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EFC 16 - Stand Your Ground PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson comes to the cage accompanied by Tom Waits - Going out west.. Mark Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Johansson.
Johansson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
It looks like Mark Johnson has been cut.
Johansson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johansson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johansson has clasped his hands together around Johnson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Johansson is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johansson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johansson misses the jab.
Johansson tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johansson throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johansson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johansson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johansson has him pressed against the cage.
Johansson is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johansson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johansson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Johnson prevents Johansson from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johansson pushes Johnson off and gets back to his feet.
Johansson throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johansson throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johansson misses with a looping right.
Johansson moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Johnson slips a jab from Johansson.
Johansson ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Johansson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johansson tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johansson gets a clinch.
Johansson has hold of one of Johnson's legs. Johnson is fighting the takedown attempt but Johansson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Johnson is working an open guard so Johansson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Johansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johansson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Hugo Johansson has been cut.
Johansson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson misses the jab.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Johansson.
Johansson takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johansson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson tries a low kick but Johansson avoids it.
Johansson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johansson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Johansson.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johansson misses with a looping left.
Johansson lands the left hand.
Johnson is rocked!
Johansson lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Johnson is looking to close the distance but Johansson sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Johnson crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Johnson is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Hugo Johansson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and navin johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, navin johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
johnson looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but johnson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
johnson shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a good low kick that johnson was not able to check.
Chris Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of navin johnson.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
navin johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
johnson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
johnson fails to pull guard.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva working johnson over with knees to the body.
johnson looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva drives through and clinches with johnson against the cage.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
johnson is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
johnson tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
johnson is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can johnson avoid being mounted?
Silva tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
johnson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from johnson.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into johnson's ribcage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into johnson's ribcage.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch but johnson moves out of range.
Silva lands a head kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but johnson pushes him off.
johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
johnson tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
johnson is breathing heavily.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt johnson.
johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops johnson in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva drives through and clinches with johnson against the cage.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva has johnson pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
navin johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva is looking to clinch but johnson is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by johnson.
Horrible takedown by johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
johnson shoots and misses
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Chris Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of navin johnson.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Chris Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
johnson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but johnson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
johnson is looking to stall here but Silva recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing johnson from controlling successfully.
johnson preventing the sweep.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
johnson wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Silva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
johnson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now johnson has Silva in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of johnson is proving hard to escape from.
johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets to his feet - johnson follows without any prompting.
johnson misses with a takedown attempt
so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva postures up.
johnson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Silva is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for johnson.
Silva gets to mount! johnson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
johnson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Silva. What's that going to do exactly?
Silva content just to control the position here.
Chris Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
johnson gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Silva!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psycho Shaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Psycho Shaman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rico Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Psycho Shaman!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruiz fails to land with a series of punches.
Shaman looks to land a body kick but Ruiz moved away.
Ruiz misses the jab.
Shaman is looking to land body kicks.
Shaman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Shaman.
Shaman throws a leg kick which misses Ruiz's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruiz tries to avoid it.
Shaman misses with the combination.
Shaman just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaman lands a front kick.
Ruiz is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaman misses with a series of wild punches.
Shaman misses with a wild combination.
Ruiz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shaman scores with a kick to the body.
Shaman fakes the leg kick and cracks Ruiz in the body.
Shaman throws a right and a left that Ruiz avoids nicely.
Shaman thumps Ruiz with a low kick.
Shaman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shaman scores with a leg kick.
Shaman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Rico Ruiz has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaman lands with a right and another and another! Ruiz is in big trouble! Shaman lands again and this time it's lights out for Ruiz! A quality knockout there for Shaman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Psycho Shaman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lauri Mononen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aengus O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mononen's entrance music is I Must Break You!. A fine choice. O Donnell has chosen Dropkick Murphys - Worker's Song as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lauri Mononen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aengus O Donnell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mononen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Donnell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mononen.
Mononen is looking to land body kicks.
Mononen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Donnell pinned against the cage. O Donnell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mononen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mononen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Donnell is looking to clinch but Mononen is avoiding it.
O Donnell forces Mononen back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell lands a body shot.
O Donnell jumps guard and drags Mononen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mononen postures up in O Donnell's guard and throws a big left but O Donnell blocks it.
O Donnell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mononen!
O Donnell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mononen is looking to escape.
Mononen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by O Donnell.
Mononen tries to hold on but O Donnell postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell trying to control but Mononen is having none of it.
Mononen wants to hold on but O Donnell pushes him away.
Mononen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mononen trying to control here.
Mononen keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Mononen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Mononen.
Mononen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Mononen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
O Donnell has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
O Donnell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mononen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Donnell tries to avoid it but Mononen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Donnell to the ground. O Donnell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lauri Mononen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mononen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mononen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but O Donnell avoids it really well and circles away.
O Donnell wants to clinch up but Mononen keeps it at a distance.
Mononen shoots in for a double leg but O Donnell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
O Donnell forces Mononen back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aengus O Donnell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mononen shoots in but no luck this time.
O Donnell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mononen closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Donnell counters by clinching up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mononen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. O Donnell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lauri Mononen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from O Donnell - that landed with a thud.
O Donnell presses Mononen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
O Donnell turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and O Donnell manages to end up in side control.
O Donnell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mononen seems a little lost for a moment, as O Donnell dominates the positioning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Donnell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mononen keeps working.
O Donnell lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mononen keeps working.
Mononen is trying to improve his position.
Mononen manages to get back to half guard.
O Donnell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mononen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mononen trying to control here.
O Donnell is trying to control the action in half guard but Mononen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
O Donnell thows a huge punch but Mononen dodges it nicely.
Mononen trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Mononen is working to get back to half guard.
Mononen tries to hold on but O Donnell pushes him away.
Mononen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell avoids the attempt from Mononen to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Donnell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mononen is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
O Donnell scoring with strikes but Mononen is staying in there.
O Donnell avoids the attempt from Mononen to control.
O Donnell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mononen is squirming around, avoiding O Donnell's attempts to control the action.
Mononen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
O Donnell with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aengus O Donnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Mononen fails with the takedown
and O Donnell counters by moving into the clinch.
O Donnell tries to score a body lock takedown but Mononen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mononen throws an elbow but misses.
Mononen breaks the clinch.
O Donnell tries to clinch there but Mononen circles away.
Mononen misses with a takedown
and O Donnell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mononen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Donnell counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lauri Mononen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Donnell digs a right hand into Mononen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mononen's gas tank.
A body shot lands from O Donnell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Donnell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Donnell has Mononen pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. O Donnell pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mononen tumbling to the mat - O Donnell dives into Mononen's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mononen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead O Donnell passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell is nestled in close to Mononen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mononen wants to sweep but O Donnell has passed to side control!
O Donnell is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mononen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mononen can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two 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.
Mononen is looking to reverse the position.
Mononen can't do much from the bottom here.
Mononen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mononen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Mononen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mononen is looking to reverse the position.
O Donnell decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mononen to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mononen with a lazy takedown attempt
and O Donnell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
O Donnell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mononen's efforts to push away.
O Donnell drags the fight down to the ground.
Mononen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but O Donnell manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mononen is looking for a triangle but O Donnell pushes his legs off easily.
O Donnell chips away with some ground and pound.
Mononen trying to keep a closed guard but O Donnell is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
O Donnell throws an elbow but Mononen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mononen taking a bit of punishment here - O Donnell scoring with strikes.
Mononen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Aengus O Donnell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mononen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mononen struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aengus O Donnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Donnell 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aengus O Donnell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ismo Ruma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruma kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me. Martin Dawkins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ismo Ruma's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ismo Ruma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins connects with a body shot.
Ruma shoots in for a takedown but Dawkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dawkins throws a leg kick which misses Ruma's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruma tries to avoid it.
Ruma is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dawkins.
Dawkins lands a jab to Ruma's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawkins stuns Ruma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dawkins feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ruma sprawling to the canvas! Ruma rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dawkins finish him?!
It looks like Ismo Ruma has been cut.
Dawkins throws an overhand right that has Ruma reeling! Dawkins follows up with more punches and Ruma is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Martin Dawkins!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Mcnulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jami Noble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noble has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Jami Noble has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jimmy Mcnulty's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Mcnulty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jami Noble!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcnulty drives through with a takedown into guard.
Noble looks gassed!
Noble has momentary wrist control but Mcnulty slips an elbow through the middle.
Mcnulty is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mcnulty gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mcnulty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noble swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcnulty closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mcnulty lands in his opponent's guard.
Mcnulty sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mcnulty keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Noble's head.
Mcnulty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Noble is keeping the position for now.
Mcnulty looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noble keeping full guard, as Mcnulty tries to pass.
Mcnulty forces his way into half guard.
Mcnulty is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Noble trying to control from the bottom.
Mcnulty working over Noble with some ground and pound. Noble looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mcnulty is taking a breather. Noble says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Noble taking some punishment here, with Mcnulty in his half guard.
Mcnulty sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcnulty is thwarting Noble's attempts to control the position.
Mcnulty sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mcnulty prevents Noble from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mcnulty knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Noble on the ground.
Noble wants to control but Mcnulty is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noble might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mcnulty kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mcnulty wants to clinch up but Noble keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Mcnulty dominated that round.
That's time! Mcnulty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mcnulty throws a head kick that half lands.
Mcnulty drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mcnulty controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Noble tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mcnulty's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mcnulty preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mcnulty sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mcnulty stands and steps away. Noble gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcnulty swats away the attempt to clinch by Noble.
Mcnulty attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Mcnulty misses.
Noble tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcnulty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Noble cracks a nice hook into Mcnulty's ribs.
Mcnulty shoots in for a takedown but Noble shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mcnulty tries to score a power double leg takedown but Noble sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mcnulty somewhat.
Noble tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mcnulty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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.
Noble scores with a jab to the head.
Jimmy Mcnulty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noble tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mcnulty counters with a single leg into guard. Noble didn't expect that.
Mcnulty trying to stand up but can't free himself from Noble's guard.
Noble can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mcnulty controls the pace.
Noble 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.
Mcnulty looking to pass the guard.
Noble trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcnulty thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Noble looking to control.
Noble manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mcnulty manages to get himself to full guard.
Mcnulty escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Noble gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Noble trying to control but Mcnulty is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mcnulty throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mcnulty has a closed guard, preventing Noble from standing up.
Mcnulty avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mcnulty is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mcnulty 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Mcnulty dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Noble closes the distance but Mcnulty moves to the side
and Mcnulty counters with a single leg into guard. Noble didn't expect that.
Mcnulty gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mcnulty closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mcnulty lands in his opponent's guard.
Mcnulty sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mcnulty stopping the sweep attempt from Noble.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcnulty looking to pass the guard.
Noble wants to sweep here but Mcnulty controlling him for the moment.
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.
Mcnulty is working Noble over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Noble throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Noble throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcnulty tries to clinch but Noble is having none of it.
Mcnulty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcnulty is looking to land body kicks.
Noble moves in looking to clinch but Mcnulty pushes him off.
Mcnulty swats away the attempt to clinch by Noble.
Mcnulty tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Noble counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mcnulty thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcnulty fails with the takedown.
Noble lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Noble closes the distance and pushes Mcnulty back into the cage.
Mcnulty looking for a takedown.
Noble is trying to break free.
Mcnulty wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Mcnulty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcnulty jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Noble walks away with a smile on his face. Mcnulty gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mcnulty slips a jab from Noble.
Mcnulty shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Noble defends it nicely.
Jami Noble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mcnulty is defended easily by Noble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcnulty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noble connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mcnulty looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Noble throws a body punch but Mcnulty moves out of range.
Mcnulty misses with a double jab.
Noble cracks Mcnulty with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mcnulty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noble rushes Mcnulty and presses him up against the cage.
Mcnulty looking to slow down the pace here.
Noble lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Noble is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mcnulty tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Noble smiles and moves away.
Noble throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Mcnulty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mcnulty, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Mcnulty!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wonkie Willa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Snuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wonkie Willa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snuka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Willa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Willa slips nicely into half guard.
Snuka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Willa on the ground.
Willa is working for a kimura but Snuka is defending it quite comfortably.
Snuka wants to get back to his feet.
Willa is working for a submission of some sort.
Willa works his way into side control.
Willa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Snuka has escaped the position, nice work there.
Willa tries for a kimura but Snuka is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Willa looks gassed!
Willa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Snuka pushes Willa away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Willa gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Snuka stops Willa from passing to mount.
Snuka wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Snuka stops Willa from passing to mount.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Willa shoots in looking for a takedown. Snuka tries to sprawl out of it but Willa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Snuka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Snuka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Snuka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Willa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snuka forces Willa back against the cage and clinches.
Snuka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Willa blocks it with crossed arms.
Snuka trying to land knees to the body.
Willa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Snuka pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Snuka lands a right hand.
Willa is working for takedown but Snuka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jimmy Snuka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wonkie Willa.
Snuka lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Snuka throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Snuka.
Snuka tries to land knees in the clinch but Willa avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Snuka.
Good body shot from Snuka.
Still in the clinch, Snuka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Snuka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snuka prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Snuka.
Snuka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Snuka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Willa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Snuka missing with knees to the body.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snuka pushes Willa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Willa is working for takedown but Snuka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Snuka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Willa backwards.
Snuka cracks Willa with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Snuka.
A right hand to the body from Snuka.
Willa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Snuka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Willa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Snuka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Snuka presses Willa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Willa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willa avoids a wild elbow strike from Snuka.
Willa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Snuka - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Snuka.
Willa is working for takedown but Snuka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Snuka presses Willa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Snuka gets through Willa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Snuka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Willas head.
Snuka tries a knee to the head but Willa blocks it.
Snuka is pressed up against the cage. Willa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Snuka down to the mat. Snuka avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Willa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Snuka. Snuka obviously looking to wear him down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A left and a right from Snuka both land. Nice combination.
Snuka pushes Willa up against the cage in a clinch.
Snuka digs a right hand underneath Willa's ribcage. Willa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Snuka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Willa's brow.
Willa has Snuka pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Willa pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Snuka tumbling to the mat - Willa dives into Snuka's guard.
Snuka wants to get back to his feet but Willa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wonkie Willa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Willa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Snuka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Willa wants to pass the guard but Snuka is keeping the position.
Snuka is looking to stand up but Willa isn't so interested in that idea.
Willa passes Snuka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Willa seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snuka wants to get back to his feet.
Willa passes the guard and advances to mount!
Snuka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Snuka tries to get out of the position.
Willa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Snuka can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Snuka really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Willa is going olschool here, as he tries to force Snuka to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Snuka shrugs it off.
Willa working for a submission but Snuka is keeping him at bay.
Willa wants to finish this one by submission but Snuka is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Willa.
You get the feeling that Snuka really doesn't like being in this position too much.
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.
Willa working for a guillotine from mount but Snuka is in no mood to give up.
Snuka trying desperately to get to his feet.
Willa looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Willa is working for a guillotine from mount but Snuka frees his head quite easily.
Snuka is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willa works his way to his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willa looking for the choke but no joy.
Willa is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Snuka defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willa is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Snuka is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wonkie Willa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George St Tierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stumpy Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutherford is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Why Can't We Be Friends?. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George St Tierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stumpy Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Tierre fails with a takedown attempt.
Rutherford instigates a clinch.
St Tierre has Rutherford pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. St Tierre pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rutherford tumbling to the mat - St Tierre dives into Rutherford's guard.
Rutherford is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St Tierre defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutherford is looking for a triangle but St Tierre pushes his legs off easily.
St Tierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rutherford is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St Tierre 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.
St Tierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
St Tierre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
St Tierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rutherford is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford tries to buck St Tierre off but St Tierre is having none of it.
Rutherford can't do much from the bottom here.
St Tierre looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rutherford sneaks back into half guard.
Rutherford looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rutherford looks gassed!
St Tierre maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Rutherford could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but St Tierre has cracked it and Rutherford is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by St Tierre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George St Tierre!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BA Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Diaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BA Evans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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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, BA Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Diaby!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans tries a low kick but Diaby avoids it.
Evans bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Evans looks to score with a jab to the body but Diaby is just out of range.
Evans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Evans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaby scores with the left hand. Evans knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like BA Evans has been cut.
Evans waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Diaby.
A cross from Evans lands.
Evans throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaby.
BA Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Diaby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaby drops Evans with a nice combination! Diaby dives into Evans's guard, looking to finish!
Evans is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oh Evans is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaby works over Evans with some ground and pound from guard.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaby on the ground.
Evans trying to keep a closed guard but Diaby is proving a slippery customer.
Evans seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaby slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Diaby is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Evans has escaped the position, nice work there.
Diaby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Evans keeps working.
Diaby advances to mount.
Diaby goes for an armbar but Evans turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Evans.
Evans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaby trying to keep a closed guard but Evans is proving a slippery customer.
Evans postures up in Diaby's guard and throws a big left but Diaby blocks it.
Diaby lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Evans!
Diaby tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Evans manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to stand up here but Diaby is controlling him well.
Diaby passes to full mount!
Diaby looking to isolate an arm here. Evans doesn't see it coming and as Diaby extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Diaby!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Toby Diaby!
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