevi Gepardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel delos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uolevi Gepardi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
delos Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by delos Santos.
Gepardi throws a chopping leg kick but delos Santos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A left lands for delos Santos.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gepardi.
No joy there for Gepardi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gepardi missing with a left hand there. delos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gepardi throws an overhand right that lands on delos Santos's shoulder, as delos Santos tries to avoid the shot.
delos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
delos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Gepardi tries to sprawl out of it but delos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gepardi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
delos Santos works over Gepardi's head and body with a nice combination.
delos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
delos Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
delos Santos looks to land a combination. Gepardi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gepardi throws a hook to the side of delos Santos's head but delos Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
delos Santos throws a series of strikes that have Gepardi backpedaling.
Gepardi connects with a good right hand that stumbles delos Santos. delos Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gepardi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has delos Santos pinned against the cage. delos Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
delos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Gepardi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice combo by Gepardi! Oh, that's hurt him - delos Santos falls to the canvas and Gepardi follows him into side control.
delos Santos is rocked!
It looks like Miguel delos Santos has been cut.
delos Santos keeping his opponent close.
Oh delos Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gepardi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
delos Santos seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
delos Santos prevents Gepardi from moving into mount.
Gepardi wants to lay and pray for a moment but delos Santos keeps working.
delos Santos can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
delos Santos is not content to let Gepardi control the position.
Gepardi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. delos Santos knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi tries for a kimura but delos Santos is defending well.
delos Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gepardi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
delos Santos pushes Gepardi away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gepardi gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
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.
Gepardi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gepardi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gepardi looks gassed!
Gepardi is trying to get an arm triangle but delos Santos is defending well.
delos Santos is trying to control Gepardi's posture but Gepardi avoids it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Uolevi Gepardi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel delos Santos'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.
delos Santos wants to clinch up but Gepardi keeps it at a distance.
Uolevi Gepardi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gepardi scores a takedown into full mount!
Gepardi looking for a guillotine from mount but delos Santos is having none of it.
Gepardi prevents delos Santos from getting the reversal.
Gepardi has control of delos Santos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and delos Santos regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gepardi wants to control the pace but delos Santos is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gepardi unloads with some shots from mount but delos Santos bucks and avoids them well.
delos Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gepardi trying to control but delos Santos is having none of it.
Gepardi looking for a guillotine from mount but delos Santos is having none of it.
Gepardi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gepardi is going olschool here, as he tries to force delos Santos to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so delos Santos shrugs it off.
Gepardi is breathing heavily.
delos Santos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
delos Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
delos Santos holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gepardi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
delos Santos wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gepardi moves to the back position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gepardi is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! delos Santos is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Uolevi Gepardi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kelii Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Nucsuecow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nucsuecow has chosen Everything in its right place- Radio Head as his entrance music. 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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136 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Kelii Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Nucsuecow!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nucsuecow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nucsuecow connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Nucsuecow.
Nucsuecow misses with a double jab.
Nucsuecow throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hale tries for a takedown but Nucsuecow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nucsuecow throws a sloppy head kick and Hale moves out of range easily.
Hale changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nucsuecow looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hale controls the position from side control.
Nucsuecow is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hale is controlling him well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Nucsuecow is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nucsuecow thuds his right hand into Hale's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nucsuecow.
Hale fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelii Hale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nucsuecow!
Hale is breathing heavily.
Nucsuecow lands with a nice body punch.
Hale takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nucsuecow moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hale fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nucsuecow, pushing him back against the cage.
Nucsuecow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hale gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Nucsuecow regains guard.
Nucsuecow wants to stand up but Hale is controlling him.
Hale controlling from the top position.
Nucsuecow keeping full guard, as Hale tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nucsuecow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hale's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hale prevents Nucsuecow from getting back to his feet.
Nucsuecow keeping full guard, as Hale tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale pushing down on Nucsuecow's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hale stops Nucsuecow from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hale is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nucsuecow!
Hale looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nucsuecow wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Nucsuecow is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hale is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Hale shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nucsuecow's guard.
Hale controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucsuecow keeping full guard, as Hale tries to pass.
Nucsuecow is looking to stand up but Hale isn't so interested in that idea.
Hale is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nucsuecow is wriggling around but Hale manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hale seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kelii Hale will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nucsuecow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hale at a distance.
Nucsuecow tries to work over Hale's front leg with a kick but Hale checks it.
Nucsuecow listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nucsuecow misses with a body kick.
Hale will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nucsuecow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hale shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hale is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hale's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hale has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nucsuecow wants to stand up but Hale is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nucsuecow is keeping the position for now.
Nucsuecow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hale is controlling him.
Hale controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hale prevents Nucsuecow from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nucsuecow scores with a shot to the body.
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.
Hale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nucsuecow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hale's calf.
Nucsuecow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nucsuecow tries to bum rush Hale with a series of wild strikes but Hale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mr Nucsuecow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hale shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelii Hale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nucsuecow lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hale takes one on the button.
Hale closes the distance and clinches up with Nucsuecow, looking for a takedown. Hale pushes Nucsuecow against the cage but Nucsuecow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nucsuecow scores with a one two! Hale had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nucsuecow digs a good body shot into Hale's ribs.
Nucsuecow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hale shoots in but no luck this time.
Nucsuecow lands a head shot.
Hale darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hale content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale trying to control the action but Nucsuecow is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nucsuecow is looking to escape.
Hale trying to mount his opponent but Nucsuecow defends it.
Hale trying to control from half guard but Nucsuecow is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hale prevents Nucsuecow from standing back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nucsuecow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hale shoots for a takedown but Nucsuecow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nucsuecow throws a head kick that Hale semi-blocks.
Nucsuecow throws a sloppy head kick and Hale moves out of range easily.
Nucsuecow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hale closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nucsuecow circles away.
Hale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nucsuecow thuds a left hand into Hale's body.
Nucsuecow is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hale fails with the takedown.
Hale drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nucsuecow wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelii Hale dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hale moves out of range of the body kick from Nucsuecow.
Hale looks for a takedown but Nucsuecow sprawls well.
Kelii Hale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nucsuecow!
Hale closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nucsuecow circles away.
Nucsuecow scores with a one two! Hale had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nucsuecow scores with a nice body kick.
Nucsuecow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nucsuecow fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nucsuecow throws a one two combo.
Nucsuecow connects with a solid leg kick.
Mr Nucsuecow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hale shoots for a takedown but Nucsuecow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelii Hale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nucsuecow!
Nucsuecow lands a high kick!
Nice shot by Nucsuecow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hale looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nucsuecow is fending him off so far but Hale persists. Nope, Nucsuecow circles away and we're back to standing.
Nucsuecow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hale shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale controlling from mount.
Nucsuecow is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Kelii Hale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hale controlling the pace for now.
Nucsuecow is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hale working for a guillotine from mount but Nucsuecow is in no mood to give up.
Nucsuecow is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
Kelii Hale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Hale content just to control the position here.
Hale seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nucsuecow for as long as he can get away with.
You get the feeling that Nucsuecow really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Nucsuecow is in real trouble.
Nucsuecow holding both Hale 's hands and preventing any damage.
Hale trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Nucsuecow doesn't escape.
Nucsuecow looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Hale biding his time, looking for the opening.
Nucsuecow staying busy and making it hard for Hale to control.
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.
What can Nucsuecow do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Nucsuecow has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Hale controlling the position well here. Nucsuecow rolled but Hale kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kelii Hale just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nucsuecow lands a head kick. Hale smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kelii Hale.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hale, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kelii Hale!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Warriner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Rabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Rabbit has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dan Warriner's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Warriner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Rabbit!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabbit shoots for a double leg takedown but Warriner sprawls well. He's pushed Rabbit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Warriner shoots and misses
and Rabbit counters with a takedown into side control.
Rabbit decides to stand up, so the ref orders Warriner to his feet.
Rabbit misses with a body kick.
Rabbit looks gassed!
Warriner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Warriner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rabbit.
Warriner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rabbit scores with a jab to the head.
Warriner throws a right and a left that Rabbit avoids nicely.
Warriner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Rabbit.
Warriner lands a jab to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Warriner!
It looks like Peter Rabbit has been cut.
Rabbit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Warriner.
Warriner misses with a double jab
and Rabbit counters with a shoot takedown. Warriner fights it but they end up in guard.
Warriner wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warriner trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warriner 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.
Warriner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Warriner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Rabbit that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Warriner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rabbit is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rabbit is in a horrible position here. Warriner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Warriner.
Warriner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Warriner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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.
Rabbit is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rabbit wants to hold on but Warriner pushes him away.
Warriner prevents Rabbit from getting the reversal.
Rabbit tries to lock up and control but Warriner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Warriner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rabbit throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rabbit tries to hold on but Warriner postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rabbit is looking to improve his position but Warriner isn't that keen on the idea.
Rabbit takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Warriner lands a big elbow.
Warriner with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Warriner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rabbit stands and steps away. Warriner gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Warriner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rabbit counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Warriner!
Rabbit tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rabbit prevents Warriner from getting the reversal.
Rabbit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rabbit postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Warriner looks a forlorn figure.
Warriner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Warriner gets back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Rabbit there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Warriner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit preventing the sweep.
Warriner is looking to sweep but instead, Rabbit has passed into half guard.
Rabbit is trying to control the action in half guard but Warriner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rabbit sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rabbit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Warriner defending well though.
Rabbit is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Warriner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rabbit on the ground.
Warriner wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Warriner manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warriner keeping moving, preventing Rabbit from controlling successfully.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Rabbit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Rabbit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Warriner with a poor takedown
and Rabbit counters with a three punch combo that has Warriner backing up. Warriner nods at Rabbit to acknowledge the strikes.
Rabbit misses with a series of wild punches.
Warriner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rabbit on the side of the head.
Warriner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rabbit.
Nice sprawl there from Rabbit as Warriner shoots in.
Warriner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rabbit counters with a single leg into guard. Warriner didn't expect that.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Warriner is on top in guard.
Warriner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rabbit lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Warriner!
Warriner is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rabbit controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbit lands a nice shot to the head.
Rabbit breaks from Warriner's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Warriner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rabbit wants to control the pace but Warriner is squirming around nicely.
Rabbit looking to finish with strikes here!
Rabbit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Warriner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rabbit throwing strikes here but Warriner is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Warriner can't escape the position.
Rabbit looking to finish Warriner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Warriner!
Rabbit with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rabbit lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Warriner is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warriner takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Warriner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rabbit content just to control the position here.
Rabbit tries to control but Warriner wriggling away.
Warriner taking shots to the head.
Rabbit blocks Warriner's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Warriner swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rabbit unloading with bombs!
Warriner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rabbit looking to finish Warriner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Warriner!
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.
Rabbit controlling from the full mount.
Rabbit jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Warriner manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Warriner does it's job there.
Warriner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Warriner misses with a takedown attempt
and Rabbit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Warriner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Warriner.
Warriner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rabbit counters by moving into the clinch.
Rabbit is trying to trip Warriner. He has hold of a leg but Warriner is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rabbit persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Rabbit controlling from the top position.
Warriner throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Rabbit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Rabbit'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!
Rabbit rushes Warriner and presses him up against the cage.
Warriner wants to break free but Rabbit has control.
Warriner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Warriner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rabbit counters with a takedown into side control.
Rabbit 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 Warriner's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rabbit trying to control the action but Warriner is working from the bottom.
Warriner tries to bench press Rabbit off him but Rabbit keeps the position.
Warriner looking for a sweep but Rabbit has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Warriner can't escape the position.
Warriner is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warriner throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rabbit takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rabbit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warriner can't escape the position.
Rabbit lands a heavy elbow.
Warriner is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Rabbit.
Warriner is looking to get to half guard.
Rabbit lands with some strikes.
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.
Warriner is looking to improve his position but Rabbit isn't that keen on the idea.
Rabbit scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Warriner?
Rabbit is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Warriner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rabbit punishing his opponent with strikes.
Warriner really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Warriner swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Warriner can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Rabbit.
Warriner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rabbit sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rabbit lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warriner is looking to get to half guard.
Rabbit controlling from the full mount.
Warriner working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Rabbit controlling from the full mount.
Warriner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dan Warriner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Warriner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Warriner swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Peter Rabbit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Warriner is looking to improve his position but Rabbit isn't that keen on the idea.
Rabbit blocks Warriner's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rabbit controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Rabbit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rabbit winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Rabbit!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christian Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bully Burks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Travis Porter - All the Way Turnt Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bully Burks!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Drake gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burks gets to his feet - Drake follows without any prompting.
Burks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burks misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Burks.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burks.
Burks misses with a wild combination.
Burks throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burks.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Burks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burks throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
Burks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burks tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burks misses with a wild combination.
Burks swinging wilding here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Burks misses with a head kick.
Burks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burks looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Burks.
Burks will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drake decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Drake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burks's head.
That's two 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. Drake connects with a nice short shot to Burks's temple.
Burks taking some punishment here, with Drake in his half guard.
Drake landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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. Drake connects with a nice short shot to Burks's temple.
Drake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Drake is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Drake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drake thows a huge punch but Burks dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake stops Burks from getting back to his feet.
Drake has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Drake passes to side control.
Drake in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Burks is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Drake has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Burks takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Drake is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Burks looks calm but he's in trouble here. Drake gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Burks is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Drake lets go of the hold and Burks can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Christian Drake!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Arlovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maynard has chosen thunderstruck as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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270 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrei Arlovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brad Maynard!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Arlovsky as Maynard shoots in.
No joy there for Arlovsky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maynard.
A left and a right from Arlovsky both land. Nice combination.
Arlovsky sizes up Maynard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maynard has a takedown stuffed.
Andrei Arlovsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brad Maynard.
Maynard takes one on the button.
Arlovsky stuffs the takedown attempt from Maynard. Maynard gets slowly back to his feet.
Arlovsky lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Maynard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arlovsky but Arlovsky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maynard looks gassed!
A shot to de liver by Arlovsky. Beautiful body shot.
Arlovsky lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Maynard can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Arlovsky and Maynard drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Arlovsky.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrei Arlovsky!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Egans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerald Egans looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gerald Egans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Leeroy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egans throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leeroy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Egans shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leeroy as he avoids it easily.
Egans misses with a two punch combination.
Gerald Egans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egans fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Egans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Egans misses with a takedown attempt - Leeroy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Egans tries to clinch but Leeroy is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leeroy shoots in for a takedown but Egans shows good takedown defense.
Egans misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Egans misses its intended target.
Egans throws a sloppy head kick and Leeroy moves out of range easily.
Egans misses with an attempted mid kick.
Egans fails with the takedown
and Leeroy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Egans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leeroy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Egans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leeroy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Leeroy controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Leeroy controlling the pace.
Leeroy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Leeroy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Egans defending well though.
Leeroy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bruce Leeroy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leeroy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Egans sprawls well initially but Leeroy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Egans is trying to control but can't.
Egans is trying to get back to full guard.
Egans is trying to stand up here but Leeroy is controlling him well.
Egans is trying to control but can't.
Egans is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Egans is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Leeroy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Leeroy's back!
Egans has his opponent's back but Leeroy is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Egans.
Leeroy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Leeroy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Egans throws a head kick that misses
and Leeroy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Egans won't be happy with that.
Leeroy landing strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Leeroy 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.
Leeroy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egans.
Egans gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Leeroy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Egans's guard now.
Egans looking to control.
Egans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leeroy is controlling him.
Leeroy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Egans trying to keep a closed guard but Leeroy is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Leeroy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Leeroy is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leeroy is one step ahead there.
Leeroy stands and throws Egans's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Leeroy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Egans is working to avoid the ground and pound but Leeroy connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Egans is looking to regain half guard here but Leeroy keeps moving and retains side control.
Bruce Leeroy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Leeroy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Egans takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Egans struggling a bit here.
Leeroy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Leeroy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Egans is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Leeroy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Leeroy prefers to stall for the moment though.
Egans is trying to get back to his feet.
Leeroy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Leeroy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Egans is trying to improve his position.
Leeroy cracks Egans with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Egans can't do much from the bottom here.
Leeroy just content to control the position.
Leeroy scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egans tries to buck Leeroy off but Leeroy is having none of it.
Leeroy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Egans takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Leeroy lands an elbow.
Leeroy controlling the position from side mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bruce Leeroy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Egans as Leeroy shoots in.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Leeroy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Egans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leeroy counters with a single leg into guard. Egans didn't expect that.
Egans trying to strike off his back.
Leeroy looking to pass the guard.
Egans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leeroy is controlling him.
Leeroy is looking to work some ground and pound but Egans has wrist control.
Leeroy lands a couple of elbows.
Egans escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leeroy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leeroy is stalling in the full guard.
Leeroy is pushing down on Egans's leg trying to pass to half guard. Egans is fighting to maintain full guard but Leeroy has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egans punching from the bottom.
Leeroy slows the pace down in half guard.
Leeroy is looking to advance position but Egans won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Egans wants to get back to his feet.
Leeroy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Egans's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Egans actively working from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leeroy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Leeroy content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Leeroy 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egans is trying to keep Leeroy in close.
Leeroy is looking to work some ground and pound but Egans has wrist control.
Bruce Leeroy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leeroy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Egans wants to sweep here but Leeroy controlling him for the moment.
Leeroy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Egans is keeping the position for now.
Leeroy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bruce Leeroy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Egans throws a leg kick
and Leeroy counters with a single leg into guard. Egans didn't expect that.
Leeroy stays in close to Egans's body and controls the position.
Egans wants to stand and escape but Leeroy is having none of it.
Gerald Egans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leeroy wants to pass the guard but Egans is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Leeroy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leeroy 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... Bruce Leeroy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olumide Akomolede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berry comes into the arena with Cant be touched-Roy Jones Jr. blaring out of the sound system. 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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150 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Olumide Akomolede!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akomolede misses with a head kick.
Akomolede is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berry.
Berry misses with an uppercut. Akomolede saw that one coming.
Akomolede misses with a series of wild punches.
Berry lands with a right hand.
It looks like Olumide Akomolede has been cut.
Akomolede falls off balance throwing a combination
and Berry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akomolede on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A decent looking cross lands there for Berry.
Berry scores with a hook.
Akomolede gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Berry.
Akomolede is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akomolede takes one on the button.
Akomolede is still on wobbly legs! Can Berry finish him?
Akomolede throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akomolede moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Olumide Akomolede seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berry lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Akomolede falls backwards - clearly groggy! Berry dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Berry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hernando Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reggie Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hernando Gomez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Hernando Gomez has been cut.
Gomez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Stone lands with an overhand left.
Gomez dodges the punch combination from Stone.
Gomez staying out of range there.
Gomez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stone throws the left hand but Gomez avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone looks to land a right hand but Gomez moved out of range.
Stone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stone keeps the fight on the outside.
Stone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Stone.
Gomez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Gomez sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Stone to the ground! Gomez dives into full mount looking to finish!
It looks like Reggie Stone has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone is desperately trying to improve his position but Gomez has a good base and remains in mount.
Gomez content just to control the position here.
Stone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gomez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Gomez 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Stone dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Gomez tries to clinch but Stone is having none of it.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
Stone throws and low kick but Gomez moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Stone pushes him off.
Stone throws a front kick aimed at Gomez's knee but Gomez avoids it well.
Gomez doesn't manage to clinch there - Stone circles away.
Stone scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone motions for Gomez to come forward. Stone throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gomez on the side of the head.
That has opened up Hernando Gomez's cut even more.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Gomez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stone.
Stone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a right and a left that Gomez avoids nicely.
Gomez dodges the punch combination from Stone.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gomez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stone.
Gomez slips under a jab from Stone.
Stone throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.
Gomez tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range.
Stone throws a nice looking combination but Gomez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gomez is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The cut above Hernando Gomez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Stone wants to get back to striking at distance but Gomez won't allow it.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stone takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
Gomez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Gomez has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gomez tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
Gomez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gomez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stone breaks the clinch.
Gomez slips a straight right by Stone.
Gomez slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Stone swats away the attempt to clinch by Gomez.
Gomez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to clinch.
Reggie Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone misses with a two punch combination.
Reggie Stone is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stone throws and low kick but Gomez moves out of range easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Stone dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez clinches with his opponent.
Gomez lands a damaging elbow.
Gomez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gomez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stone can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gomez.
Gomez connects with a knee to the head.
Reggie Stone's cut is getting worse.
Gomez lands an elbow that stopped Stone in his tracks for a moment.
Gomez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomez with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stone takes an elbow to the temple.
Gomez with a knee to the head.
Reggie Stone's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gomez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
Gomez lands an elbow inside.
Gomez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gomez prevents Stone from breaking the clinch.
Gomez scores with a knee to the head.
Gomez tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
Gomez landing knees to the head.
Gomez prevents Stone from breaking the clinch.
Stone wants to break free but Gomez has control.
Gomez lands a nice elbow.
Stone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gomez misses with an elbow strike.
Stone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Gomez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gomez misses with a knee strike.
Stone has had enough of the clinch but Gomez keeps him there for the moment.
Gomez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gomez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stone wants to get back to striking at distance but Gomez won't allow it.
Gomez looking to throw knees to the head but Stone is blocking nicely.
Gomez misses with a knee strike.
Gomez lands an elbow inside that Stone shrugs off.
Gomez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gomez has him pressed against the cage.
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.
Gomez landing knees to the head.
Gomez prevents Stone from breaking the clinch.
Gomez lands a knee to the head.
Stone is trying to break free.
Gomez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gomez prevents Stone from breaking the clinch.
Gomez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
Gomez prevents Stone from breaking the clinch.
Stone takes an elbow to the temple.
Stone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gomez tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
Knees to the body from Gomez.
Gomez lands an elbow that stopped Stone in his tracks for a moment.
Gomez connects with a knee to the head.
Gomez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Stone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gomez has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gomez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stone has had enough of the clinch but Gomez keeps him there for the moment.
Gomez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gomez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gomez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
Gomez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gomez lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Gomez.
A knee to the head by Gomez.
Stone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gomez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gomez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stone tries to break the clinch but Gomez is controlling the position.
Gomez connects with a knee to the head.
Stone takes an elbow to the temple.
Stone takes an elbow to the temple.
Gomez lands a knee to the head.
Gomez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gomez lands an elbow inside that Stone shrugs off.
Stone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gomez has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez misses with a knee to the head.
Stone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gomez has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gomez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Nice elbow from Gomez.
Gomez lands an elbow inside that Stone shrugs off.
Gomez connects with a knee to the head.
Gomez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
Gomez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gomez landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gomez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone has had enough of the clinch but Gomez keeps him there for the moment.
Gomez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stone's defenses.
Stone breaks from the clinch.
Stone misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stone takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gomez wants to clinch.
Hernando Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone misses with an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Reggie Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed right hand from Stone misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hernando Gomez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stone has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reggie Stone!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silveria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Everything in its right place- Radio Head. This should be a great matchup!
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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 Hilo, Anderson Silveria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silveria closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silveria lands in his opponent's guard.
Silveria knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.
Silveria trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silveria stopping the sweep attempt from White.
White has a closed guard, preventing Silveria from standing up.
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
Silveria loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silveria avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
White looking for a guillotine here but Silveria defends easily.
Silveria wanted to stand there but White had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silveria stopping the sweep attempt from White.
Silveria wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
Silveria has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of White is proving hard to escape from.
Silveria stopping the sweep attempt from White.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
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.
White working for a triangle but Silveria defends it easily.
White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
White looks gassed!
White keeping moving, preventing Silveria from controlling successfully.
Silveria won't allow White to sweep him here.
White had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Silveria is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. White Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Silveria's back instead.
White tightening his grip on Silveria, looking for the choke.
Silveria manages to reverse the position and now he's in White's guard. Nice work there by Silveria.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silveria won't allow White to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silveria's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silveria not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silveria pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
White working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silveria doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silveria manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silveria stopping the sweep attempt from White.
Silveria has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of White is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silveria throwing strikes but missing.
White looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Silveria is defending well. White quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Silveria has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! White celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Freddy White!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bumba Motumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Motumbo's choice of entrance music: N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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195 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bumba Motumbo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Motumbo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Motumbo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Motumbo tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Motumbo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith wants a takedown.
Motumbo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Dan Smith has been cut.
Motumbo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Motumbo lands with a right to the head.
Motumbo lands a knee to the head.
Smith has Motumbo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Motumbo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Motumbo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Motumbo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Motumbo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Motumbo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Motumbo just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Motumbo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Motumbo working the clinch nicely. Smith is working for position but Motumbo cracks him with a big knee to the head! Smith crumples up against the cage and Motumbo lands two more shots before the ref can save Smith! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Bumba Motumbo!
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