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BFC 44: Balboa vs Belfort PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hawkeye Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and timmy O Toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Toole is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Capone & Noreaga - Thug Poetry. Hawkeye Pierce has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hawkeye Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, timmy O Toole!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce with a nice cross.
Pierce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pierce stalks O Toole and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into O Toole's face. O Toole staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like timmy O Toole has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pierce.
O Toole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierce moves out of range as O Toole throws a body kick.
Pierce throws a hook to the side of O Toole's head but O Toole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Toole needs to keep his hands up - Pierce had a free shot at his head there.
O Toole cracks the inside of Pierce's front leg.
Hawkeye Pierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
O Toole slips a straight right by Pierce.
O Toole doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Pierce finds it's way through O Toole's defenses.
Pierce throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pierce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierce fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce throws a body punch but O Toole moves out of range.
A lazy left from Pierce finds it's target.
Pierce throws a lazy right hand but O Toole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierce moves out of range as O Toole strikes.
O Toole throws a push kick but Pierce slaps the foot to one side.
O Toole goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pierce misses with a few strikes there.
O Toole misses the shot to the body.
Pierce is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
O Toole misses with a low kick.
Pierce misses with a looping right.
O Toole ducks under a wild hook from Pierce.
Pierce misses with an uppercut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from O Toole - that will leave a mark!
Pierce is breathing heavily.
O Toole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Toole throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Toole.
Pierce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Toole throws out the jab.
Pierce misses the jab.
O Toole lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pierce takes a step back to recover.
O Toole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Toole tries a head kick but it misses.
O Toole misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pierce has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by O Toole.
Pierce is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
O Toole feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pierce's calf.
O Toole throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pierce takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
O Toole looks to land a body kick but Pierce moved away.
A solid leg kick lands there for O Toole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Toole has closed the distance and engaged Pierce in a clinch.
O Toole scores a nice knee to the body.
O Toole lands an elbow that stopped Pierce in his tracks for a moment.
O Toole looks to throw an elbow but misses.
O Toole landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pierce takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pierce has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. O Toole avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
O Toole scores a nice knee to the body.
O Toole lands an elbow that stopped Pierce in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. O Toole obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for O Toole.
O Toole tries a knee to the head but Pierce blocks it.
O Toole lands a good knee to the midsection. Pierce won't want to take too many of those.
Pierce blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Toole misses with a knee strike.
O Toole landing knees to the head.
O Toole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
O Toole unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pierce is trying to break the clinch but O Toole is controlling him.
O Toole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pierce is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Toole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pierce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Toole missing with knees to the body.
O Toole utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pierce wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Toole throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Toole utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
O Toole lands a damaging elbow.
Pierce has had enough of the clinch but O Toole keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Toole.
Pierce tries to break the clinch but O Toole is controlling the position.
O Toole connects with a knee to the head.
Pierce managing to block the knees to the body from O Toole.
Pierce is looking to break free of the clinch but O Toole has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Toole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pierce avoids it.
Pierce wants to get back to striking at distance but O Toole won't allow it.
Pierce tries to break free but O Toole pushes him back against the cage.
Pierce avoiding damage as O Toole throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from O Toole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
timmy O Toole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on timmy O Toole'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.
O Toole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierce.
Pierce misses the jab.
Pierce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Toole moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for O Toole.
O Toole misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by O Toole.
Good leg kick by O Toole there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pierce throws an overhand right that lands on O Toole's shoulder, as O Toole tries to avoid the shot.
O Toole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pierce sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierce checks a low kick from O Toole.
O Toole has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Toole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce misses with an uppercut. O Toole saw that one coming.
Hawkeye Pierce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierce checks the leg kick.
O Toole slips under a jab from Pierce.
O Toole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pierce misses the jab.
O Toole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pierce will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
O Toole thumps Pierce with a low kick.
O Toole just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierce takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
O Toole throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Toole scoring well with a low kick there.
O Toole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pierce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Toole tries to clinch up.
O Toole tries to clinch there but Pierce circles away.
Pierce throws a nice looking combination but O Toole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for O Toole.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Toole, right into the meat.
O Toole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from O Toole, right into the meat.
O Toole moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by O Toole.
O Toole tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Toole moves away.
O Toole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Toole closes the distance and pushes Pierce back into the cage.
O Toole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pierce's face.
Pierce tries to circle away but O Toole has him pinned against the cage.
O Toole landing knees to the head.
O Toole lands an elbow just above Pierce 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. O Toole obliges.
O Toole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pierce tries to break the clinch but O Toole is controlling the position.
O Toole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pierce blocks it with crossed arms.
Pierce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Toole lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
O Toole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pierce has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Toole misses with a knee to the head.
O Toole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Toole missing with knees to the body.
Pierce is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pierce managing to block the knees to the body from O Toole.
Pierce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pierce misses with a hook. O Toole ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Toole.
Pierce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Toole.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Toole. Pierce shrugs it off though.
timmy O Toole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Toole.
O Toole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pierce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from O Toole. That one must have hurt.
O Toole throws a head kick that misses.
O Toole scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Toole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Pierce.
Pierce misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
timmy O Toole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on timmy O Toole'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
O Toole throws a wild body kick that Pierce sees coming a mile off.
Pierce throws a big shot that misses.
O Toole takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pierce swats away the attempt to clinch by O Toole.
Pierce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Toole moves away.
Pierce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
O Toole is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
O Toole throws a leg kick which misses Pierce's front leg but catches the back leg as Pierce tries to avoid it.
O Toole throws a sloppy head kick and Pierce moves out of range easily.
O Toole lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
O Toole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pierce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Toole feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pierce's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Toole lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pierce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierce throws a hook but O Toole blocks it.
O Toole throws the kick towards the body but Pierce avoids it.
Pierce checks a leg kick nicely.
O Toole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
O Toole attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
O Toole thumps Pierce with a low kick.
O Toole pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pierce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierce just misses with a punch to the body.
O Toole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Toole is looking to chop away at Pierce's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by Pierce.
O Toole cracks the inside of Pierce's front leg.
O Toole scores with a push kick.
O Toole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pierce's sensitive parts.
O Toole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Toole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Toole fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pierce.
O Toole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pierce. That did some damage!
O Toole doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierce circles away.
O Toole is looking to land body kicks.
Pierce misses with a combination
and O Toole counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for O Toole.
Pierce looks to score with a jab to the body but O Toole is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Toole.
O Toole fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pierce, pushing him back against the cage.
O Toole scores with a knee to the head.
O Toole using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Toole working Pierce over with knees to the body.
O Toole working Pierce over with knees to the body.
O Toole using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pierce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pierce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Toole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Toole throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pierce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pierce keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a looping overhand right but O Toole ducks down to avoid it.
Pierce uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Toole.
Pierce avoids the body shot from O Toole.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Toole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierce lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Toole slips a jab and a cross from Pierce.
O Toole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
timmy O Toole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Toole gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pierce.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Toole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pierce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hawkeye Pierce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Toole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pierce.
O Toole working Pierce over with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
timmy O Toole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Toole 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 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... timmy O Toole!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yamada Taiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Smackdown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamada Taiki 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yamada Taiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bjorn Smackdown!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taiki is looking to clinch but Smackdown is avoiding it.
Smackdown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smackdown misses with a straight left.
Smackdown swinging wilding here.
Smackdown cracks Taiki with an open hand slap.
Taiki scores with a head kick.
It looks like Bjorn Smackdown has been cut.
Smackdown connects with a looping right hand.
Smackdown lands a nice hook to Taiki's body. Taiki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taiki moves in looking to clinch but Smackdown pushes him off.
Taiki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taiki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smackdown lands a nice shot that snaps Taiki's head back.
Taiki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smackdown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taiki clinches up with Smackdown and pushes him back against the cage.
Smackdown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taiki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smackdown blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Smackdown avoids the damage to the body.
Taiki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taiki looking to throw knees to the head but Smackdown is blocking nicely.
Taiki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taiki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smackdown blocks it with crossed arms.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but Smackdown blocks with his arms.
Taiki looking to throw knees to the head but Smackdown is blocking nicely.
Taiki misses with a knee to the head.
Smackdown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taiki connects with a knee to the head.
Taiki has Smackdown pressed against the cage, preventing Smackdown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taiki working Smackdown over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taiki.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
Taiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smackdown looks gassed!
Taiki keeps control of Smackdown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taiki looking to throw knees to the head but Smackdown is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Taiki.
Taiki looking to throw knees to the head but Smackdown is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smackdown is trying to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling him.
Taiki prevents Smackdown from breaking the clinch.
Taiki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
Smackdown dodges an elbow strike from Taiki.
Smackdown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taiki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Taiki.
Smackdown wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
Smackdown avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Taiki throws an elbow but misses.
Taiki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taiki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Taiki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smackdown's efforts to push away.
Smackdown has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Taiki misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smackdown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smackdown is defending well for now.
Smackdown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taiki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Taiki.
Taiki misses with an elbow over the top.
Taiki keeps control of Smackdown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taiki throws an elbow that misses.
Smackdown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taiki connects with a knee to the head.
Taiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smackdown.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Smackdown's ribcage.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but Smackdown blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smackdown is looking to break free of the clinch but Taiki has double underhooks.
Taiki connects with a knee to the head.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but Smackdown blocks it.
Taiki looking to throw knees to the head but Smackdown is blocking nicely.
Smackdown has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Taiki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taiki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smackdown has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Smackdown is trying to break free.
Taiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taiki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smackdown is trying to force a seperation but Taiki has the dominant position.
Smackdown tries to circle away but Taiki has him pinned against the cage.
Taiki misses with a knee to the head.
Taiki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Smackdown's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taiki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taiki.
Donk. Taiki catches Smackdown right on the button with a cross.
Smackdown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taiki.
Taiki cracks a nice hook into Smackdown's ribs.
Smackdown throws a jab when Taiki was well out of range.
Taiki misses with a double jab
and Smackdown counters with a two punch combo.
Smackdown misses with a double jab
and Taiki counters with a big head kick but Smackdown shrugs it off.
Smackdown is breathing heavily.
Taiki thuds his shin into the meat of Smackdown's side.
Taiki lands a head kick that stumbles Smackdown and the fighters go to the mat.
Smackdown is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taiki stands up and waves to Smackdown to follow him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smackdown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taiki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Taiki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smackdown.
Taiki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taiki closes the distance but Smackdown moves to the side
enabling Smackdown to counter with a crisp jab.
Taiki closes the distance and pushes Smackdown back into the cage.
Taiki with a knee to the head.
Taiki misses with a knee strike.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
Taiki lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taiki.
Taiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smackdown's face.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Taiki lands an elbow that stopped Smackdown in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taiki obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taiki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smackdown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taiki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taiki missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Taiki fails to land.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Taiki misses with a knee to the head.
Taiki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smackdown's efforts to push away.
Taiki crunches a lovely knee into Smackdown's ribcage.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but Smackdown blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smackdown is trying to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling him.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Smackdown tries to break free but Taiki pushes him back against the cage.
Taiki misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Smackdown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smackdown is trying to break free.
Taiki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smackdown's face.
Taiki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smackdown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smackdown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taiki looking to throw knees to the head but Smackdown is blocking nicely.
Smackdown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taiki utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but Smackdown blocks it.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but Smackdown blocks with his arms.
Smackdown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smackdown connects with a jab.
Taiki checks a leg kick.
Taiki walks into a jab.
Smackdown lands the left hand.
Taiki blocks a jab.
Taiki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taiki connects with a high kick.
Taiki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smackdown.
Taiki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yamada Taiki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Smackdown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Smackdown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taiki tries to clinch up but Smackdown circles away and keeps his distance.
Smackdown tests Taiki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taiki tries to clinch up but Smackdown circles away and keeps his distance.
Taiki scores with a kick to the body.
Taiki has Smackdown up against the cage in a clinch.
Taiki landing knees to the head.
Taiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taiki lands a nice knee to the body.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taiki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smackdown's face.
Still in the clinch, Taiki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taiki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smackdown blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smackdown is defending well for now.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
Smackdown wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but Smackdown blocks with his arms.
Smackdown managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki misses with a knee to the head.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smackdown avoids it.
Smackdown tries to circle away but Taiki has him pinned against the cage.
Smackdown has had enough of the clinch but Taiki keeps him there for the moment.
Taiki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smackdown's defenses.
Yamada Taiki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taiki has Smackdown pressed against the cage, preventing Smackdown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taiki lands a knee to the head.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but Smackdown blocks it.
Taiki has Smackdown pressed against the cage, preventing Smackdown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Taiki misses with an elbow strike.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smackdown wants to get back to striking at distance but Taiki won't allow it.
Smackdown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smackdown avoiding damage as Taiki throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taiki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smackdown's brow.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but Smackdown blocks with his arms.
Taiki scores a nice knee to the body.
Smackdown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smackdown tries to circle away but Taiki has him pinned against the cage.
Taiki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smackdown wants to break free but Taiki has control.
Smackdown managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Smackdown working hard to break the clinch.
Smackdown managing to block the knees to the body from Taiki.
Taiki misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smackdown blocks it with crossed arms.
Taiki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taiki tries to land a knee to the head but Smackdown blocks with his arms.
Smackdown is trying to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Taiki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smackdown's brow.
Taiki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taiki misses with a knee strike.
Smackdown is trying to break the clinch but Taiki is controlling him.
Taiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taiki prevents Smackdown from breaking the clinch.
Smackdown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taiki has him pressed against the cage.
Taiki tries a knee to the head but Smackdown blocks it.
Taiki trying to land knees to the body.
Smackdown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smackdown missing with a left hand there. Taiki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taiki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bjorn Smackdown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters circling - Smackdown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smackdown lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Taiki is looking to clinch.
Taiki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smackdown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smackdown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Taiki slips a jab and a cross from Smackdown.
A jab from Smackdown misses.
Taiki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taiki doesn't manage to clinch there - Smackdown circles away.
Taiki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Smackdown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taiki on the side of the head.
Yamada Taiki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taiki cracks the inside of Smackdown's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yamada Taiki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Taiki 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... Yamada Taiki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Torsted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torsted comes to the cage accompanied by Maybellene i Hofteholder. Joshua Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonas Torsted!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joshua Brown!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Jonas Torsted has been cut.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torsted throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Torsted.
Torsted tries to clinch up.
Torsted connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown connects with a superb combination that knocks Torsted out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Brown before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Torsted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joshua Brown!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Abiezer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Abiezer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roy Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Abiezer misses.
Rage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rage feints and as Abiezer raises his hands in defense, Rage changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rage drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rage jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rage gets to his feet - Abiezer follows without any prompting.
Rage gets the takedown into side control.
Rage working the ground and pound.
Rage landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rage wants to control but Abiezer is keeping him busy.
Abiezer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abiezer is looking for a sweep. Rage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Abiezer is working hard here to advance position.
Abiezer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Abiezer is pressing down on Rage's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage is stalling in the full guard.
Rage with a nice head shot there.
Abiezer had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Rage is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Abiezer Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Rage's back instead.
Abiezer is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Rage knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Rage for a finish.
Abiezer is breathing heavily.
Rage breaks Abiezer's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Rage stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Abiezer misses with a takedown attempt
and Rage decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Abiezer's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rage landing some decent shots from guard.
Abiezer can't keep his opponent in guard - Rage advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage wants to pass the guard but Abiezer is defending well.
Abiezer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rage scores with a couple of nice shots.
Abiezer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rage lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Abiezer wants to get back to full guard.
Abiezer is defending against the submission attempts here by Rage.
Rage wants to take a breather but Abiezer is having none of it.
Rage works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rage is working for a guillotine from mount but Abiezer frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Abiezer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Abiezer is trying to escape the mount.
Abiezer sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rage is looking to advance position but Abiezer won't allow it.
Rage is looking for a kimura here.
Abiezer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Abiezer.
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.
Abiezer has his foot on Rage's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rage works his way back into a safe position though.
Rage pushes down on Abiezer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rage seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Abiezer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rage 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.
Abiezer is looking to get back to full guard here but Rage has managed to pass to side control instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abiezer sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Rage dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Abiezer.
Tony Abiezer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rage throws a series of punches but Abiezer avoids them all with ease.
Rage doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Abiezer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Abiezer wants to pass the guard but Rage is keeping the position.
Rage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abiezer slips nicely into half guard.
Rage wants to control but Abiezer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Abiezer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rage is looking to control Abiezer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rage avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage is looking for a sweep. Abiezer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rage regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rage trying to control the position.
Rage manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rage prevents Abiezer from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Rage connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Abiezer tries to reverse the position but Rage maintains control.
Rage dominating with strikes here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Abiezer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Roy Rage has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rage unloading with bombs!
Rage looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Rage lands a big shot there that rocks Abiezer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abiezer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rage is landing with some decent strikes but Abiezer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rage scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rage dominating with strikes here.
Rage working for a guillotine from mount but Abiezer is in no mood to give up.
Abiezer regains half guard.
Abiezer wants to get back to full guard.
Rage wants to pass the guard but Abiezer is defending well.
Abiezer is looking for a sweep. Rage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abiezer gets full guard.
Rage passes into half guard.
Rage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rage prevents Abiezer from improving his position.
Rage seems to be working for a kimura but Abiezer defends the submission attempt.
Rage wants to take a breather but Abiezer is having none of it.
Rage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abiezer's head.
Abiezer is looking for a sweep. Rage is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Rage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rage is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rage drops his hands momentarily and Abiezer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rage misses with a double jab.
Rage closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Abiezer did well to prevent Rage getting side control.
Abiezer is staying active underneath Rage, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Abiezer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rage scores with a couple of nice shots.
Abiezer is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roy Rage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Abiezer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Abiezer keeps the fight on the outside.
Abiezer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rage manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Abiezer stands and throws Rage's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Abiezer wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rage, who protects the arm well.
Rage manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rage moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rage manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rage looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage wants to control the pace but Abiezer is squirming around nicely.
Abiezer tries to reverse the position but Rage maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Rage.
Abiezer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rage works his foot free and advances to mount.
Abiezer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rage trying to control but Abiezer is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abiezer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rage working the ground and pound effectively.
Rage landing strikes from the mount and Abiezer is in trouble!
Rage fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rage lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rage fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rage looking to control but Abiezer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Abiezer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rage looking to finish Abiezer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Abiezer!
Rage throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Abiezer has his hands clasped together but Rage breaks the hold and Abiezer is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Rage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Rage!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Vera II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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25
211 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Vera II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera II ducks under a wild hook from Power.
Vera II has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vera II there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Power misses.
Power wants to land a leg kick but Vera II is out of range.
Power misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Power missing with a left hand there. Vera II was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Max Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power misses with a few strikes there.
Power misses with a wild combination.
Vera II walks into a stiff left hand from Power.
Power fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vera II checks it well.
Power throws a one two combo.
Power avoids the body shot from Vera II.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Power!
Vera II is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Vera II - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Power!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Power!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luka Friedhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buff Bagwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buff Bagwell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luka Friedhelm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buff Bagwell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedhelm lands with an overhand left.
Bagwell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Friedhelm punishes Bagwell's body with a nice straight punch.
Bagwell walks into a jab.
Friedhelm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bagwell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Friedhelm connects with a nice looking jab.
Bagwell ducks under a wild hook from Friedhelm.
Bagwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Friedhelm.
Friedhelm scores with a shot to the body.
Friedhelm works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bagwell slips a jab and a cross from Friedhelm.
Friedhelm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bagwell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Friedhelm is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Friedhelm had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bagwell is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Friedhelm Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bagwell's back instead.
Bagwell holding both Friedhelm 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwell trying to control the hands but Friedhelm won't let him.
Bagwell needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Friedhelm is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bagwell is having to fend off submission attempts from Friedhelm, who is looking to sink in the choke. Friedhelm doesn't have the hooks in though and Bagwell manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Bagwell with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Friedhelm looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bagwell passes into side control.
Bagwell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Friedhelm parries the strikes from Bagwell easily there. Bagwell is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Friedhelm to escape.
Friedhelm is not content to let Bagwell control the position.
Friedhelm is trying to control Bagwell's posture but Bagwell avoids it.
Bagwell wants to control but Friedhelm is keeping him busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bagwell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Friedhelm is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bagwell trying to control the position but Friedhelm is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm is looking for a sweep.
Bagwell moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bagwell trying to control the position but Friedhelm is working away.
Bagwell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bagwell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Friedhelm is trying to improve his position.
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.
Bagwell is trying to get an arm triangle but Friedhelm is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Friedhelm's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bagwell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Friedhelm knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bagwell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Friedhelm knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bagwell looks gassed!
Friedhelm is not content to let Bagwell control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Buff Bagwell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Friedhelm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bagwell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Friedhelm's calf.
Friedhelm works the jab nicely.
Friedhelm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bagwell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Friedhelm misses the jab.
Friedhelm misses with a body shot.
Bagwell dodges the punch combination from Friedhelm.
Buff Bagwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Friedhelm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bagwell.
Bagwell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Friedhelm's guard.
Bagwell sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedhelm is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Friedhelm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bagwell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bagwell connects with a couple of short punches.
Friedhelm wants to sweep but no luck.
Bagwell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bagwell wants to control from the top but Friedhelm keeps moving.
Bagwell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bagwell wants to control from the top but Friedhelm keeps moving.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Friedhelm defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bagwell.
Luka Friedhelm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Friedhelm loads up on a big right hand but Bagwell slips the punch.
Friedhelm misses with a hook.
Bagwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Friedhelm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bagwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bagwell misses the body punch
and Friedhelm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Friedhelm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bagwell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Friedhelm's guard now.
Friedhelm keeping full guard, as Bagwell tries to pass.
Bagwell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bagwell is breathing heavily.
Friedhelm looking for a sweep. Not yet Friedhelm, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedhelm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Friedhelm trying to keep a closed guard but Bagwell is proving a slippery customer.
Bagwell passes into half guard.
Bagwell is working for a kimura but Friedhelm is defending it quite comfortably.
Friedhelm actively working from the bottom here.
Bagwell is working for a kimura but Friedhelm is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Friedhelm looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bagwell throwing shots but Friedhelm is blocking nicely.
Bagwell lands strikes from half guard.
Bagwell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Friedhelm doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bagwell.
Friedhelm wants to control but Bagwell is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buff Bagwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Friedhelm swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bagwell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Friedhelm!
Bagwell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bagwell is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Bagwell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Buff Bagwell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Wentworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Olofsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wentworth comes to the cage accompanied by Spitfire by The Prodigy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Wentworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lars Olofsson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wentworth misses with a head kick.
Wentworth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Olofsson.
Wentworth tries to clinch but Olofsson moves out of range.
Olofsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Olofsson as Wentworth shoots in.
Wentworth fails with a takedown attempt.
Wentworth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Olofsson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Wentworth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wentworth shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Olofsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wentworth tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wentworth has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olofsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Wentworth creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Olofsson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wentworth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Olofsson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wentworth wants to control but Olofsson is keeping him busy.
Olofsson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Olofsson wants to control but Wentworth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wentworth is looking to advance position but Olofsson won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wentworth shoots for a takedown but Olofsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Olofsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Olofsson is looking to land body kicks.
Wentworth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Olofsson lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Wentworth sprawling to the canvas. Olofsson follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Wentworth hang on?
Wentworth is rocked!
It looks like Josh Wentworth has been cut.
Wentworth tries to get to full guard but Olofsson has control of the leg.
Oh Wentworth is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wentworth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Olofsson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Olofsson's back!
Wentworth seems to have got his legs back now.
Olofsson finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Olofsson blocking the ground and pound.
Wentworth throwing strikes here but Olofsson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wentworth is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Olofsson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Olofsson tries to hold on but Wentworth postures up.
Wentworth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wentworth throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Olofsson because Wentworth loaded up on that one.
Olofsson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wentworth.
Olofsson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Olofsson is squirming around, avoiding Wentworth's attempts to control the action.
Wentworth dominating with strikes here.
Olofsson is trying to escape the mount.
Wentworth unloading with bombs!
Wentworth lands a heavy elbow.
Wentworth avoids the attempt from Olofsson to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Olofsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Wentworth'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.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Olofsson and Wentworth goes tumbling to the canvas! Olofsson follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Wentworth throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wentworth won't allow Olofsson to pass to mount.
Wentworth is refusing to be controlled, as Olofsson sits in half guard.
Wentworth wants to control but Olofsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Olofsson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wentworth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wentworth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Olofsson is working away from the top position though.
Wentworth actively working from the bottom here.
Wentworth wants to control but Olofsson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wentworth tries to close the distance and clinch but Olofsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wentworth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Olofsson. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wentworth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wentworth avoids the body shot from Olofsson.
Olofsson throws the left hand but Wentworth avoids the punch easily.
Olofsson lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wentworth.
Olofsson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wentworth's guard.
Olofsson trying to control but Wentworth is working from the bottom.
Wentworth wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Olofsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Olofsson 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.
Olofsson is sitting in close to Wentworth's body. Wentworth has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Olofsson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Olofsson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Wentworth.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Josh Wentworth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeki Ata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake has chosen Sweep The Leg as his entrance music. Thomas Drake will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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290 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zeki Ata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Drake!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ata shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ata was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Drake is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ata misses with a head shot.
Ata looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Thomas Drake has been cut.
Ata pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ata lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ata has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Drake's face.
Ata controlling the position easily from mount.
Ata working Drake over with strikes here.
Drake is rocked!
That has opened up Thomas Drake's cut even more.
Ata lands a big elbow - Drake is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Drake is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zeki Ata!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loo Cang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around. Cang has chosen Everything in its right place- Radio Head as his entrance music. Iiro Tolonen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Loo Cang's chin.
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300 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iiro Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Loo Cang!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen stuffs the takedown attempt from Cang. Cang gets slowly back to his feet.
Cang shoots in but Tolonen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab, jab by Tolonen - just one landing.
It looks like Loo Cang has been cut.
Cang looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tolonen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tolonen tries to get out of the position.
Tolonen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tolonen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cang shoots in for a takedown but Tolonen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Iiro Tolonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Loo Cang.
Cang shoots in for a takedown but Tolonen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice uppercut lands for Tolonen. That snapped Cang's head back.
Cang looks gassed!
Tolonen cracks Cang with a left hook right on the temple and Cang goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Tolonen lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Cang is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iiro Tolonen!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by Burning Heart. Belfort has chosen Burn It To The Ground as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fedor Belfort is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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187 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robbie Balboa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belfort takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A left lands for Belfort.
Balboa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Belfort slips under a jab from Balboa.
Balboa throws a push kick but Belfort slaps the foot to one side.
Belfort lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Balboa circles away quickly and effectively.
Belfort scores with a one two! Balboa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Robbie Balboa has been cut.
Fedor Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belfort circles away quickly and effectively.
Belfort fails with a takedown attempt.
Belfort circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Balboa as Belfort shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort throws a left and a right that both miss
and Balboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Belfort connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Belfort instigates a clinch.
Belfort has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Balboa regains guard immediately.
Belfort wants to pass the guard but Balboa is keeping the position.
Balboa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa wants to stand up but Belfort is controlling him.
Belfort forces his way into half guard.
Belfort is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Balboa is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fedor Belfort!
Fedor Belfort is the new middleweight champion!
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