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TDC Fight Night 17 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Henderson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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270 lbs
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alejandro Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Henderson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Gomes scores with a takedown into Henderson's guard.
Gomes working some strikes from top position.
Henderson is pulling down on Gomes's head to control his posture.
Gomes might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Henderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henderson controls Gomes momentarily but Gomes frees himself.
Henderson is pulling down on Gomes's head to control his posture.
Henderson is trying to keep Gomes in close.
Henderson keeping full guard, as Gomes tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomes is working Henderson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gomes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gomes with a nice head shot there.
Henderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gomes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gomes works over Henderson with some ground and pound from guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gomes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes distracts Henderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gomes landing with the ground and pound.
Gomes working some strikes from top position.
Gomes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Henderson is rocked!
Henderson keeping full guard, as Gomes tries to pass.
Gomes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gomes trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gomes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gomes.
Gomes landing some decent shots from guard.
Henderson controls Gomes momentarily but Gomes frees himself.
Henderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson pulls Gomes in to control the position.
Gomes distracts Henderson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Henderson looking to control.
Gomes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Gomes 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gomes won't allow Henderson to sweep him here.
Henderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gomes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Gomes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gomes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Henderson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Henderson is trying to control Gomes's posture but Gomes avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes swings around for an armbar but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gomes's guard.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Gomes keeps moving.
Gomes wants to sweep here but Henderson controlling him for the moment.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Gomes is keeping the position.
Gomes keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Gomes throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gomes punching from the bottom.
Gomes tries to strike from the bottom.
Gomes striking off his back but it's not causing Henderson any problems.
Henderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gomes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Henderson can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gomes cracks Henderson with a big elbow.
Henderson struggling a bit here.
Gomes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henderson keeps working.
Gomes working the ground and pound.
Henderson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Gomes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Henderson is trying to control Gomes's posture but Gomes avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Henderson looks gassed!
Henderson can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Gomes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gomes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson wants to clinch up but Gomes keeps it at a distance.
Gomes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Henderson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gomes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Henderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gomes is working away from the top position though.
Gomes thows a huge punch but Henderson dodges it nicely.
Henderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gomes.
Gomes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henderson defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gomes lands a nice short elbow.
Gomes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henderson is trying to get back to full guard.
Gomes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gomes is looking to take a break and control but Henderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson trying to control here.
Gomes lands strikes from half guard.
Gomes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Henderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gomes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gomes prevents Henderson from improving his position.
Henderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gomes.
Henderson trying to control from the bottom.
Gomes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Gomes there.
Gomes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alejandro Gomes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gomes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to maintain the position but Gomes is very close to passing his half guard.
Gomes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Henderson is refusing to be controlled, as Gomes sits in half guard.
Henderson is looking to control Gomes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henderson avoid being mounted?
Henderson keeping control of the position.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Gomes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gomes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gomes is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Henderson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Henderson tries to buck Gomes off but Gomes is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gomes off and has taken his back!
Henderson doesn't have the hooks in and Gomes manages to turn into his guard.
Henderson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gomes.
Gomes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Henderson's head.
Gomes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Henderson is adopting a defensive guard.
Gomes lands a couple of digs.
Gomes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gomes pushing down on Henderson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to stand up here but Gomes is controlling him well.
Henderson is not content to let Gomes control the position.
Gomes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Henderson is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gomes connects with a nice short shot to Henderson's temple.
Gomes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Henderson wants to control but Gomes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gomes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gomes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gomes working Henderson over with strikes.
Henderson trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomes winds up and cracks Henderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gomes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Gomes dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gomes tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomes finish him?
Henderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Henderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Henderson defending well as Gomes loads up on a big left hand.
Gomes tries to work over Henderson's front leg with a kick but Henderson checks it.
Henderson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gomes swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Gomes pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson has Gomes up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Henderson.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Gomes blocks with his arms.
Gomes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Henderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomes avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes has Henderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Henderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Henderson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Henderson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gomes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gomes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Henderson's head.
Gomes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gomes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gomes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henderson is keeping the position for now.
Gomes working some strikes from top position.
Gomes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gomes.
Henderson trying to control the position.
Gomes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gomes wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henderson is on top in guard.
Gomes has his foot on Henderson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Henderson works his way back into a safe position though.
Gomes will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gomes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gomes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Henderson defending well though.
Henderson trying to control but Gomes postures up.
Henderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gomes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gomes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gomes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gomes.
Gomes wants to take a breather but Henderson is having none of it.
Gomes is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Henderson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Henderson controls Gomes momentarily but Gomes frees himself.
Gomes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gomes stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.
Gomes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes is in close to Henderson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gomes.
Henderson trying to control the position.
Gomes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gomes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gomes lands a couple of digs.
Gomes trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Henderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gomes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Paul Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gomes throwing strikes but missing.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Gomes from controlling successfully.
Gomes landing some decent shots from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Gomes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gomes, 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alejandro Gomes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zach Hockert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Egans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Hockert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gerald Egans!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hockert closes the distance and clinches up with Egans, looking for a takedown. Hockert pushes Egans against the cage but Egans circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hockert misses with a takedown attempt - Egans sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Egans closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Egans just leaning against Hockert, taking a breather.
Egans with a knee to the head.
It looks like Zach Hockert has been cut.
Egans breaks from the clinch.
Hockert fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Hockert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Egans avoids a kick to the body.
Egans has closed the distance and engaged Hockert in a clinch.
Hockert tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hockert tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Egans just stands there and leans against the cage.
Egans breaks the clinch.
Gerald Egans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hockert tries to keep at a distance but Egans has taken the fight into the clinch.
Egans landing knees to the body.
Hockert is breathing heavily.
Egans crunches a lovely knee into Hockert's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egans landing knees to the head.
Egans lands an elbow that stopped Hockert in his tracks for a moment.
Egans creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hockert's defenses.
Zach Hockert's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egans unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hockert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Egans is stalling here.
Egans unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hockert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Egans lands an elbow that stopped Hockert in his tracks for a moment.
Hockert takes an elbow to the forehead.
Egans lands a body shot.
Egans successfully pulls guard.
Hockert prevents Egans from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egans kicks Hockert off and gets to his feet.
Egans throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egans takes the fight into the clinch.
Egans is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hockert can't fight it off and eventually Egans manages to take the fight to the floor. Hockert looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hockert tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hockert is trying to control the position but Egans postures up.
Egans wants to control from the top but Hockert keeps moving.
Egans stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hockert looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Egans throws a series of strikes that have Hockert backpedaling.
Egans rushes Hockert and presses him up against the cage.
Egans lands an elbow inside that Hockert shrugs off.
Jeez, Zach Hockert's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hockert ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hockert no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Egans wants to stand and escape but instead Hockert has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hockert won't allow Egans to get back to his feet.
Egans is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Hockert dives into side control.
Hockert works to advance to full mount. Egans defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hockert punching from mount but Egans doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hockert looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hockert is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Egans can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egans tries to hold on but Hockert pushes him away.
Hockert has hold of Egans's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Egans manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Poor strikes thrown by Hockert there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hockert looking to finish with strikes here!
Egans tries to reverse the position but Hockert maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Egans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zach Hockert's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Egans throws a good cross that connects.
Egans has managed to clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Egans.
Hockert jumps guard but Egans stands there with Hockert around his waist. Hockert gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hockert wants to get back to striking at distance but Egans won't allow it.
Egans turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Egans manages to end up in side control.
Hockert tries to improve position but can't.
Hockert wants to control but Egans postures up.
Egans stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Egans closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Come on Egans - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hockert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hockert is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egans lands an elbow just above Hockert 's eye.
Egans has Hockert pushed against the cage.
Hockert wants to break free but Egans has control.
Egans lands an elbow that stopped Hockert in his tracks for a moment.
Egans tries to land a knee to the head but Hockert blocks with his arms.
Hockert fails to pull guard.
Hockert wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hockert wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Egans gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zach Hockert's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gerald Egans!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konstantinos Katsouranis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilson's choice of entrance music: 2NE1: FIRE. Konstantinos Katsouranis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Buck Wilson's chin.
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Konstantinos Katsouranis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buck Wilson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsouranis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wilson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wilson gets back to half guard.
Katsouranis wants to pass to mount but Wilson is defending the position.
Katsouranis is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katsouranis wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Katsouranis tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.
Wilson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wilson seems keen to control Katsouranis's posture.
Wilson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Katsouranis stands and throws Wilson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Katsouranis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Katsouranis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson wants to control but Katsouranis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet.
Wilson has one foot on Katsouranis's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Katsouranis is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Katsouranis misses.
Wilson lands a nice looking body shot.
Wilson lands with a shot to the body.
Wilson connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson cracks the inside of Katsouranis's front leg.
Wilson lands a head kick!
Wilson misses with a leg kick.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Katsouranis's sensitive parts.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Katsouranis checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson cracks the inside of Katsouranis's front leg.
Katsouranis checks a leg kick.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Wilson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wilson scores with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick from Wilson misses.
A head kick lands from Wilson that sends Katsouranis to the canvas. Katsouranis tries to scramble back to his feet but Wilson brings him back down into side control.
Katsouranis is rocked!
A big shot lands for Wilson! That's hurt Katsouranis! Will he recover? Wilson fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buck Wilson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between chuck Bain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Rabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for chuck Bain has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, chuck Bain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peter Rabbit!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bain throws a head kick that misses.
Rabbit fails to land with a series of punches.
Bain throws a lazy right hand but Rabbit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rabbit shoots in but Bain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Rabbit with that takedown attempt.
Rabbit scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rabbit throws an elbow but Bain slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rabbit lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rabbit sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bain is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bain takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bain on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rabbit is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bain is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rabbit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bain keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbit prevents Bain from escaping the position.
Rabbit is looking to take a break and control but Bain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rabbit thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bain wants to get back to his feet.
Bain is breathing heavily.
Rabbit tries to score with some ground and pound. Bain controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bain is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rabbit is controlling him well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rabbit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rabbit lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rabbit won't allow Bain to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit wants to control from the top but Bain keeps moving.
Rabbit controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rabbit trying to control but Bain is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rabbit prevents Bain from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rabbit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bain tries to avoid it but Rabbit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bain to the ground. Bain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
chuck Bain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Rabbit.
Rabbit fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bain scores with a nice strike.
Rabbit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bain throws a head kick that misses.
Rabbit doesn't manage to clinch there - Bain circles away.
Rabbit pushes Bain up against the cage in a clinch.
Rabbit can't get the takedown.
Rabbit is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bain gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bain can't break the clinch.
Bain avoids the elbow strike from Rabbit, against the cage.
Bain tries to break the clinch but Rabbit is controlling the position.
Bain is looking to break free of the clinch but Rabbit has double underhooks.
Bain is trying to break the clinch but Rabbit has him pressed against the cage.
Bain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rabbit shoots in for a double leg but Bain sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit is looking to clinch.
Bain lands with a cross.
chuck Bain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bain misses with a double jab
and Rabbit counters with a two punch combo.
Rabbit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bain fails to land with a series of punches.
Bain cracks Rabbit with a good jab.
Bain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rabbit scores a takedown into full mount!
Rabbit wants to control the pace but Bain is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Rabbit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rabbit slips a jab and a cross from Bain.
Bain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rabbit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bain works over Rabbit's head and body with a nice combination.
Rabbit closes the distance and clinches up with Bain, looking for a takedown. Rabbit pushes Bain against the cage but Bain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rabbit changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bain tries to avoid it but Rabbit manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bain to the ground. Bain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rabbit moves into the clinch successfully.
Rabbit breaks the clinch.
Rabbit slips a jab from Bain.
Bain misses with a hook. Rabbit ducked under it nicely.
Bain stuffs the takedown attempt from Rabbit. Rabbit gets slowly back to his feet.
chuck Bain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Rabbit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bain cracks Rabbit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bain misses with a combination
and Rabbit counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bain!
Bain wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rabbit working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Bain looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Rabbit! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Peter Rabbit!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Kali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Woodstock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Woodstock's choice of entrance music: Metallica - Enter Sandman. Damien Kali has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damien Kali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Woodstock!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kali has a takedown stuffed.
Woodstock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kali works Woodstock's body with a nice hook.
Kali throws a one two combo.
Nice body kick from Woodstock.
Kali really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Woodstock scores with a head kick.
Kali throws a lazy head kick
and Woodstock counters with an outside leg kick.
Kali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woodstock lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Kali.
Kali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woodstock manages to avoid it.
Kali misses with a leg kick
and Woodstock counters with a big head kick but Kali shrugs it off.
Kali misses with a body shot
and Woodstock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kali is rocked!
A good leg kick by Woodstock.
Kali is breathing heavily.
Woodstock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kali misses with an uppercut.
Kali swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Woodstock counters with a good, hard body kick but Kali shrugs it off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Woodstock - that will leave a mark!
Woodstock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kali's head.
Oh Kali is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woodstock throws a quick head kick that knocks Kali silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Woodstock is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andy Woodstock!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spyder Grove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristofa NappyNaps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spyder Grove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kristofa NappyNaps!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grove shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with NappyNaps but NappyNaps pushes him off and we're back to square one.
NappyNaps instigates a clinch.
Grove goes for a takedown in the clinch but NappyNaps prevents it.
NappyNaps landing knees to the head.
NappyNaps's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
NappyNaps crunches a lovely knee into Grove's ribcage.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grove lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grove is breathing heavily.
NappyNaps creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grove's defenses.
NappyNaps crunches a lovely knee into Grove's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
NappyNaps gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
NappyNaps landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
NappyNaps lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Spyder Grove has been cut.
NappyNaps lands a knee to the head.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grove lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from NappyNaps.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grove lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
NappyNaps landing knees to the body.
NappyNaps landing some nice looking knees to the body.
NappyNaps lands a nice knee to the body.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grove lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
NappyNaps landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by NappyNaps.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for NappyNaps.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grove lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
NappyNaps crunches a lovely knee into Grove's ribcage.
A bit of stalling here from NappyNaps.
NappyNaps landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by NappyNaps.
NappyNaps lands an elbow that stopped Grove in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from NappyNaps.
NappyNaps lands a knee to the body.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grove lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
NappyNaps lands a knee to the body.
NappyNaps lands a knee to the body.
NappyNaps lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for NappyNaps.
NappyNaps connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from NappyNaps.
NappyNaps is pushing Grove up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
NappyNaps landing knees to the head.
NappyNaps's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
NappyNaps with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grove tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spyder Grove. That's going to take a lot out of him.
NappyNaps lands an elbow inside that Grove shrugs off.
Stalling in the clinch from NappyNaps.
NappyNaps lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
NappyNaps landing knees to the body.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grove lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for NappyNaps.
Grove really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
NappyNaps lands an elbow that stopped Grove in his tracks for a moment.
NappyNaps lands a knee to the body.
NappyNaps scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from NappyNaps.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grove lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
NappyNaps lands an elbow inside that Grove shrugs off.
NappyNaps landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from NappyNaps.
Knees in the clinch landing for NappyNaps.
NappyNaps connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grove's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for NappyNaps.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps lands an elbow just above Grove 's eye.
NappyNaps landing knees to the body.
NappyNaps landing some nice looking knees to the body.
NappyNaps with a knee to the head.
NappyNaps tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grove tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
NappyNaps lands a nice knee to the body.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grove lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
NappyNaps displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grove up against the cage.
NappyNaps lands a nice elbow.
NappyNaps using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
NappyNaps landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
NappyNaps using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
NappyNaps tries to land a knee to the head but Grove blocks with his arms.
Grove blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
NappyNaps pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grove takes an elbow to the temple.
NappyNaps has Grove pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grove tries to pull guard but NappyNaps won't allow it.
Grove creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from NappyNaps.
NappyNaps crunches a lovely knee into Grove's ribcage.
NappyNaps crunches a lovely knee into Grove's ribcage.
NappyNaps lands a knee to the head.
NappyNaps landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
NappyNaps pressing his opponent against the cage.
NappyNaps misses with a knee to the head.
Grove jumps guard but NappyNaps stands there with Grove around his waist. Grove gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grove tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. NappyNaps smiles and moves away.
Grove closes this distance looking for a takedown but NappyNaps circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
NappyNaps moves into range and clinches up with Grove.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristofa NappyNaps dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spyder Grove's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
NappyNaps fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grove, pushing him back against the cage.
NappyNaps holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Grove tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. NappyNaps smiles and moves away.
Grove tries to keep at a distance but NappyNaps has taken the fight into the clinch.
NappyNaps lands an elbow inside.
NappyNaps prevents a takedown attempt there.
Grove blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
NappyNaps landing knees to the body.
NappyNaps lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grove blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grove fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spyder Grove. That's going to take a lot out of him.
NappyNaps crunches a lovely knee into Grove's ribcage.
NappyNaps lands a nice elbow.
NappyNaps scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
NappyNaps using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grove takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove takes a knee right on the jaw!
NappyNaps's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
NappyNaps lands a knee to the body.
NappyNaps landing some nice looking knees to the body.
NappyNaps comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
NappyNaps has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grove lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
NappyNaps stalling the fight.
NappyNaps scores a nice knee to the body.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grove lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
NappyNaps lands an elbow inside that Grove shrugs off.
NappyNaps with a knee to the head.
NappyNaps scores a nice knee to the body.
NappyNaps lands a knee to the body.
Grove changes levels and goes for a takedown here. NappyNaps fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Spyder Grove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
NappyNaps has managed to clinch.
NappyNaps crunches a lovely knee into Grove's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
NappyNaps lands a nice knee to the body.
NappyNaps scores a nice knee to the body.
NappyNaps lands an elbow inside that Grove shrugs off.
Knees to the body from NappyNaps.
NappyNaps lands a nice knee to the body.
Kristofa NappyNaps seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
NappyNaps gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
NappyNaps gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
NappyNaps lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for NappyNaps to work.
Grove on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
NappyNaps lands an elbow inside that Grove shrugs off.
NappyNaps connects with a knee to the head.
NappyNaps using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grove has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
NappyNaps tries a knee to the head but Grove blocks it.
Grove jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as NappyNaps walks away with a smile on his face. Grove gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
NappyNaps is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Grove tries to pull guard but NappyNaps holds him up against the cage and eventually Grove drops back down to his feet.
NappyNaps using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grove has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
NappyNaps landing some nice looking knees to the body.
NappyNaps missing with knees to the body.
Grove jumps guard but NappyNaps stands there with Grove around his waist. Grove gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grove scores a nice knee to the body.
Grove blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
NappyNaps stalling.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grove lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
NappyNaps scores with a knee to the head.
Grove tries to pull guard but NappyNaps won't allow it.
Grove tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. NappyNaps just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees to the body from NappyNaps.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grove's face.
NappyNaps tries to land a knee to the head but Grove blocks with his arms.
NappyNaps using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
NappyNaps misses with a knee strike.
NappyNaps lands an elbow just above Grove 's eye.
NappyNaps lands a nice knee to the body.
Grove is working for takedown but NappyNaps is calmly controlling the position for now.
A knee to the head by NappyNaps.
NappyNaps throws a knee to the head but misses.
NappyNaps gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grove.
NappyNaps avoiding damage.
NappyNaps tries a knee to the head but Grove blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grove blocks an elbow strike.
Grove avoiding damage as NappyNaps throws knees to the body.
Grove tries to pull guard but NappyNaps holds him up against the cage and eventually Grove drops back down to his feet.
Grove tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. NappyNaps just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kristofa NappyNaps showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Spyder Grove's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Grove tries for a takedown but NappyNaps sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
NappyNaps darts in and clinches Grove up against the cage.
Grove fails to pull the fight into his guard.
NappyNaps tries to land a knee to the head but Grove blocks with his arms.
Grove wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spyder Grove. That's going to take a lot out of him.
NappyNaps crunches a lovely knee into Grove's ribcage.
NappyNaps scores a nice knee to the body.
NappyNaps landing some nice looking knees to the body.
NappyNaps connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grove's face.
NappyNaps lands an elbow inside.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grove lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
NappyNaps landing knees to the body.
NappyNaps using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
NappyNaps landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
NappyNaps lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
NappyNaps lands a knee to the body.
NappyNaps crunches a lovely knee into Grove's ribcage.
Grove jumps guard but NappyNaps stands there with Grove around his waist. Grove gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
NappyNaps content to slow the pace in the clinch.
NappyNaps lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NappyNaps lands a knee to the body.
NappyNaps landing knees to the body.
NappyNaps tries to land knees in the clinch but Grove avoids the damage to the body.
Grove avoiding damage as NappyNaps throws knees to the body.
Grove jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as NappyNaps walks away with a smile on his face. Grove gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
NappyNaps tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grove paws at him with a jab and circles away.
NappyNaps tries to clinch there but Grove circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
NappyNaps crunches a lovely knee into Grove's ribcage.
NappyNaps gets underhooks to prevent Grove's takedown attempt.
NappyNaps lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
NappyNaps landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
NappyNaps lands a knee to the body.
NappyNaps tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
NappyNaps using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grove has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grove blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
NappyNaps prevents the takedown attempt.
NappyNaps misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grove.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps crunches a lovely knee into Grove's ribcage.
NappyNaps throws a knee to the head but misses.
NappyNaps tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
NappyNaps using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
NappyNaps stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
NappyNaps tries to land knees in the clinch but Grove avoids the damage to the body.
Grove drops to a knee looking for a takedown but NappyNaps gets the underhooks and prevents it.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grove lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
NappyNaps using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
NappyNaps lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
NappyNaps lands a nice knee to the body.
Grove tries to pull guard but NappyNaps won't allow it.
NappyNaps with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grove tries to pull guard but NappyNaps holds him up against the cage and eventually Grove drops back down to his feet.
NappyNaps throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grove blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps scores a nice knee to the body.
Grove managing to block the knees to the body from NappyNaps.
Grove looking for a takedown.
NappyNaps lands an elbow that stopped Grove in his tracks for a moment.
NappyNaps is pressed up against the cage. Grove has hold of a leg and is looking to drag NappyNaps down to the mat. NappyNaps avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
NappyNaps pushes Grove up against the cage in a clinch.
Grove takes a knee right on the jaw!
NappyNaps leaning against his opponent.
NappyNaps gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grove.
Grove avoiding damage as NappyNaps throws knees to the body.
Grove goes for a takedown in the clinch but NappyNaps prevents it.
NappyNaps connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grove's face.
Grove fails to pull guard.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grove lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grove takes a knee right on the jaw!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
NappyNaps lands a knee to the body.
Grove can't get the takedown.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grove lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
NappyNaps unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grove lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by NappyNaps.
Grove avoiding damage as NappyNaps throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by NappyNaps.
Grove tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. NappyNaps just stands there and leans against the cage.
Grove tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. NappyNaps just stands there and leans against the cage.
Grove goes for a takedown attempt but NappyNaps pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
NappyNaps moves into range and clinches up with Grove.
Spyder Grove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
NappyNaps crunches a lovely knee into Grove's ribcage.
NappyNaps landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
NappyNaps lands an elbow inside.
NappyNaps with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grove tries to pull guard but NappyNaps won't allow it.
Kristofa NappyNaps is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
NappyNaps crunches a lovely knee into Grove's ribcage.
NappyNaps comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kristofa NappyNaps comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well NappyNaps has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristofa NappyNaps!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Silver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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169 lbs
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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, Jack Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tito Ortega!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ortega crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silver - the referee stops the clock and Ortega gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silver. Ortega manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ortega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good shot there by Silver.
Silver throws a leg kick which misses Ortega's front leg but catches the back leg as Ortega tries to avoid it.
Silver stuffs the takedown.
Silver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ortega. That did some damage!
Silver connects with a high kick.
It looks like Tito Ortega has been cut.
Silver pushes Ortega up against the cage in a clinch.
Ortega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver lands with a right to the head.
Ortega wants the takedown. Silver is fighting it off but Ortega persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silver's guard against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortega with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ortega looks gassed!
Ortega working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silver working a defensive guard here.
Silver wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega stands up and waves to Silver to follow him.
Ortega walks into a jab.
Ortega throws a series of punches but Silver moves out of range.
Silver fakes the leg kick and cracks Ortega in the body.
Ortega tries for a takedown but Silver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silver connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ortega. Ortega circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silver looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ortega takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ortega. That did some damage!
Nice uppercut lands for Silver. That snapped Ortega's head back.
Silver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Silver scores with a hook to the body.
Ortega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Ortega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Silver.
Ortega fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silver sprawls well initially but Ortega persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ortega not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ortega thows a huge punch but Silver dodges it nicely.
Silver trying to control here.
Ortega stops Silver from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega tries to pass to full mount but Silver defends it.
Ortega not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ortega not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silver lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silver stuffs the takedown.
Jack Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Ortega.
Ortega will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jack Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silver throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silver scores with a three punch combo!
Silver cracks the inside of Ortega's front leg.
Silver misses with a few strikes there.
Jack Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortega shoots in but Silver avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silver throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ortega.
Silver scores with a head kick.
Silver looks to land a combination but Ortega avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ortega.
Silver is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ortega off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Silver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tito Ortega's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ortega's sensitive parts.
Ortega dodges the punch combination from Silver.
Ortega shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silver as he jumps to the side.
Silver connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ortega. Ortega circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ortega will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
An inside leg kick lands from Silver.
Silver throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ortega.
Jack Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Ortega.
Silver tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ortega counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silver is trying to control but can't.
Silver avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ortega.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Silver reverses the position - he's now on top in Ortega's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silver would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ortega looking for a guillotine here but Silver defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ortega working for a triangle but Silver defends it easily.
Ortega striking off his back but it's not causing Silver any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is looking to stand up but Silver isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortega drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ortega stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silver is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silver is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ortega, into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortega will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tito Ortega's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ortega has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ortega looks to land a combination but Silver avoids it well.
Silver throws a series of punches but Ortega avoids them all with ease.
Silver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silver with a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ortega.
Ortega in side control, throwing shots but Silver defends.
Ortega misses with the ground and pound.
Ortega working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ortega tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ortega throws an elbow but Silver slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ortega goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silver rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ortega's guard! Nice work there by Silver!
Silver is looking to stand up but Ortega won't let him.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silver throws a leg kick which misses Ortega's front leg but catches the back leg as Ortega tries to avoid it.
Jack Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silver.
Ortega closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
Ortega tries for a takedown but Silver manages to get underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silver stops a takedown attempt from Ortega.
Silver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silver is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silver manages to break the clinch.
Silver throws a leg kick which misses Ortega's front leg but catches the back leg as Ortega tries to avoid it.
Silver tries to bum rush Ortega with a series of wild strikes but Ortega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silver buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Ortega moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver stuffs the takedown attempt from Ortega. Ortega gets slowly back to his feet.
Jack Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Ortega.
Silver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ortega counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ortega missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ortega seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Silver has recovered full guard.
Ortega stands up over Silver, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortega drops back looking for a leg! Silver is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silver manages to kick Ortega off! Ortega jumps back into Silver's guard.
Silver might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ortega throws and elbow that misses. Silver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ortega's guard. Nice move by Silver!
Ortega is looking for a triangle but Silver pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Ortega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ortega 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... Tito Ortega!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Doinel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doinel comes to the cage accompanied by Generique Et Car De Police. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
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140 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antoine Doinel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Harvey!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey misses with a two punch combination.
Harvey missing with a left hand there. Doinel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harvey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doinel just misses with a punch to the body.
Doinel swings for the body but Harvey moves out of range.
Harvey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doinel counters with a single leg into guard. Harvey didn't expect that.
Harvey kicks Doinel off and gets to his feet.
Doinel takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Doinel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harvey is looking to clinch.
Doinel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Harvey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doinel counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvey is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Doinel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Doinel lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doinel in side control lands a decent elbow.
Doinel scores with punches from side control.
Harvey is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Doinel working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Doinel throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Harvey is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Doinel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Doinel throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Doinel throws a strike aimed at the side of Harvey's head but Harvey avoids it well.
Doinel tries to move to mount but Harvey blocks the move with his legs.
Doinel is trying to get an arm triangle but Harvey is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Doinel working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Doinel tries to advance to mount but Harvey denies him.
Doinel misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Harvey prevents Doinel from improving position.
Doinel landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Doinel has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Harvey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Doinel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Doinel throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Doinel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Doinel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Doinel is chipping away with strikes.
Doinel tries to move to mount but Harvey blocks the move with his legs.
Doinel looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Harvey is avoiding damage well.
Harvey prevents Doinel from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Doinel lands a few punches from side control.
Doinel tries to move to mount but Harvey blocks the move with his legs.
Doinel is breathing heavily.
Harvey defending against the ground and pound.
Harvey wants to get back to his feet.
Doinel in side control, throwing shots but Harvey defends.
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.
Harvey is trying to improve his position.
Harvey struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Doinel dominated that round.
That's time! Doinel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doinel misses with a wild body shot.
Harvey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doinel lands a body shot.
Doinel is looking to wear down Harvey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circling - Harvey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harvey misses with a series of wild punches.
Doinel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harvey.
Harvey tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Doinel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harvey looks for the body kick but Doinel saw that one coming.
Harvey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doinel moves away.
Doinel misses with a wild body shot.
Doinel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Doinel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doinel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harvey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Harvey misses.
Doinel scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Harvey as he checks the leg kick.
Doinel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harvey.
Harvey throws a combination that misses
and Doinel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Harvey won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Doinel has hold of Harvey's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Harvey seems comfortable defending it but Doinel has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Harvey is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Harvey is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Doinel couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antoine Doinel!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luther Rennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roco de Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luther Rennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roco de Cruz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
de Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
de Cruz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rennis takes a swing at de Cruz's ribcage but misses.
de Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
de Cruz defending well as Rennis loads up on a big left hand.
de Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick lands from Rennis.
de Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rennis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
de Cruz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
de Cruz misses with a few strikes there.
de Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Rennis moves away and avoids it.
de Cruz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
de Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rennis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rennis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but de Cruz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rennis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
de Cruz tries to escape but Rennis is in control.
Rennis is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. de Cruz is trying to escape and Rennis transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and de Cruz is forced to tap! Nice work there by Rennis! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luther Rennis!
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