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TDC Fight Night 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mo Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels comes to the cage accompanied by King Without A Crown by Matisyahu. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Samuel Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mo Lewis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis shoots in and bounces Daniels off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lewis is stalling in the full guard.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daniels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daniels looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels controlling the position.
Lewis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lewis trying to stand up but can't free himself from Daniels's guard.
Daniels looking for a sweep. Not yet Daniels, not yet.
Daniels managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels 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.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daniels is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Daniels is controlling the pace.
Daniels is pressing down on Lewis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lewis is holding on for now.
Daniels throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Daniels seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
Lewis tries to roll over but Daniels keeps him under control.
Daniels is taking a breather. Lewis 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.
Lewis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Daniels is working away from the top position though.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Daniels content to control rather than advance.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Samuel Daniels just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Samuel Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Daniels lands with a kick to the temple. Lewis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lewis gets a clinch.
Daniels lands a nice elbow.
Lewis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Daniels walks away with a smile on his face. Lewis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Daniels wants to clinch but Lewis slips to the side
and Lewis counters by clinching up.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from Daniels.
Daniels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Lewis's ribcage.
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Daniels pushes off an throws an elbow but Lewis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Daniels.
Lewis looks gassed!
Daniels misses with an elbow strike.
Lewis blocks the elbow strike.
The is referee keeping an eye on Daniels - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lewis is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis takes an elbow to the temple.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daniels just leaning against Lewis, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daniels.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daniels lands an elbow just above Lewis 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels stalls.
Daniels with a knee to the head.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch but Daniels keeps him there for the moment.
Lewis tries to score a body lock takedown but Daniels shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Daniels stalling against the cage.
Daniels is trying to maintain a safe position but Lewis gets an underhook and turns Daniels into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Samuel Daniels.
Daniels darts in trying to clinch
and Lewis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Daniels's guard now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis postures up.
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 Samuel Daniels will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Daniels wants to clinch
and Lewis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Daniels won't be happy with that.
Daniels can't do much from the bottom here.
Lewis just content to control the position.
Daniels manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lewis is not content to let Daniels control the position.
Daniels controlling the pace.
Lewis is trying to control but can't.
Lewis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Daniels is keen to just control but Lewis is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Daniels is working away from the top position though.
Daniels wants to take a breather but Lewis is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Daniels tries to clinch
and Lewis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Daniels won't be happy with that.
Daniels manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lewis trying to control from the bottom.
Daniels is taking a breather. Lewis 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Lewis is defending well.
Daniels content to control rather than advance.
Lewis trying to control here.
Lewis tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Daniels trying to control the pace.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lewis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Daniels thows a huge punch but Lewis dodges it nicely.
Daniels slows the pace down in half guard.
Daniels seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lewis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lewis is not content to let Daniels control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daniels wants to clinch but Lewis slips to the side
and Lewis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Daniels's guard now.
Daniels is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Daniels wants to control but Lewis is keeping him busy.
Mo Lewis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lewis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Daniels.
Daniels moves nicely into side control.
Daniels tries to move to mount but Lewis blocks the move with his legs.
Daniels is staying tight to Lewis's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels moves into full mount!
Lewis is looking to get to half guard.
Daniels controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mo Lewis 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. And we move into the final round!
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt
so Lewis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Daniels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lewis trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Daniels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Daniels can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lewis controls the pace.
Daniels scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lewis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daniels's waist but Daniels gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lewis off to one side.
Lewis shoots in for a double leg but Daniels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Daniels tries to clinch
and Lewis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Daniels could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lewis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels wants to stand and escape but Lewis is having none of it.
Daniels is controlling Lewis's posture.
Daniels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lewis's guard.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Lewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Samuel Daniels just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Daniels looks to clinch
and Lewis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lewis.
Daniels wants to sweep but no luck.
Daniels manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Daniels tries to control but Lewis wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels looking to control and managing it successfully.
Daniels misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Daniels takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lewis tries to hold on but Daniels postures up.
Daniels wants to control the pace but Lewis is squirming around nicely.
Lewis tries to reverse the position but Daniels maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is squirming around, avoiding Daniels's attempts to control the action.
Daniels sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Samuel Daniels just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Daniels closes the distance and clinches.
Daniels swings wildly with an uppercut but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels wants to stall.
Daniels tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lewis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daniels has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
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.
Daniels lands an elbow inside that Lewis shrugs off.
Lewis has Daniels pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Daniels manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Samuel Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mo Lewis.
A short uppercut from Daniels.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Daniels lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lewis or not.
A bit of stalling here from Daniels.
Lewis wants a takedown.
Daniels lands an elbow just above Lewis 's eye.
Daniels leaning his opponent against the cage.
Daniels looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Daniels throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lewis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daniels has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis fails to pull guard.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lewis as Daniels tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mo Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lewis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mo Lewis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bisbing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy McSwing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Bisbing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy McSwing!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSwing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bisbing as he avoids it easily.
Bisbing tries to work over McSwing's front leg with a kick but McSwing checks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McSwing.
McSwing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michael Bisbing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy McSwing.
Bisbing works over McSwing's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Billy McSwing has been cut.
McSwing is looking to clinch but Bisbing is avoiding it.
Billy McSwing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bisbing throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McSwing bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bisbing regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSwing throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bisbing misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bisbing is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bisbing slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bisbing is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
McSwing wants to pass the guard but Bisbing is keeping the position.
McSwing working some strikes from top position.
Bisbing is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bisbing is breathing heavily.
Bisbing keeping moving, preventing McSwing from controlling successfully.
McSwing content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bisbing is looking to stand up but McSwing isn't so interested in that idea.
McSwing advances to half guard.
McSwing is keen to just control but Bisbing is a slippery customer.
McSwing looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McSwing is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
McSwing lands a heavy elbow.
Bisbing is trying desperately to improve position.
McSwing landing shots from mount.
Bisbing is wriggling around trying to escape.
McSwing lands a big shot there that rocks Bisbing but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McSwing working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisbing taking shots to the head.
McSwing unloading with bombs!
Bisbing takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bisbing throwing punches despite being mounted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bisbing keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bisbing is working hard here to advance position.
Bisbing is squirming around, avoiding McSwing's attempts to control the action.
Bisbing squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
McSwing scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bisbing takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSwing dominating with strikes here.
McSwing is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bisbing can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McSwing with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by McSwing.
McSwing takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McSwing connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McSwing with a couple of short strikes.
Bisbing taking shots to the head.
McSwing prevents Bisbing from getting the reversal.
McSwing lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McSwing working for a guillotine from mount but Bisbing is in no mood to give up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McSwing unloads with some shots from mount but Bisbing bucks and avoids them well.
McSwing is landing with some decent strikes but Bisbing is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy McSwing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy McSwing's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bisbing lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bisbing.
McSwing fails with the takedown.
Bisbing throws a combination. McSwing tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bisbing lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McSwing moves out of range of the leg kick from Bisbing.
Bisbing moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSwing checks a leg kick nicely.
McSwing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bisbing is fending him off so far but McSwing persists. Nope, Bisbing circles away and we're back to standing.
McSwing shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bisbing as he jumps to the side.
Michael Bisbing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy McSwing.
Bisbing with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bisbing throws a series of punches but McSwing moves out of range.
Michael Bisbing is winning the standup battle so far.
McSwing moves away from the strike by Bisbing.
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.
A head kick misses from Bisbing.
McSwing closes the distance and clinches up with Bisbing, looking for a takedown. McSwing pushes Bisbing against the cage but Bisbing circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bisbing dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McSwing. That did some damage!
Bisbing stuffs the takedown.
A left lands for Bisbing.
Nice uppercut lands for Bisbing. That snapped McSwing's head back.
Bisbing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McSwing moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisbing throws a solid leg kick but McSwing takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bisbing.
Bisbing throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
McSwing gets a takedown into half guard.
Bisbing slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McSwing trying to control but Bisbing is working from the bottom.
Bisbing looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bisbing looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bisbing punching from the bottom.
McSwing wants to control from the top but Bisbing keeps moving.
Bisbing has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McSwing can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McSwing distracts Bisbing with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bisbing keeping moving, preventing McSwing from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bisbing wants to get back to his feet but McSwing is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McSwing avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bisbing dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy McSwing's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McSwing shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McSwing drops back looking for a leg! Bisbing is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bisbing manages to kick McSwing off! McSwing jumps back into Bisbing's guard.
Bisbing will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bisbing is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McSwing gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McSwing has a closed guard, preventing Bisbing from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSwing wants to sweep but no luck.
Bisbing working some strikes from top position.
Bisbing throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McSwing works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bisbing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McSwing had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bisbing is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. McSwing Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bisbing's back instead.
Bisbing takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Bisbing manages to reverse the position and now he's in McSwing's guard. Nice work there by Bisbing.
Bisbing wants to pass the guard but McSwing is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McSwing fails with an attempt to clinch.
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.
Bisbing is looking to score with low kicks.
McSwing darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McSwing sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bisbing defending well though.
Bisbing looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bisbing tries to get to full guard but McSwing has control of the leg.
McSwing lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bisbing looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bisbing flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bisbing is not content to let McSwing control the position.
Bisbing wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McSwing shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McSwing not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McSwing is looking for a kimura here.
Bisbing works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSwing controlling from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bisbing is on top in guard.
Bisbing preventing the sweep.
Bisbing working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McSwing wants to sweep but no luck.
Bisbing gets to his feet. McSwing looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McSwing shoots in and drives through. Bisbing sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy McSwing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McSwing has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy McSwing!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jock McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hub Bubba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jock McTavish has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jock McTavish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Hub Bubba!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McTavish.
McTavish shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bubba as he avoids it easily.
McTavish tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McTavish is breathing heavily.
McTavish throws a big shot that misses.
Bubba instigates a clinch.
McTavish can't break the clinch.
Bubba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bubba takes the fight into the clinch.
McTavish drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bubba pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Bubba. No joy for McTavish on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jock McTavish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bubba gets a clinch.
Bubba pulls guard successfully.
Bubba wants to sweep here but McTavish controlling him for the moment.
Bubba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bubba working for a triangle but McTavish defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bubba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bubba had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. McTavish is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bubba Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take McTavish's back instead.
McTavish showing good submission defense here.
McTavish showing good submission defense here.
Bubba has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bubba is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but McTavish has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTavish looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Bubba is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
McTavish tries to roll but Bubba sticks to his back.
McTavish showing good submission defense here.
Bubba is not going to allow McTavish to sit and survive in this position.
McTavish wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bubba is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. McTavish defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Bubba has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, McTavish has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McTavish trying to control the hands but Bubba won't let him.
Bubba patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish breaks Bubba's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bubba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bubba looking for a guillotine here but McTavish defends easily.
McTavish wants to control from the top but Bubba keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bubba is looking for a triangle but McTavish pushes his legs off easily.
McTavish gets to his feet - Bubba follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hub Bubba 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.
Bubba has managed to clinch.
Bubba decides to pull guard.
McTavish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McTavish passes Bubba's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bubba is trying to get back to full guard.
Bubba works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bubba had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. McTavish is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bubba Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take McTavish's back instead.
McTavish trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bubba is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bubba has got one arm under McTavish's chin. This could be trouble... McTavish trying to control the other hand but Bubba gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, McTavish has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hub Bubba!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roby Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jo big (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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165 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roby Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, jo big!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
big has a takedown stuffed.
big shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
big changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
big tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The referee asks big politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. big prefers to stall for the moment though.
Smith wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith is pushing big's head away, looking to escape. big manages to hold on to the position though.
big trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
big working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
big tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
big looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith throws a head kick but big moves out of range.
big shoots in but no luck this time.
Roby Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jo big.
big shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
big looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith misses with a head kick.
big shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for big on that attempt.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
big shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
big tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
big looks gassed!
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
big wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Roby Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith looks to land a combination but big avoids it well.
big is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
big fails to land the takedown.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by big. That's going to slow Smith down.
big looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
big shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but big bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between big's hands.
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!
big has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith throws a head kick but big moves out of range.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by big.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
big avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
big avoids a punch combination nicely.
big looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
big fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
big takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a right and a left that big avoids nicely.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and big moves out of range easily.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but big circles away quickly and effectively.
big connects with a high kick.
big lands with a thumping leg kick.
big takes a shot right to the bread basket.
big fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but big circles away quickly and effectively.
big shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
jo big seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
big tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roby Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
big shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Roby Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick by Smith misses
and big counters with a head kick. That will keep Smith thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Smith throws a right and a left that big avoids nicely.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from big.
Jab by Smith.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and big counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
big wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Smith wants to sweep but big has passed to side control!
Smith is not content to let big control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
big in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
big trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
big scoring with punches from side control.
Smith is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
big gets in close and instigates a clinch.
big keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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.
big tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
big jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. big gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Roby Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jo big.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and big counters with a big head kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as big shoots in.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith looks to land a combination but big avoids it well.
big connects with a high kick.
big tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a lazy head kick
and big counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Smith thuds his right hand into big's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith throws a combination. big tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
big misses with a body kick.
big tries to clinch up.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by big.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have big backpedaling.
big is looking to chop away at Smith's legs.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps big's head backwards.
Roby Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
big doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
big changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but big manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith throws a right and a left that big avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
big misses with a head kick.
big misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but big circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by big.
big shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through big's defenses.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith scores with a one two! big had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by big.
big is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roby Smith dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - big looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith falls off balance throwing a combination
and big counters with an inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from big.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith misses with a head kick.
big closes this distance looking for a takedown but Smith circles away.
big fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roby Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jo big.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith cracks big with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and big counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
big shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
big closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. big pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick
and big counters with a big head kick but Smith shrugs it off.
Smith lunges at big with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by big's hand.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as big shoots in.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
big looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
big tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and big moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
big shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith throws a jab when big was well out of range.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for big on that attempt.
Horrible takedown by big or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
big walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
big shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but big circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
big shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
big shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith tries to bum rush big with a series of wild strikes but big uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith looks to land a combination but big avoids it well.
big has a takedown stuffed.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
big throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Smith misses with a double jab
and big moves into the clinch.
Roby Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
big is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
big has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
big keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith tries to break the clinch but big is controlling the position.
big can't get the takedown.
Smith is trying to break free.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
jo big has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roby Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roby Smith!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chin Check (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Cordera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chin Check has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
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Brawler
KO power |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chin Check!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kato Cordera!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Check shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Check was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cordera is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Check stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Check is breathing heavily.
Cordera shoots and misses
and Check counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cordera won't be happy with that.
Cordera is looking to regain half guard here but Check keeps moving and retains side control.
Check in the domination position with Cordera hanging on.
Cordera explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cordera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check is trying to get back to half guard.
Cordera tries to score with some ground and pound. Check controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cordera decides to stand up, so the ref orders Check to his feet.
Cordera throws a series of strikes that have Check backpedaling.
Cordera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Check, pushing him back against the cage.
Cordera manages to break the clinch.
Cordera fails to land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cordera.
Horrible takedown by Cordera or perhaps it was just good defense by Check which made him look bad.
Chin Check has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kato Cordera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cordera shoots in but no luck this time.
Cordera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Check's waist but Check gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cordera off to one side.
Cordera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Check, pushing him back against the cage.
Cordera is working for takedown but Check is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cordera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Check throws a body kick that misses.
Cordera darts in and clinches Check up against the cage.
Cordera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Check walks away with a smile on his face. Cordera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cordera shoots in but Check avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cordera avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordera has managed to clinch.
Cordera pulls guard.
Cordera is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Check wants to stand but Cordera has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Check is sitting in close to Cordera's body. Cordera has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Check is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Check is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Cordera.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kato Cordera!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jabba The Hut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and frank hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hansen has chosen master of puppets as his entrance music. frank hansen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jabba The Hut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, frank hansen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
hansen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Hut.
hansen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Hut shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Hut just misses with a punch to the body.
The Hut feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
hansen striking from his own guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Hut landing some decent shots from guard.
The Hut trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Hut forces his way into half guard.
hansen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The Hut drops back looking for a leg! hansen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and hansen manages to kick The Hut off! The Hut jumps back into hansen's guard.
hansen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. The Hut gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The Hut advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
hansen tries to strike but it doesn't land.
The Hut wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by hansen, who protects the arm well.
The Hut lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear hansen down.
The Hut blocks the strikes from hansen.
The Hut landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
hansen tries to escape but The Hut is in control.
The Hut creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
hansen gets back to half guard.
hansen looks gassed!
hansen is trying to get back to full guard.
hansen taking some punishment here, with The Hut in his half guard.
hansen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Hut works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hut thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The Hut landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
hansen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Hut scoring with strikes but hansen is staying in there.
It looks like frank hansen has been cut.
The Hut in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Hut lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! The Hut connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The Hut punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, The Hut cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The Hut wants to finish this one by submission but hansen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from The Hut.
The Hut is going olschool here, as he tries to force hansen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so hansen shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hansen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The Hut landing strikes, looking to finish!
The Hut connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
hansen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Hut lands a big shot there that rocks hansen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The Hut cracks hansen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
hansen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The Hut with shots to the head and body - hansen looks very uncomfortable down there.
The Hut prevents hansen from getting the reversal.
The Hut with the ground and pound from mount.
The Hut looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
hansen is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hut scoring with strikes but hansen is staying in there.
The Hut landing punches.
hansen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
hansen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
hansen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The Hut dominating with strikes here.
The Hut is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The Hut lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
hansen throwing hammer fists to the chest of The Hut. What's that going to do exactly?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Hut landing punches.
BOOM! The Hut connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The Hut has control of hansen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and hansen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
hansen can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jabba The Hut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on frank hansen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Hut swings for the body but hansen moves out of range.
Jabba The Hut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Hut throws a hook but hansen avoids it easily.
The Hut keeps the fight on the outside.
hansen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The Hut is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on hansen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
hansen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Hut is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of hansen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take hansen's back!
hansen grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The Hut looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards The Hut.
The Hut loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can hansen hold on?
hansen is in bad spot here.
The Hut has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for hansen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Hut connects with a big shot to the side of hansen's head.
The Hut is working the ground and pound. Can hansen escape?
hansen showing good submission defense here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hut is punishing hansen with strikes - can he finish him?!
hansen is trying to stand back up.
The Hut is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The Hut is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but hansen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
hansen tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jabba The Hut overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
hansen is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Hut lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
hansen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The Hut scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish hansen?
A nice elbow there by The Hut.
The Hut is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. hansen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
hansen is looking to get to half guard.
hansen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The Hut landing strikes from the mount.
hansen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
hansen throwing hammer fists to the chest of The Hut. What's that going to do exactly?
The Hut is working for a guillotine from mount but hansen frees his head quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
hansen is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Hut working hansen over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
hansen tries to reverse the position but The Hut maintains control.
hansen taking shots to the head.
The Hut is landing with some decent strikes but hansen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The Hut breaks from hansen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The Hut with good strikes from the mount here!
The Hut is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that hansen can do to turn this around?
The Hut cracks hansen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
hansen is trying desperately to improve position.
hansen throwing hammer fists to the chest of The Hut. What's that going to do exactly?
The Hut looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
hansen is in a horrible position here. The Hut smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
hansen is wriggling around trying to escape.
The Hut pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The Hut looking to finish hansen with some ground and pound. This is bad for hansen!
The Hut looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hut with shots to the head and body - hansen looks very uncomfortable down there.
hansen is in a horrible position here. The Hut smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
hansen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The Hut blocks hansen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The Hut is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. hansen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
hansen is looking to get to half guard.
The Hut scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish hansen?
The Hut lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
hansen tries to reverse the position but The Hut maintains control.
hansen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Hut lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
hansen is wriggling around trying to escape.
hansen is bucking up trying to escape but The Hut cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The Hut looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jabba The Hut dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on frank hansen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The Hut misses with a wild body shot.
The Hut throws and low kick but hansen moves out of range easily.
hansen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from The Hut as hansen shoots in.
The Hut looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The Hut winds up and cracks hansen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
hansen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The Hut landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The Hut looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ground and pound from The Hut.
hansen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Hut scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Hut works his way into side control.
The Hut scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at hansen to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
hansen is trying to improve his position.
hansen throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
hansen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The Hut connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The Hut lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
hansen is bucking up trying to escape but The Hut cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
hansen working to try and regain half guard.
The Hut breaks from hansen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The Hut blocks hansen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
hansen is working to get back to half guard.
hansen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The Hut working hansen over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hut has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of hansen's face.
hansen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The Hut raining down shots from the mount!
hansen is trying desperately to improve position.
The Hut raining down shots from the mount!
The Hut scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish hansen?
hansen is wriggling around trying to escape.
The Hut landing shots from mount.
The Hut breaks from hansen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The Hut landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
hansen is in a horrible position here. The Hut smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The Hut fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hut looking to finish hansen with some ground and pound. This is bad for hansen!
The Hut looking to finish hansen with some ground and pound. This is bad for hansen!
hansen throwing hammer fists to the chest of The Hut. What's that going to do exactly?
The Hut connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The Hut lands a heavy elbow.
hansen tries to reverse the position but The Hut maintains control.
The Hut lands a heavy elbow.
The Hut breaks from hansen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The Hut landing punches.
hansen really wants to buck The Hut off and get back to his feet.
The Hut is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. hansen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
hansen landing with some feeble shots from his back... He should probably try escaping the position instead.
hansen tries to reverse the position but The Hut maintains control.
The Hut with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by The Hut.
The Hut is working for a guillotine from mount but hansen frees his head quite easily.
hansen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
hansen is looking to get to half guard.
hansen is in a horrible position here. The Hut smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The Hut landing strikes, looking to finish!
hansen tries to reverse the position but The Hut maintains control.
frank hansen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Hut raining down shots from the mount!
hansen can't escape the position.
The Hut looking to secure an arm triangle but hansen defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jabba The Hut showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Hut has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jabba The Hut!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benisato Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Praegitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Praegitzer struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benisato Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Praegitzer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage tries to close the distance and clinch but Praegitzer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rage tries to clinch up but Praegitzer circles away and keeps his distance.
Praegitzer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rage doesn't manage to clinch there - Praegitzer circles away.
Rage misses with a head kick.
Rage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Praegitzer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Praegitzer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Rage. No joy for Praegitzer on that attempt.
Praegitzer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Praegitzer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Praegitzer tries to control but Rage wriggling away.
Rage wants to hold on but Praegitzer pushes him away.
Praegitzer wants to take his opponent's back but Rage doesn't allow it.
Praegitzer moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rage has worked his arm free - good work by Rage!
Rage is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praegitzer prevents Rage from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Praegitzer seems content to control.
Praegitzer is trying to control the action in half guard but Rage is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rage gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Praegitzer prevents Rage from getting back to his feet.
Praegitzer tries to free his leg and advance position but Rage is retaining full guard.
Rage being controlled here, momentarily.
Praegitzer won't allow Rage to sweep him here.
Rage keeping moving, preventing Praegitzer from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rage is on top in guard.
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.
Rage wants to control from the top but Praegitzer keeps moving.
Praegitzer looking for a guillotine here but Rage defends easily.
Praegitzer looks gassed!
Rage is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rage stands and steps away. Praegitzer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rage feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rage cracks Praegitzer with a solid left hand.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Praegitzer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Praegitzer is on top in guard.
Praegitzer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rage looking to control.
Rage working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Praegitzer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Praegitzer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Praegitzer trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rage controls Praegitzer momentarily but Praegitzer frees himself.
Praegitzer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rage wants to stand and escape but Praegitzer is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Praegitzer is one step ahead there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rage with a poor takedown
and Praegitzer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rage won't be happy with that.
Praegitzer has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rage!
Praegitzer content just to control the position here.
Rage keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Praegitzer tries to control but Rage wriggling away.
Rage is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Josh Praegitzer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick by Rage misses
and Praegitzer counters with a shoot takedown. Rage fights it but they end up in guard.
Praegitzer trying to control but Rage is working from the bottom.
Rage wants to sweep but no luck.
Praegitzer trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Praegitzer prevents Rage from getting back to his feet.
Rage keeping moving, preventing Praegitzer from controlling successfully.
Rage has his feet on Praegitzer's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Praegitzer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rage's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rage sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Praegitzer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rage manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rage shoots and misses
so Praegitzer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Praegitzer 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.
Rage wants to stand up but Praegitzer is controlling him.
Josh Praegitzer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rage wants to stand and escape but Praegitzer is having none of it.
Praegitzer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Praegitzer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Praegitzer trying to control but Rage is working from the bottom.
Praegitzer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rage kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Praegitzer looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rage tries to clinch up
and Praegitzer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rage is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praegitzer postures up.
Praegitzer trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Praegitzer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Praegitzer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rage is keeping the position for now.
Rage has his foot on Praegitzer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Praegitzer works his way back into a safe position though.
Praegitzer controlling from the top position.
Rage doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Praegitzer prevents Rage from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Praegitzer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rage seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Praegitzer is one step ahead there.
Praegitzer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Praegitzer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rage is keeping the position for now.
Praegitzer trying to control but Rage is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Rage does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Praegitzer 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. This is the final round!
Praegitzer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Praegitzer fails with the takedown
and Rage counters with a single leg into guard. Praegitzer didn't expect that.
Rage gets to his feet - Praegitzer follows without any prompting.
Praegitzer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rage counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rage throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rage moves in looking to clinch but Praegitzer pushes him off.
Rage looks to clinch
and Praegitzer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rage's guard now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Praegitzer prevents Rage from getting back to his feet.
Rage kicks Praegitzer off and gets to his feet.
Rage tries for a takedown but Praegitzer circles away easily
and Praegitzer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rage won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Praegitzer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rage wants to control but Praegitzer postures up.
Praegitzer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rage has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rage is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Praegitzer trying to control the action but Rage is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rage gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rage gets full guard.
Praegitzer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Praegitzer wants to control from the top but Rage keeps moving.
Praegitzer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rage manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rage misses with a takedown attempt
and Praegitzer counters with a shoot takedown. Rage fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage trying to strike off his back.
Rage wants to get back to his feet but Praegitzer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Praegitzer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rage swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Praegitzer stops Rage from standing up.
Praegitzer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rage manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Praegitzer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rage sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Praegitzer not doing much here.
Rage is trying to stand up here but Praegitzer is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Praegitzer is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Rage has managed to free his arm - good work.
Praegitzer wants to free his trapped foot but Rage is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Praegitzer prevents Rage from improving his position.
Rage wants to control but Praegitzer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Praegitzer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rage is trying to maintain the position but Praegitzer is very close to passing his half guard.
Benisato Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josh Praegitzer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rage looks to clinch
and Praegitzer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Praegitzer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Praegitzer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Praegitzer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samson Ojeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Shepard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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, Samson Ojeni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Shepard!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojeni thuds his right hand into Shepard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ojeni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shepard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ojeni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shepard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ojeni walks into a straight right hand from Shepard.
Ojeni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shepard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shepard is looking to clinch.
Shepard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shepard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ojeni dips to his left and cracks Shepard with an uppercut!
Shepard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ojeni scores with the left hand. Shepard knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Gabriel Shepard has been cut.
Shepard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shepard showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojeni is trying to stand up here but Shepard is controlling him well.
Ojeni desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ojeni tries to kick Shepard off but Shepard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ojeni manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ojeni pulls Shepard in close to his closed guard and prevents Shepard from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shepard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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.
Ojeni wants to sweep here but Shepard controlling him for the moment.
Ojeni is pulling down on Shepard's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shepard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shepard is looking to work some ground and pound but Ojeni has wrist control.
Ojeni is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shepard is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shepard wants to control from the top but Ojeni keeps moving.
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.
Ojeni is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shepard is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shepard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ojeni misses with a wild combination.
Ojeni lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ojeni throws a shot to the body.
Shepard looks gassed!
Ojeni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shepard moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Ojeni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Shepard'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.
Ojeni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shepard.
Ojeni looks to land a combination but Shepard avoids it well.
Shepard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ojeni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ojeni tries to bum rush Shepard with a series of wild strikes but Shepard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ojeni stuffs the takedown.
A shot to de liver by Ojeni. Beautiful body shot.
Ojeni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Ojeni there.
Shepard is breathing heavily.
Ojeni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Ojeni.
Ojeni throws a left that rocks Shepard and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ojeni dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Shepard regain composure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojeni staying calm.
Ojeni decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ojeni connects with a jab.
Ojeni stuffs the takedown attempt from Shepard. Shepard gets slowly back to his feet.
Ojeni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojeni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shepard on the side of the head.
Ojeni throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Shepard tumbling to the canvas!
Shepard is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ojeni slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ojeni thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ojeni controlling from side mount.
Ojeni decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojeni scores with a nice strike.
Shepard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shepard is looking to clinch.
Ojeni throws a right hand that Shepard ducks under and follows up with a left that Shepard also avoids with ease.
Shepard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shepard lands in his opponent's guard.
Shepard throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojeni looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ojeni controlling the position.
Shepard scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ojeni pulls Shepard in close to prevent any damage.
Shepard wants to control from the top but Ojeni keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Ojeni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Shepard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ojeni looks to land a combination but Shepard avoids it well.
Ojeni fails to land with a series of punches.
Shepard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ojeni counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Shepard!
Ojeni tries to pass to full mount but Shepard defends it.
Ojeni controlling the action here.
Ojeni works his way into side control.
Ojeni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shepard can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ojeni decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ojeni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Shepard with that takedown attempt.
Shepard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shepard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shepard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ojeni.
Samson Ojeni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Ojeni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shepard doesn't seem phased though.
A punch lands to the side of Shepard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Gabriel Shepard's cut even more.
Ojeni connects with a crisp jab.
Shepard is still on wobbly legs! Can Ojeni finish him?
The fighters circle momentarily. Ojeni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Ojeni. Shepard falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Ojeni!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samson Ojeni!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Sumrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harold Sumrall!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell throws a head kick but Sumrall moves out of range.
Campbell doesn't manage to clinch there - Sumrall circles away.
Campbell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Campbell.
Sumrall takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Harold Sumrall has been cut.
Campbell lands a left hand.
Sumrall looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sumrall has Campbell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Campbell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Campbell lands a knee to the body.
Campbell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Campbell connects with a knee to the head.
The cut above Harold Sumrall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Campbell landing knees to the body.
Campbell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sumrall's face.
Campbell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Campbell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sumrall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Campbell lands an elbow that stopped Sumrall in his tracks for a moment.
Harold Sumrall's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Campbell lands an elbow inside that Sumrall shrugs off.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harold Sumrall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Campbell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Bach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and the champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bach comes to the cage accompanied by In the House In a Heartbeat. the champ is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Bach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, the champ!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bach lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like the champ has been cut.
Donk. Bach catches champ right on the button with a cross.
Bach cracks champ with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
champ takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bach pivots, looking for a leg kick but champ is out of range and Bach settles back down.
Bach cracks champ with an uppercut from hell and champ crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Bach's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
champ is rocked!
Bach works a leg free and moves into half guard.
champ is still in real trouble! Can Bach finish him?
Bach is working for a submission of some sort.
champ seems to have recovered his senses.
champ looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bach is pressing down on champ's thigh, looking to free his foot. champ is holding on for now.
Bach missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bach tries to pass the half guard into mount. champ knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bach looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks champ with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
champ is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
champ is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bach tries a head kick but it misses.
champ scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
champ prevents Bach from improving his position.
Bach is pressing down on champ's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bach throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bach keeping full guard, as champ tries to pass.
Bach keeping moving, preventing champ from controlling successfully.
Bach escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. champ gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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.
Bach preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bach trying to control the position.
Bach is looking for a triangle here but champ uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
champ throws an elbow but Bach slips to the side and avoids it well.
champ trying to control the position but Bach is working away.
Bach sneaks back into half guard.
champ landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
champ is keen to just control but Bach is a slippery customer.
Bach is looking to control champ's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bach avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bach throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bach is trying to maintain the position but champ is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
champ takes a body punch but keeps moving.
champ looks gassed!
Bach scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bach lands with a cross.
Bach bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of champ's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bach throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent champ stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bach scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bach darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but champ moves away.
champ takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bach lands a body shot.
Bach throws a head kick but champ moves out of range.
Bach ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bach throws a combination. champ tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bach throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bach connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent champ tumbling to the canvas! Bach pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! champ was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harry Bach!
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