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TDC Fight Night 18 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takehide Nakatani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Noons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JD Noons will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Takehide Nakatani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JD Noons!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noons scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nakatani looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nakatani looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nakatani keeps working.
Nakatani is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Noons pulls his head out easily.
Nakatani actively working from the bottom here.
Nakatani tries to roll over but Noons keeps him under control.
Nakatani gets back to full guard.
Nakatani looking for a guillotine here but Noons defends easily.
Nakatani might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nakatani escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Noons gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nakatani is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noons postures up in Nakatani's guard and throws a big left but Nakatani blocks it.
Nakatani has his foot on Noons's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Noons works his way back into a safe position though.
Nakatani is looking for a triangle but Noons pushes his legs off easily.
Noons stays in close to Nakatani's body and controls the position.
Nakatani has an active guard here but Noons has managed to pass into half guard.
Nakatani is not content to let Noons control the position.
Nakatani actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakatani taking some punishment here, with Noons in his half guard.
Nakatani is staying active underneath Noons, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nakatani is looking to improve his position.
Noons seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nakatani does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Noons really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nakatani. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nakatani looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Noons missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nakatani actively working from the bottom here.
Noons tries to pass to full mount but Nakatani defends it.
Nakatani is pressing down on Noons's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noons advances position into side control!
Noons working the body and head with strikes.
Noons connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nakatani some visible discomfort.
Noons wants to control but Nakatani is keeping him busy.
Noons landing a few strikes.
Nakatani tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Noons wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nakatani is working hard here to advance position.
Noons throws a strike aimed at the side of Nakatani's head but Nakatani avoids it well.
Nakatani tries to buck Noons off but Noons is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakatani manages to work his way to half guard, despite Noons's best efforts.
Noons trying to control the action but Nakatani is working from the bottom.
Nakatani looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Noons scores with a hook to the body. Nakatani takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nakatani takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Noons digs a good body shot into Nakatani's ribs.
Noons shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Noons was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Noons landing strikes from the mount and Nakatani is in trouble!
Nakatani is working to get back to half guard.
Noons trying to control but Nakatani is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JD Noons dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Noons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Nakatani. No joy for Noons on that attempt.
Nakatani walks into a jab.
Donk. Noons catches Nakatani right on the button with a cross.
Noons decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nakatani is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Noons pulls his head out easily.
Nakatani looking for submissions off his back.
Nakatani looking for submissions off his back.
Noons throwing shots but Nakatani is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakatani makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nakatani.
Nakatani working for a triangle but Noons defends it easily.
Nakatani looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Noons has picked Nakatani up and slammed him! Nakatani can't keep hold of the triangle and Noons manages to pass to side control!
Nakatani is not content to let Noons control the position.
Nakatani is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Noons's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Noons landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakatani looking for submissions off his back.
Nakatani is not content to let Noons control the position.
Noons wants to stand but Nakatani has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Nakatani looking for submissions off his back.
Nakatani has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Noons. Oh but Nakatani has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Noons goes limp - he's gone! Nakatani jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Takehide Nakatani!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bully Burks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rantarunt Iringen (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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180 lbs
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171 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bully Burks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rantarunt Iringen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burks looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Iringen!
Iringen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burks lands a big elbow - Iringen is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Iringen is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bully Burks!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Negao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen King of Rock as his entrance music. Michael Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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289 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcello Negao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Brown!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown scores a takedown into full mount!
Negao working to try and regain half guard.
Negao is working hard here to advance position.
Negao wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Negao is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
Brown wants to control the pace but Negao is squirming around nicely.
Negao keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown avoids the attempt from Negao to control.
Brown trying to control but Negao is having none of it.
Negao defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Brown.
Negao working to try and regain half guard.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Negao. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown tries to control but Negao wriggling away.
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.
Brown blocks Negao's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Negao defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Brown.
Negao is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Negao manages to control the position for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Negao can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negao tries to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Negao is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brown unloads with some shots from mount but Negao bucks and avoids them well.
Negao swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Negao tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Negao throwing hammer fists to the chest of Brown. What's that going to do exactly?
Negao wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
Negao bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Negao slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brown looks gassed!
Negao is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Negao in side control lands a decent elbow.
Negao stands up and beckons Brown to his feet.
Brown stuffs the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Negao thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Negao looks to land a combination. Brown sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Michael Brown has been cut.
Negao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcello Negao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Brown'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.
Negao wants to clinch.
Negao fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Negao and Brown goes tumbling to the canvas! Negao follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Brown is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Negao scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Negao in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Brown tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Negao!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcello Negao!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gertos Gertos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Dela Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gertos Gertos looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gertos Gertos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zack Dela Rocha!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gertos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dela Rocha swivels and escapes.
Dela Rocha shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gertos is trying to defend but Dela Rocha finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dela Rocha has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gertos is desperately trying to improve his position but Dela Rocha has a good base and remains in mount.
Dela Rocha working Gertos over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Dela Rocha.
Gertos is desperately trying to improve his position but Dela Rocha has a good base and remains in mount.
Gertos is breathing heavily.
Dela Rocha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dela Rocha fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dela Rocha landing shots from mount.
Dela Rocha sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gertos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dela Rocha lands a big shot there that rocks Gertos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gertos is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dela Rocha breaks from Gertos's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Gertos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dela Rocha landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Rocha raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Dela Rocha.
Dela Rocha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gertos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gertos can't escape the position.
Gertos takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Dela Rocha's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zack Dela Rocha!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Olivia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Olivia will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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285 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergio Olivia!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Olivia misses.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez dives in and grabs Olivia's left leg, looking for a takedown. Olivia pushes down on Gonzalez's head and hops out.
Olivia takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gonzalez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Olivia's half guard.
Olivia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Olivia trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Gonzalez blocks Olivia's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Gonzalez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Olivia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gonzalez landing punches.
Olivia is rocked!
Olivia working to try and regain half guard.
Gonzalez loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Olivia scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Gonzalez land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Gonzalez stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tadashi Fujiwara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Tesla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tesla has chosen AC/DC's Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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154 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tadashi Fujiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nikola Tesla!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tesla lands a big uppercut and Fujiwara crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Fujiwara looks OK. Tesla waves Fujiwara back to his feet!
Fujiwara is rocked!
It looks like Tadashi Fujiwara has been cut.
Tesla fails to land with a series of punches.
Tesla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fujiwara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tesla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tesla misses with an uppercut. Fujiwara saw that one coming.
Tesla looks to land a left hand but Fujiwara moved out of range nicely.
Tesla keeps the fight on the outside.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Tesla! Fujiwara is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikola Tesla!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Rapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rapp kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is How bout you. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Rapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Lee!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapp tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Eric Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rapp throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Nice cross by Rapp.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Rapp tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rapp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rapp defends it nicely.
Xavier Rapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a low kick as Rapp jumps back.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A left and a right from Rapp both land. Nice combination.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Rapp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Rapp saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Rapp tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rapp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rapp avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Rapp checks a leg kick.
Lee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rapp's waist but Rapp gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lee off to one side.
Lee throws and low kick but Rapp moves out of range easily.
Rapp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Rapp tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rapp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapp stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Rapp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A leg kick checked by Rapp.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Rapp looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Rapp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rapp defends it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Rapp which made him look bad.
A slow jab from Rapp misses its intended target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rapp's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Rapp dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Rapp saw it coming and moves away.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rapp pinned against the cage. Rapp gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rapp lands a two punch combo.
Rapp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xavier Rapp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee throws a leg kick but Rapp moved away.
Xavier Rapp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rapp sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Lee throws a leg kick but Rapp sees it coming and moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Rapp blocks the leg kick.
Rapp checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee wants to slow Rapp down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rapp tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rapp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rapp checks a low kick from Lee.
Rapp avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rapp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rapp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee blocks a head kick by Rapp.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rapp has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rapp and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to clinch
and Rapp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rapp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rapp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Rapp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Xavier Rapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Lee.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rapp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rapp is out of range and Lee settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rapp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Rapp pushes him off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rapp has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rapp and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rapp checks a leg kick.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rapp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee wants to clinch
and Rapp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rapp wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Rapp 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. This is the final round!
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Rapp's front leg but catches the back leg as Rapp tries to avoid it.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Rapp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rapp takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rapp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Rapp counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rapp is out of range.
Lee fails with the takedown
enabling Rapp to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Rapp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xavier Rapp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Lee.
Rapp tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rapp blocks a leg kick.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rapp counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Xavier Rapp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rapp is out of range.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rapp counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rapp counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Rapp to acknowledge the strikes.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rapp counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rapp.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Rapp on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee fails to pull guard.
Rapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Rapp counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Rapp is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Rapp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rapp is able to avoid easily.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Rapp counters with a two punch combo.
Lee with a poor takedown
and Rapp counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rapp counters by moving into the clinch.
Lee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rapp smiles and moves away.
Rapp misses with a hook.
Lee 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.
Eric Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Rapp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rapp, 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... Xavier Rapp!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Zimmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Filipovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Zimmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fedor Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zimmer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Filipovic sprawling to the canvas! Filipovic rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Zimmer finish him?!
Filipovic is rocked!
It looks like Fedor Filipovic has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filipovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Filipovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Zimmer finish him?
Filipovic shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zimmer's guard.
Filipovic seems to have recovered his senses.
Zimmer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Filipovic.
Filipovic postures up in Zimmer's guard and throws a big left but Zimmer blocks it.
Zimmer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Filipovic thows a big elbow that misses.
Filipovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Filipovic throws a big right hand that misses.
Filipovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Filipovic postures up in Zimmer's guard and throws a big left but Zimmer blocks it.
Filipovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zimmer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zimmer lands in his opponent's guard.
Filipovic is striking but Zimmer is not phased and passes to half guard.
Still in half guard, Zimmer seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic punching from the bottom.
Filipovic punching from the bottom.
Zimmer trying to pass the guard but Filipovic defending well.
Filipovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Filipovic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Filipovic looks gassed!
Zimmer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Zimmer wants to free his trapped foot but Filipovic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zimmer with a poor takedown
and Filipovic counters with a three punch combo that has Zimmer backing up. Zimmer nods at Filipovic to acknowledge the strikes.
Fedor Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Horrible takedown by Zimmer or perhaps it was just good defense by Filipovic which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Zimmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zimmer shoots for a double leg takedown but Filipovic sprawls well. He's pushed Zimmer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zimmer gets caught flat footed, as Filipovic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zimmer wants to stand but Filipovic is controlling the position.
Filipovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zimmer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zimmer tries to get out of the position.
Filipovic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zimmer's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Filipovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filipovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Filipovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zimmer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Filipovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Filipovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zimmer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zimmer has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer misses with the combination.
Filipovic slaps away a takedown attempt from Zimmer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Filipovic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Filipovic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zimmer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Filipovic lands a heavy elbow.
Filipovic throws some wild stikes that Zimmer manages to avoid easily.
BOOM! Filipovic connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Filipovic avoids the attempt from Zimmer to control.
Filipovic working for a guillotine from mount but Zimmer is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Zimmer turns into him and now he's in Filipovic's guard.
Filipovic thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Zimmer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Filipovic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zimmer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Filipovic is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zimmer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Zimmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Filipovic'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.
Zimmer fails to land the takedown.
Filipovic with a poor takedown
and Zimmer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Filipovic's guard now.
Filipovic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zimmer controls the pace.
Filipovic working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Zimmer has passed into half guard!
Zimmer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Filipovic is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Zimmer pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zimmer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Filipovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Filipovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zimmer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Filipovic is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Zimmer content to control rather than advance.
Zimmer is looking to advance position but Filipovic won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Filipovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zimmer at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zimmer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Filipovic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Filipovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Filipovic throwing strikes but missing.
Filipovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Filipovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zimmer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zimmer is trying to control the position but Filipovic postures up.
Filipovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zimmer pulls Filipovic in to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zimmer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Filipovic can pounce on him.
Zimmer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Filipovic circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Zimmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filipovic looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Filipovic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Filipovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zimmer regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Filipovic.
Zimmer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Filipovic connects with a couple of short punches.
Zimmer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Filipovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Filipovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zimmer will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zimmer 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.
Filipovic working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Zimmer has passed into half guard!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filipovic throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Zimmer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Filipovic's cut.
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!
Zimmer misses with a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Filipovic as Zimmer shoots in.
Filipovic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zimmer's half guard.
Filipovic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zimmer wants to get back to his feet.
Zimmer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zimmer moves into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Filipovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a strike but Zimmer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Filipovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zimmer wants to pass the guard but Filipovic is keeping the position.
Zimmer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Filipovic doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Zimmer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Zimmer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fedor Filipovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is trying to work for a sweep but Zimmer has mounted him!
Filipovic can't escape the position.
Zimmer controlling his opponent.
Zimmer trying to control but Filipovic is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Filipovic tries to roll over but Zimmer keeps him under control.
Zimmer is taking a breather. Filipovic 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.
Filipovic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Filipovic.
Filipovic looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Zimmer puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Zimmer controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic punching from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Zimmer seems content to control.
Filipovic throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Zimmer manages to pass to side control.
Filipovic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Filipovic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zimmer defends it well.
Filipovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zimmer's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Zimmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zimmer 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Zimmer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Condor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and the champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Condor comes into the arena with Sepultura - Ratamahatta blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pablo Condor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, the champ!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
champ darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
champ is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Condor has managed to free his arm - good work.
champ perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
champ is looking for a kimura but Condor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for champ to get the leverage.
champ moves into full mount! Condor won't be happy about that!
Condor is looking to get to half guard.
champ trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Condor holds on to champ as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Condor is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condor tries to lock up and control but champ gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Condor defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from champ.
Condor tries to hold on but champ pushes him away.
Condor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because champ is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
champ jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Condor is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Condor and champ has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
champ wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Condor, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Condor is looking to work his way out of this bad position but champ is controlling him well.
Condor wants to control but champ postures up.
Condor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but champ wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
champ tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no champ has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Condor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Condor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Condor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice combination there by Condor.
Nice uppercut there from Condor.
Condor tries a head kick but it misses.
Condor lands with a nice combination. champ backs away looking to recover.
Condor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Condor.
Some wild striking there from Condor.
Condor gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Condor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
champ showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condor trying to control the position.
champ trying to control the position from guard on top but Condor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
champ content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Condor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Condor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
champ has gone for a leg lock! Condor slips out almost immediately though and dives into champ's guard.
champ looks gassed!
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!
Condor won't allow champ to sweep him here.
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 Pablo Condor will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Condor misses with a jab, cross combination.
champ is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Condor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows champ to score an easy takedown into full guard.
champ wants to control from the top but Condor keeps moving.
champ pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Condor is keeping the position for now.
Condor 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.
Condor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Condor trying to keep a closed guard but champ is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as champ controls the pace.
Condor keeping full guard, as champ tries to pass.
Condor has his foot on champ's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. champ works his way back into a safe position though.
champ passes into half guard.
champ trying to control from half guard but Condor is working away.
champ wants to pass the guard but Condor is defending well.
champ is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Condor!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Condor tries to reverse the position but champ maintains control.
champ wants to finish this one by submission but Condor is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from champ.
champ is breathing heavily.
champ jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Condor is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Condor and champ has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Condor is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, champ asserts his dominance and retains side control.
champ looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
champ tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
champ throwing strikes but Condor manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Condor trying to control the position but champ is working away.
Condor working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
champ drops his hands momentarily and Condor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice uppercut there from Condor.
Jab, jab by Condor - just one landing.
Condor stuffs the takedown.
Condor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Condor lands a with a good body shot.
Condor misses with a double jab.
champ closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Condor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Condor digs a good body shot into champ's ribs.
Condor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
champ scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Condor wants to get back to full guard.
Condor is controlling champ's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Condor is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Condor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Condor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Condor throws a leg kick that misses.
Condor throws out a powerful jab.
Condor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Condor misses with a series of wild punches.
champ shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Condor manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
champ trying to control the position from guard on top but Condor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Condor is trying to control the position but champ postures up.
champ takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condor keeping full guard, as champ tries to pass.
Condor is trying to keep champ in close.
Condor is pulling down on champ's head. It's preventing any offense from champ, at least for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
champ has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Condor finds it's way round the side to connect with champ's head.
champ walks into a left hand.
champ checks a leg kick.
Condor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but champ circles away quickly and effectively.
champ drives through with a takedown into guard.
champ tries to free his leg and advance position but Condor is retaining full guard.
the champ has got the better of the ground game so far.
champ is standing up over Condor. Condor looks to escape but champ dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condor is trying to control champ's posture but champ avoids it.
champ is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Condor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
champ working away.
champ wants to control but Condor is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Condor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
champ blocks a head kick by Condor.
Condor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Condor throws a leg kick that misses.
Condor throws a sloppy head kick and champ moves out of range easily.
Condor lands a lovely overhand right.
Condor throws a sloppy head kick and champ moves out of range easily.
champ throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
champ decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
champ looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
champ is working for a kimura but Condor is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condor trying to hold on to champ's head to control him but champ postures up.
champ is trying to work for a kimura but Condor is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Condor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
the champ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Condor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Condor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huston Rustow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Erskine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Huston Rustow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Owen Erskine!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erskine throws a combination. Rustow tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Erskine misses with a low kick.
Erskine looks to land a body kick but Rustow moved away.
Rustow throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rustow checks a leg kick.
Rustow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rustow throws a jab when Erskine was well out of range.
Rustow lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Erskine is looking to close the distance but Rustow sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Erskine crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Erskine is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Huston Rustow!
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