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ROF's Mokomoko Po 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slugg Grue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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275 lbs
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231 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Slugg Grue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TJ Duarte!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grue, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Duarte.
Grue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duarte.
Grue bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grue connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grue fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grue will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grue scores with a one two! Duarte had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grue uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duarte.
Grue moves out of range of the strikes.
Duarte misses with a combination
and Grue counters with a left and a right that stings Duarte.
Duarte misses with a double jab
and Grue counters with a head kick.
Duarte loads up on a big right hand but Grue slips the punch.
Duarte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte misses with a hook. Grue ducked under it nicely.
Duarte misses with a looping right.
Grue moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Duarte looks gassed!
Duarte misses the jab.
Grue moves in looking to clinch but Duarte pushes him off.
Grue scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grue closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like TJ Duarte has been cut.
Grue displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
TJ Duarte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grue throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grue tries to clinch there but Duarte circles away.
Grue lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duarte's sensitive parts.
TJ Duarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grue has closed the distance and engaged Duarte in a clinch.
Grue can't get the takedown.
Grue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duarte is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Duarte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grue shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Duarte sprawls well. Duarte wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grue gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slugg Grue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Grue.
Grue misses with a two punch combination.
Grue throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Grue lands a two punch combo.
Duarte swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grue counters with a two punch combo.
Grue misses with a two punch combination.
Grue works over Duarte's head and body with a nice combination.
Grue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grue throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grue is working the combinations to good effect here.
Duarte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grue.
Grue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duarte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grue clinches up with Duarte and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grue breaks the clinch.
Duarte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grue counters with a one-two to the body.
Duarte is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grue.
Grue throws a combination. Duarte tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grue connects with a high kick.
Grue lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grue fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duarte.
Grue moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grue scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grue lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Duarte backs up against the cage.
Grue shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Duarte keeping full guard, as Grue tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Duarte can do anything to dispel that myth.
Grue connects with a couple of short punches.
Grue controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grue scoring with some ground and pound.
Grue prevents Duarte from getting back to his feet.
Grue distracts Duarte with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grue is stalling in the full guard.
Grue postures up in Duarte's guard and throws a big left but Duarte blocks it.
Grue sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duarte wants to stand up but Grue is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slugg Grue dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Duarte'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.
Grue scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duarte doesn't seem bothered though.
Grue throws a nice looking combination but Duarte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grue throws a series of strikes that have Duarte backpedaling.
Duarte throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grue counters with a two punch combo.
Nice sprawl there from Duarte as Grue shoots in.
Grue looks to land a combination. Duarte sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Duarte throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grue counters with a three punch combo that has Duarte backing up. Duarte nods at Grue to acknowledge the strikes.
Grue swinging wilding here.
Grue moves out of range as Duarte strikes.
Duarte gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grue is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duarte can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grue stops Duarte from standing up.
Duarte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grue. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Duarte keeping moving, preventing Grue from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grue landing with the ground and pound.
Grue wants to pass the guard but Duarte is keeping the position.
Grue postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grue prevents Duarte from getting back to his feet.
Grue will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grue slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Grue wants to control from the top but Duarte keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Grue lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Grue lands a nice hook to Duarte's body. Duarte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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.
Duarte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Slugg Grue is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Duarte. No joy for Grue on that attempt.
Duarte throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grue makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duarte dodges the punch combination from Grue.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grue.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slugg Grue. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duarte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grue throws a good cross that connects.
Grue lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Duarte throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grue counters with a left and a right that stings Duarte.
Grue closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grue fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duarte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grue lands with a nice combination. Duarte backs away looking to recover.
Grue rushes Duarte and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grue is stalling here.
Grue tries for a takedown but Duarte manages to get underhooks.
Duarte is trying to break free.
Grue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slugg Grue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duarte misses with a combination
and Grue counters with a body kick.
Duarte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grue drives through and clinches with Duarte against the cage.
Grue escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duarte misses with a combination
and Grue counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grue misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grue throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duarte.
Grue slips a straight right by Duarte.
Grue defending well as Duarte loads up on a big left hand.
Grue goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Grue keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grue is looking to clinch but Duarte is avoiding it.
Duarte throws out a loose jab but Grue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grue's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Grue duly obliges.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grue!
Grue throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Duarte.
Grue moves into the clinch successfully.
Grue keeps control of Duarte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grue manages to break the clinch.
Grue lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duarte's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slugg Grue dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TJ Duarte's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Grue scores with a nice head shot.
Grue cracks Duarte with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duarte misses with a shot to the body
and Grue counters with an outside leg kick.
Grue clinches with his opponent.
Grue manages to break the clinch.
Duarte misses with a combination
enabling Grue to counter with a crisp jab.
Grue's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Grue duly obliges.
Duarte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grue counters with a two punch combo.
Grue scores with a jab to the body.
Grue looks to land a combination. Duarte sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab from Grue finds it's way through Duarte's defenses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grue lands with a nice combination. Duarte backs away looking to recover.
Grue moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte is trying to break free.
Grue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duarte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grue is looking to clinch.
Grue works over Duarte's head and body with a nice combination.
Grue lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grue.
Duarte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Duarte waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Grue.
Grue throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grue scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Duarte is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grue.
Grue is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Grue lands with a shot to the body.
Grue throws a nice head kick!
Grue goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Grue lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grue lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grue.
Grue closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Duarte did well to prevent Grue getting side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grue is looking to take a break and control but Duarte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grue content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Duarte wants to get back to his feet.
Grue content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Grue is keen to just control but Duarte is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grue stops Duarte from getting back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Duarte misses with a combination
and Grue counters by clinching up.
Duarte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grue changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
TJ Duarte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grue lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Duarte misses with a combination
and Grue counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Duarte is pressed up against the cage. Grue has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Duarte down to the mat. Duarte avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Grue misses with a few strikes there.
Grue keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duarte.
Grue lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duarte circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duarte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grue's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Grue duly obliges.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grue!
Grue swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duarte.
Slugg Grue is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grue fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duarte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grue displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Duarte throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grue counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danga de danga de dang - Grue scores with a four punch combination!
Grue lands with a shot to the body.
Grue swinging wilding here.
Grue's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Grue duly obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slugg Grue showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grue has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slugg Grue!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalava Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes into the arena with BOO YA blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Kalava Hunt has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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235 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kalava Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonny Love!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Love won't allow Hunt to pass to mount.
Hunt is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Love reverses the position - he's now on top in Hunt's guard.
Love tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
Love wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Love looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hunt keeping moving, preventing Love from controlling successfully.
Love stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hunt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hunt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Love with a poor takedown
and Hunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hunt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Love tries to bench press Hunt off him but Hunt keeps the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Love sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Love trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love is trying to get back to full guard.
Hunt trying to control the action but Love is working from the bottom.
Hunt content to control rather than advance.
Love moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt pushing down on Love's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hunt wants to pass the guard but Love is defending well.
It looks like Hunt is going to stand back up.
Hunt looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hunt is looking to take a break and control but Love is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Hunt is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Love is pressing down on Hunt's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Love has Hunt pulled in close to control his posture.
Love trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Love keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalava Hunt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hunt shoots for a double leg takedown but Love sprawls well. He's pushed Hunt's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Love instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Love obliges.
Love breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Love throws a series of punches but Hunt avoids them all with ease.
Hunt shoots in but Love avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kalava Hunt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Love counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalava Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt is trying to stall.
Love slows down the pace here.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Love is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Love looking for a takedown.
Hunt lands a nice uppercut.
Hunt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love breaks from the clinch.
Love 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.
Love trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Love drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hunt looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hunt looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hunt!
Love manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hunt tries to stand but can't do so whilst Love controls his leg.
Hunt is trying to control. Love wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries to pass to full mount but Love defends it.
Love desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Hunt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hunt is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Love defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hunt in particular looking to stall.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Love.
Love gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hunt to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Love pulls Hunt in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love wants to sweep but no luck.
Hunt looking to pass the guard.
Hunt wanted to stand there but Love had control of the position.
Love uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Love showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hunt takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hunt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Love circles away.
Love tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Love keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheers as Love lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunt doesn't seem phased though.
Love fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Love avoids it really well and circles away.
Love is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hunt's half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Love trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hunt wants to improve his position but Love is controlling well.
Hunt looking for submissions off his back.
Hunt tries to get to full guard but Love has control of the leg.
Love is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet.
Hunt is trying to control but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt is looking to clinch but Love is avoiding it.
Love throws a leg kick but Hunt checks it.
Love misses with a double jab
and Hunt moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalava Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Love gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Love with the ground and pound but Hunt uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Love wants to stand but Hunt has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hunt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Love doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Love manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Love wants to control from the top but Hunt keeps moving.
Hunt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Love won't allow Hunt to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Love is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hunt Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Love's back instead.
Hunt somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Love breaks Hunt's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hunt wants to sweep here but Love controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Love lands a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Love comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Love 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 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... Jonny Love!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between B A (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). B A has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, B A!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adrian Silver!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver is trying hard to land a takedown here. A sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck for Silver with that takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Silver.
Silver keeps the fight on the outside.
Silver closes the distance looking to clinch
and A counters with a shoot takedown. Silver fights it but they end up in guard.
Silver is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver trying to keep a closed guard but A is proving a slippery customer.
A stopping the sweep attempt from Silver.
A pushing down on Silver's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silver moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silver keeping full guard, as A tries to pass.
Silver trying to control the position here.
A stands and throws Silver's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silver, who protects the arm well.
A trying to control the position but Silver is working away.
A lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
A goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silver rolls with the submission and now he's on top in A's guard! Nice work there by Silver!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silver looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver wants to get up but he can't break A's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silver connects with a couple of short punches.
A wants to sweep here but Silver controlling him for the moment.
Silver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. A is keeping the position for now.
A working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silver throws a leg kick
and A counters with a single leg into guard. Silver didn't expect that.
A pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silver is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver pushes a forearm under A's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, A is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adrian Silver!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between kaila anne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Railio Gonbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Decent elbows
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, kaila anne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Railio Gonbon!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
anne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice sprawl there from Gonbon as anne shoots in.
anne tries to clinch there but Gonbon circles away.
Gonbon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonbon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
anne misses with a head kick.
anne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gonbon as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kaila anne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonbon scores a takedown into full mount!
anne can't escape the position.
anne wants to control but Gonbon is having none of it.
Gonbon landing shots from mount.
Gonbon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with anne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gonbon lands a nice shot to the head.
Gonbon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
anne is squirming around, avoiding Gonbon's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonbon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
anne is rocked!
Gonbon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish anne?
Oh anne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonbon lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonbon unloads with some vicious shots from mount and anne wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Gonbon celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Railio Gonbon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cranzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cranzinski's entrance music is Aenima. A fine choice. Marlo Bell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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KO power |
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Powerful |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Cranzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marlo Bell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell scores with a one two! Cranzinski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bell throws a low kick but Cranzinski avoids it.
Bell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bell lands a lovely overhand right.
Bell connects with a looping right hand.
Cranzinski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cranzinski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cranzinski tries to clinch up but Bell circles away and keeps his distance.
Bell throws a monster overhand right that drops Cranzinski! Bell follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marlo Bell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen The Zoo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Hock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Young!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young is looking to clinch but Hock is avoiding it.
Hock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A punch lands to the side of Hock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Young looks to land a body kick but Hock moved away.
Young dodges the punch combination from Hock.
Young misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Young.
Hock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Young counters with a slapping leg kick.
Young turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hock blocks a head kick by Young.
Hock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hock throws a combination that misses
and Young counters with a huge head kick that drops Hock! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Young!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jet Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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, Jet Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Bateman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bateman can pounce on him.
Black swinging wilding here.
A low kick from Black is predictable there
and Bateman counters with a left to the body.
Bateman clinches up against the cage.
Black takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jet Black has been cut.
Bateman is working Black over against the cage.
Nice elbow from Bateman.
Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bateman cracks Black with a nice body shot.
Black is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bateman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bateman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bateman.
Bateman lands an elbow inside.
Jet Black's cut is getting worse.
Bateman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bateman lands a nice elbow.
Bateman is leaning against Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bateman obliges.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jet Black's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Black is rocked!
Bateman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bateman stalls.
Bateman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Bateman landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bateman.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bateman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman scores with a shot to the side of Black's head.
Jeez, Jet Black's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bateman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Bateman.
Bateman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jet Black's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Patrick Bateman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hwoarang Doo San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conway comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ! ! ! (chk chk chk)- Yadnus kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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197 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hwoarang Doo San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Conway!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway misses with a hook.
Conway takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Conway throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doo San's waist but Doo San gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Conway off to one side.
Conway throws a nice looking combination but Doo San bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doo San looks to land a right hand but Conway moved out of range.
Doo San moves out of range of the strikes.
Doo San defending well as Conway loads up on a big left hand.
Conway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doo San displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conway throws out the jab.
Doo San misses with a looping left.
Conway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conway tries to clinch up but Doo San circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doo San circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brandon Conway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doo San pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Doo San misses its intended target.
Conway goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Doo San drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Conway has a takedown stuffed.
Doo San paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Doo San throws a hook but Conway blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway slips a jab from Doo San.
Conway takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Conway looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doo San throws out a loose jab but Conway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doo San looks to land a left hand but Conway moved out of range nicely.
Hwoarang Doo San is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doo San leaves Conway with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hwoarang Doo San has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Conway.
Conway tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Doo San swivels and escapes.
Conway misses with a takedown attempt - Doo San sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Doo San throws a leg kick
and Conway counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway prevents Doo San from standing back up.
Doo San moves into full guard.
Doo San is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Conway stopping the sweep attempt from Doo San.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conway is pushing down on Doo San's leg trying to pass to half guard. Doo San is fighting to maintain full guard but Conway has managed to sneak the leg through.
Conway missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Doo San is looking to escape.
Conway is thwarting Doo San's attempts to control the position.
Conway not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Doo San taking some punishment here, with Conway in his half guard.
Conway is trying to control the action in half guard but Doo San is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Conway blocks the strikes from Doo San.
Conway is keen to just control but Doo San is a slippery customer.
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.
Conway moves out of range of the strikes.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch but Doo San swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conway doesn't manage to clinch there - Doo San circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decent striking displayed by Doo San there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Conway dominated that 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.
Conway misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Conway closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Doo San to the mat! Doo San manages to get full guard.
Conway thows a big elbow that misses.
Doo San lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Conway!
Conway regains half guard.
Doo San knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Conway on the ground.
Doo San is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Conway defends it well.
Conway gets full guard.
Conway is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Doo San can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Conway looking for a guillotine here but Doo San defends easily.
Doo San drops back looking for a leg! Conway is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Conway manages to kick Doo San off! Doo San jumps back into Conway's guard.
Conway working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doo San doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doo San manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Conway keeping moving, preventing Doo San from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway is looking for a triangle but Doo San pushes his legs off easily.
Conway is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Doo San controlling from the top position.
Doo San throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doo San trying to control but Conway is working from the bottom.
Conway is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Conway had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Doo San is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Conway Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Doo San's back instead.
Doo San tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Doo San keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Doo San on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Doo San tries to get out of the position.
Conway has isolated one of Doo San's arms. Doo San looking to fight him off but Conway twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brandon Conway!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ty Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haiki Masatupo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Haiki Masatupo enters the cage!
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7 - 5 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ty Angle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Haiki Masatupo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Angle.
Masatupo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Angle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Masatupo, who protects the arm well.
Masatupo can't do much from the bottom here.
Angle tries for a kimura but Masatupo is defending well.
Masatupo is trying to get back to half guard.
Masatupo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Angle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle is trying to get an arm triangle but Masatupo is defending well.
Masatupo is trying to improve his position.
Angle prevents Masatupo from escaping the position.
Angle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Masatupo, who protects the arm well.
Angle thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Masatupo can't do much from the bottom here.
Angle is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Masatupo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Angle tries for a kimura but Masatupo is defending well.
Angle tries to advance to mount but Masatupo denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Angle closes the distance and clinches.
Masatupo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masatupo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masatupo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Angle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Masatupo keeps the fight on the outside.
Masatupo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Angle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Masatupo is fending him off so far but Angle persists. Nope, Masatupo circles away and we're back to standing.
Masatupo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masatupo tries to clinch there but Angle circles away.
Masatupo is looking to clinch.
Masatupo is looking to clinch but Angle is avoiding it.
Masatupo forces Angle back against the cage and clinches.
Masatupo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masatupo tries to clinch but Angle is having none of it.
Angle shoots in but no luck this time.
Masatupo gets a clinch.
Masatupo misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Masatupo prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ty Angle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Angle is breathing heavily.
Angle is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Masatupo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Masatupo lands a knee to the head.
Masatupo with a knee to the head.
Masatupo with a knee to the head.
Masatupo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Masatupo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Masatupo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Angle's face.
Masatupo tries a knee to the head but Angle blocks it.
Masatupo scores with a knee to the head.
Masatupo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Angle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The is referee keeping an eye on Masatupo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Masatupo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Angle's face.
Masatupo tries to land a knee to the head but Angle blocks with his arms.
Masatupo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Masatupo misses with a knee to the head.
Masatupo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Angle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Masatupo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Masatupo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Masatupo stops a takedown attempt from Angle.
Masatupo has Angle pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Haiki Masatupo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Masatupo clinches but Angle breaks the clinch
and Angle counters with a takedown into side control.
Angle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Angle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Masatupo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Angle is trying to get an arm triangle but Masatupo is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Angle has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Masatupo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Angle tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Masatupo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Masatupo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masatupo wants to clinch up but Angle keeps it at a distance.
Masatupo scores with a decent looking hook.
Masatupo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haiki Masatupo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Angle scores with a body shot.
Masatupo gets a clinch.
Masatupo stops a takedown attempt from Angle.
Masatupo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Angle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Masatupo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Masatupo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Masatupo just leaning against Angle, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Masatupo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Angle manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masatupo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Masatupo passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Angle looking for submissions off his back.
Angle kicks off Masatupo and gets to his feet.
Angle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Masatupo defends it nicely.
Masatupo moves into the clinch successfully.
Masatupo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Masatupo stops a takedown attempt from Angle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ty Angle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masatupo prevents the takedown attempt.
Masatupo breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haiki Masatupo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Angle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Masatupo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Angle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Masatupo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Angle, pushing him back against the cage.
Masatupo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Angle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Masatupo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Angle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Masatupo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Angle counters with a single leg into guard. Masatupo didn't expect that.
Masatupo has Angle pulled in close to control his posture.
Angle won't allow Masatupo to get back to his feet.
Masatupo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Let's hope that Masatupo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angle stopping the sweep attempt from Masatupo.
Angle postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Masatupo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Angle, into his guard.
Masatupo stays in close to Angle's body and controls the position.
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.
Angle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Masatupo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Masatupo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Angle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Masatupo has managed to get both his arms back between Angle's legs - danger averted.
Masatupo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Masatupo gets to his feet - Angle follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angle looks for a takedown but Masatupo sprawls well.
Haiki Masatupo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ty Angle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masatupo moves into the clinch successfully.
Ty Angle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Angle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Masatupo avoiding damage.
Masatupo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Masatupo with a knee to the head.
Masatupo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Masatupo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Masatupo.
Masatupo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Angle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
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.
Angle is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Angle tries for a takedown. No joy.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Angle has Masatupo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Masatupo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Masatupo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Masatupo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Angle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Masatupo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Masatupo darts in and clinches Angle up against the cage.
Masatupo connects with a knee to the head.
Come on Masatupo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Masatupo prevents the takedown attempt.
Masatupo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Masatupo tries a knee to the head but Angle blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haiki Masatupo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Masatupo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haiki Masatupo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mr Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and pili pangi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ward comes to the cage accompanied by Everything in its right place- Radio Head. pili pangi 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, pili pangi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ward lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but pangi circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Ward does no damage.
pangi shoots in but no luck this time.
Ward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ward looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
pangi shoots in for a takedown but Ward shows good takedown defense.
pangi shoots for a takedown but Ward saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mr Ward has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of pili pangi.
Ward gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows pangi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ward is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
pangi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ward manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now pangi has Ward in his guard.
pangi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward wants to control from the top but pangi keeps moving.
Ward tries to free his leg and advance position but pangi is retaining full guard.
pangi has his foot on Ward's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ward works his way back into a safe position though.
Ward stands and throws pangi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ward working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ward wants to control but pangi is keeping him busy.
Ward tries for a kimura but pangi is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
pangi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
pangi seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
pangi looks gassed!
pangi is working for a submission of some sort.
pangi is looking for a kimura here.
Ward is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ward lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for pangi!
pangi has left one of his arms exposed and Ward doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. pangi screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mr Ward!
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