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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeranimo Milner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Palmer struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeranimo Milner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Palmer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milner's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Milner duly obliges.
Palmer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Milner counters with a left and a right that stings Palmer.
Palmer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Milner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palmer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Milner counters with a nice body shot.
Milner scores with a shot to the body.
Milner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Palmer.
Palmer fails with the takedown
and Milner counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jeranimo Milner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Palmer.
Milner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palmer tries to keep at a distance but Milner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Milner is trying to trip Palmer. He has hold of a leg but Palmer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Milner persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Milner landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer has momentary wrist control but Milner slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palmer looks gassed!
Milner landing some decent shots from guard.
Milner works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Palmer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Milner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Milner tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Palmer.
Milner is trying to control. Palmer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Milner works his way into side control.
Palmer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milner controlling the position from side mount.
Milner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Palmer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Milner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Milner working the head and body with strikes.
Milner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Milner landing strikes.
Milner has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Milner advances nicely into full mount.
Milner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Palmer hang on?
Milner with shots to the head and body - Palmer looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Milner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Milner punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Palmer?
Milner tries to control but Palmer wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Milner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Milner tries to control but Palmer wriggling away.
The referee warns Palmer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Milner lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Palmer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Milner unloading with bombs!
Palmer is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Palmer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Milner landing shots from mount.
Palmer is still in real trouble! Can Milner finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Milner! Palmer is hurt baaadly! Milner is firing away with more strikes - Palmer is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jeranimo Milner!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between doyiel shithead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johansson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tom Waits - Going out west.. Hugo Johansson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, doyiel shithead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Johansson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
shithead drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johansson is pulling down on shithead's head. It's preventing any offense from shithead, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
shithead tries to free his leg and advance position but Johansson is retaining full guard.
shithead stops Johansson from standing up.
Johansson is pulling down on shithead's head. It's preventing any offense from shithead, at least for the moment.
shithead trying to control the position from guard on top but Johansson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
shithead is fighting to break Johansson's control of his arms but Johansson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
shithead wants to pass the guard but Johansson is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Johansson holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
shithead trying to control the position from guard on top but Johansson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
shithead won't allow Johansson to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johansson throws a looping overhand right but shithead ducks down to avoid it.
Johansson misses the shot to the body.
shithead slips under a jab from Johansson.
shithead misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johansson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johansson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
shithead takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johansson misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from shithead.
shithead is breathing heavily.
shithead shoots in for a double leg but Johansson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johansson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johansson forces shithead back against the cage and clinches.
shithead is trying to break the clinch but Johansson is controlling him.
shithead tries to pull guard but Johansson holds him up against the cage and eventually shithead drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for doyiel shithead. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johansson has picked shithead up - he's going for a ride! Johansson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Johansson decides to return to a standing position.
Johansson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johansson decides to return to a standing position.
Johansson thuds his right hand into shithead's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johansson rushes shithead and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johansson has picked shithead up - he's going for a ride! Johansson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Johansson not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johansson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson throws the left hand but shithead avoids the punch easily.
Johansson clinches with his opponent.
Johansson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johansson decides to stand up, so the ref orders shithead to his feet.
shithead takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
shithead throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johansson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
shithead tries to strike from the bottom.
Johansson stays in close to shithead's body and controls the position.
Johansson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on shithead, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Johansson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
shithead lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
doyiel shithead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
shithead wants to clinch
and Johansson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in shithead's guard.
Johansson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johansson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johansson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
shithead fails with the takedown
and Johansson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johansson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
doyiel shithead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johansson scores with a jab. shithead acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
shithead is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johansson closes the distance and clinches.
Johansson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Johansson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Johansson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
shithead gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Johansson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johansson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Johansson prevents shithead from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
shithead is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johansson drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Johansson seems to have locked his on tight now - shithead screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Johansson, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Hugo Johansson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleo Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Powers That Be. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Curtis Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kaleo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis wants to clinch.
Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, jab by Davis - just one landing.
Davis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Davis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cruz lands with a nice combination. Davis backs away looking to recover.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cruz lands with a nice body kick.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Cruz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Davis is looking to improve his position.
Davis actively working from the bottom here.
Davis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cruz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz stands up and beckons Davis to join him on the feet.
Cruz lands a head kick. Davis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cruz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a left and a right that stings Davis.
Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis tries to clinch
and Cruz counters with a head kick.
Cruz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kaleo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Davis darts in trying to clinch
and Cruz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Davis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Davis manages to kick Cruz off! Cruz jumps back into Davis's guard.
Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Davis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Davis's legs - danger averted.
Cruz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Davis's guard.
Davis looking for submissions off his back.
Davis is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Cruz stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Davis to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cruz misses.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Davis looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Cruz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cruz won't be happy with that.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Davis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cruz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cruz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Davis is controlling him well.
Cruz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Davis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Davis blocks the strikes from Cruz.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davis scores with a hook.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Davis wants to clinch but Cruz slips to the side
and Cruz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Davis throws a good cross that connects.
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaleo Cruz dominated that 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.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Davis looks for a takedown but Cruz sprawls well.
Davis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Cruz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cruz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Davis's closed guard. He's half up but Davis has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Davis pivots and extends the arm, Cruz falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Davis! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Curtis Davis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aengus O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Christo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Donnell comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - Worker's Song. Christo has chosen Why Can't We Be Friends? as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aengus O Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Christo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donnell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Donnell moves out of range of the strikes.
Christo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Donnell thuds a left hand into Christo's body.
O Donnell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christo misses the body punch
and O Donnell moves into the clinch.
Christo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Donnell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Christo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Donnell as he jumps to the side.
Christo misses with a wild body shot.
O Donnell loads up on a big right hand but Christo slips the punch.
Christo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Donnell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Aengus O Donnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Christo.
O Donnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Donnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Christo.
Christo looks to score with a jab to the body but O Donnell is just out of range.
Christo takes a swing at O Donnell's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christo throws and low kick but O Donnell moves out of range easily.
Christo stuns O Donnell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Christo.
Christo looks gassed!
O Donnell throws a big shot that misses.
Christo looks to score with a jab to the body but O Donnell is just out of range.
Christo throws a hook but O Donnell avoids it easily.
O Donnell defending well as Christo loads up on a big left hand.
O Donnell just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Christo misses
and O Donnell moves into the clinch.
O Donnell breaks from the clinch.
O Donnell misses with a double jab.
A swing and a miss from O Donnell.
Christo throws a hook but O Donnell avoids it easily.
O Donnell throws a shot from downtown. Christo moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christo misses with a body shot
and O Donnell counters by clinching up.
O Donnell is trying to drag Christo to the mat but Christo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Christo stops a takedown attempt from O Donnell.
O Donnell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
O Donnell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Christo.
O Donnell breaks from the clinch.
Christo thows a body shot but no joy.
Christo tries to keep at a distance but O Donnell has taken the fight into the clinch.
O Donnell is trying to drag Christo to the mat but Christo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
O Donnell gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Christo regains guard.
O Donnell won't allow Christo to sweep him here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Christo can do anything to dispel that myth.
O Donnell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Christo's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Donnell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
O Donnell gets to his feet. Christo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Christo throws a right hand that O Donnell ducks under and follows up with a left that O Donnell also avoids with ease.
Christo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Christo has time to react.
O Donnell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Donnell thows a body shot but no joy.
Christo misses the body punch
and O Donnell counters by moving into the clinch.
O Donnell stalling against the cage.
Christo gets underhooks to prevent O Donnell's takedown attempt.
Christo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
O Donnell breaks from the clinch.
Christo swings for the body but O Donnell moves out of range.
O Donnell has Christo up against the cage in a clinch.
O Donnell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Christo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
O Donnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down O Donnell rather than just go for the knockout.
O Donnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Christo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christo tries to clinch up
and O Donnell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Donnell throws out a loose jab but Christo uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Donnell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheers as O Donnell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Christo doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Donnell.
A swing and a miss from O Donnell.
O Donnell slips under a jab from Christo.
O Donnell moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Donnell is struggling to control the position.
Christo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from O Donnell.
O Donnell tries to score a body lock takedown but Christo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aengus O Donnell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Christo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Donnell throws out the jab.
Christo closes the distance but O Donnell moves to the side
and O Donnell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
O Donnell wants a takedown but no success here.
O Donnell can't get the takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Donnell.
Christo stops a takedown attempt from O Donnell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aengus O Donnell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christo is trying to break the clinch but O Donnell has him pressed against the cage.
O Donnell has Christo pressed against the cage, preventing Christo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Donnell dodges an elbow strike from Christo.
Christo can't break the clinch.
O Donnell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Christo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Christo prevents the takedown attempt.
O Donnell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Christo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Christo thows a body shot but no joy.
Christo misses with a looping left.
Christo pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Donnell is out of range and Christo settles back down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jesse Christo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christo avoids the body shot from O Donnell.
Christo throws a jab when O Donnell was well out of range.
A slow jab from Christo misses its intended target.
O Donnell moves out of range of the strikes.
Christo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Christo thows a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Christo coming out on top.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Donnell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Christo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
O Donnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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.
Christo digs a good body shot into O Donnell's ribs.
O Donnell misses with the combination.
O Donnell ducks under a wild hook from Christo.
Christo misses with a leg kick
and O Donnell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Donnell slips a jab from Christo.
Jab from O Donnell.
O Donnell throws a series of punches but Christo moves out of range.
Aengus O Donnell is winning the standup battle so far.
Christo throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Donnell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by O Donnell.
O Donnell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Christo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Christo throws a body punch but O Donnell moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell pushes Christo up against the cage in a clinch.
Christo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Christo prevents the takedown attempt.
O Donnell gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Donnell prevents Christo from standing back up.
O Donnell works his way into side control.
Christo is pushing O Donnell's head away, looking to escape. O Donnell manages to hold on to the position though.
O Donnell is looking to take a break and control but Christo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Donnell working the ground and pound from side control.
Christo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Christo is pushing O Donnell's head away, looking to escape. O Donnell manages to hold on to the position though.
O Donnell working the ground and pound from side control.
O Donnell stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Donnell.
Christo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Donnell throws out the jab.
Christo wants to clinch but O Donnell slips to the side
and O Donnell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by O Donnell.
Christo wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Donnell trying to control the position but instead, Christo has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Donnell into the cage.
O Donnell can't get the takedown.
O Donnell lands a takedown into guard.
Christo wants to get back to his feet but O Donnell passes into half guard.
O Donnell winds up and cracks Christo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
O Donnell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
O Donnell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Christo is refusing to be controlled, as O Donnell sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aengus O Donnell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Christo throws a leg kick
and O Donnell counters with a stiff right hand.
Christo tries for a takedown but O Donnell circles away easily
and Christo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christo missing with a left hand there. O Donnell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Donnell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christo throws and low kick but O Donnell moves out of range easily.
Christo lands a nice hook to O Donnell's body. O Donnell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Christo closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Donnell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for O Donnell.
O Donnell takes the fight into the clinch.
Christo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Donnell looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Donnell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from O Donnell.
O Donnell goes for a takedown attempt but Christo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aengus O Donnell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christo defending well as O Donnell loads up on a big left hand.
O Donnell misses with an uppercut.
O Donnell slips under a jab.
Christo throws and low kick but O Donnell moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by O Donnell.
Christo misses with a looping right.
Christo scores with the left hand. O Donnell knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from O Donnell misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
O Donnell checks a leg kick nicely.
Christo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and O Donnell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by O Donnell.
Christo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. O Donnell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
O Donnell has Christo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Christo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
O Donnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Donnell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Christo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Donnell throws out the jab.
Christo swings away with a body shot that misses
and O Donnell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Christo thinking.
O Donnell thows a body shot but no joy.
O Donnell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Christo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Donnell.
Christo misses with a double jab
and O Donnell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
O Donnell frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
O Donnell scoring with strikes but Christo is staying in there.
O Donnell unloading with bombs!
Christo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
O Donnell landing shots from mount.
Jesse Christo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Donnell lands a big shot there that rocks Christo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Christo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
O Donnell wants to control the pace but Christo is squirming around nicely.
O Donnell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Christo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Donnell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
O Donnell with the ground and pound from mount.
Christo can't escape the position.
O Donnell landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell lands a nice shot to the head.
Christo taking shots to the head.
Christo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, O Donnell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Christo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
O Donnell prevents Christo from getting the reversal.
O Donnell unloading with bombs!
O Donnell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
O Donnell controlling his opponent.
Aengus O Donnell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Donnell looking to control but Christo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aengus O Donnell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Donnell 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... Aengus O Donnell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jasper Corpuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Drover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Adam Drover enters the cage!
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jasper Corpuz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Drover!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drover has Corpuz up against the cage in a clinch.
Drover trying to land knees to the body.
Drover throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Corpuz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Corpuz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drover is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Corpuz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drover missing with knees to the body.
Drover missing with knees to the body.
Corpuz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drover looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drover with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drover tries to land knees in the clinch but Corpuz avoids the damage to the body.
Drover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Corpuz is defending well for now.
Drover looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drover gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Drover looking to throw knees to the head but Corpuz is blocking nicely.
Drover looks gassed!
Corpuz tries to circle away but Drover has him pinned against the cage.
Corpuz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drover is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drover unloads a knee to the mid-section. Corpuz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Corpuz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drover tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Corpuz avoids it.
Corpuz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drover.
Corpuz is trying to break the clinch but Drover has him pressed against the cage.
Drover lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drover prevents a takedown attempt there.
Drover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Corpuz is defending well for now.
Corpuz has had enough of the clinch but Drover keeps him there for the moment.
Drover crunches a lovely knee into Corpuz's ribcage.
Corpuz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drover missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Drover throws an elbow but misses.
Corpuz goes for a takedown attempt but Drover pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jasper Corpuz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drover tries to close the distance and clinch but Corpuz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corpuz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Drover manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Corpuz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Corpuz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Corpuz is working to tighten is grip on Drover's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Drover has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Corpuz is really squeezing tight and eventually Drover passes out! Corpuz breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jasper Corpuz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stumpy Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutherford comes to the cage accompanied by Why Can't We Be Friends?. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ben Jones enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stumpy Rutherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rutherford circles away.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rutherford defends it nicely.
Rutherford drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rutherford drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rutherford has Jones in his guard.
Rutherford keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Rutherford has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jones 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 Rutherford.
Jones gets to mount! Rutherford was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rutherford. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones looking to control but Rutherford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rutherford bucks up and throws Jones to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Rutherford darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rutherford is looking for a kimura here.
Rutherford is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Rutherford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Rutherford has Jones in his guard.
Rutherford is breathing heavily.
Rutherford has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutherford keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Rutherford looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rutherford can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
Rutherford could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jones wants to control from the top but Rutherford keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rutherford has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Rutherford's legs - danger averted.
Rutherford manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jones wants to hold on but Rutherford pushes him away.
Rutherford is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Rutherford extends the arm and Jones is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stumpy Rutherford!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tarec Saffiedine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saffiedine comes to the cage accompanied by Taste of Ink by The Used. The crowd seem to be enjoying Van Nistelrooyj's choice of entrance music: Unstoppable. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tarec Saffiedine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Nistelrooyj tries to bum rush Saffiedine with a series of wild strikes but Saffiedine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saffiedine slips under a jab from Van Nistelrooyj.
Saffiedine tries to clinch up but Van Nistelrooyj circles away and keeps his distance.
Saffiedine slips a straight right by Van Nistelrooyj.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saffiedine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saffiedine tries to clinch but Van Nistelrooyj is having none of it.
Saffiedine tries to clinch but Van Nistelrooyj is having none of it.
Saffiedine has Van Nistelrooyj up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Nistelrooyj takes an elbow to the temple.
Van Nistelrooyj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saffiedine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Saffiedine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Van Nistelrooyj putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Saffiedine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Saffiedine lands an elbow inside that Van Nistelrooyj shrugs off.
Van Nistelrooyj breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saffiedine moves into the clinch.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saffiedine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Nistelrooyj lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Van Nistelrooyj avoids a wild elbow strike from Saffiedine.
Van Nistelrooyj escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Nistelrooyj is looking to clinch but Saffiedine is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saffiedine doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Nistelrooyj circles away.
Saffiedine tries to clinch but Van Nistelrooyj moves away
and Van Nistelrooyj counters with a shoot takedown. Saffiedine fights it but they end up in guard.
Saffiedine wants to stand and escape but Van Nistelrooyj is having none of it.
Van Nistelrooyj throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saffiedine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Nistelrooyj drops back, looking for a kneebar! Saffiedine looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Saffiedine looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Saffiedine!
Van Nistelrooyj looks gassed!
Van Nistelrooyj throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Saffiedine tries to advance to mount but Van Nistelrooyj denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Van Nistelrooyj's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Saffiedine decides to stand back up.
A combination from Van Nistelrooyj does no damage.
Saffiedine clinches but Van Nistelrooyj breaks the clinch
and Van Nistelrooyj counters with a head kick.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to land a leg kick but Saffiedine saw it coming and moves away.
Van Nistelrooyj throws a right and a left that Saffiedine avoids nicely.
Saffiedine clinches but Van Nistelrooyj breaks the clinch
and Van Nistelrooyj counters by clinching up.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Saffiedine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saffiedine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Nistelrooyj lands with a left to the head.
Saffiedine landing knees to the head.
Saffiedine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but Van Nistelrooyj blocks it.
Saffiedine scores with a knee to the head.
Saffiedine landing knees to the head.
Saffiedine looking to throw knees to the head but Van Nistelrooyj is blocking nicely.
Saffiedine looking to throw knees to the head but Van Nistelrooyj is blocking nicely.
Saffiedine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saffiedine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Van Nistelrooyj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saffiedine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Van Nistelrooyj.
Van Nistelrooyj blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to land knees in the clinch but Saffiedine avoids the damage to the body.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saffiedine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Nistelrooyj has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saffiedine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Saffiedine dodges an elbow strike from Van Nistelrooyj.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Nistelrooyj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Van Nistelrooyj comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to break the clinch but Saffiedine has him pressed against the cage.
Saffiedine takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to break the clinch but Saffiedine has him pressed against the cage.
Van Nistelrooyj throws an elbow that misses.
Saffiedine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Nistelrooyj's face.
Saffiedine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saffiedine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Nistelrooyj has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saffiedine looking to throw knees to the head but Van Nistelrooyj is blocking nicely.
Saffiedine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Nistelrooyj breaks the clinch.
Van Nistelrooyj misses with a body kick.
Van Nistelrooyj throws a push kick but Saffiedine slaps the foot to one side.
Van Nistelrooyj fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saffiedine tries to clinch but Van Nistelrooyj is having none of it.
Saffiedine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Nistelrooyj paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Nistelrooyj thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saffiedine has managed to clinch.
Van Nistelrooyj wants to break free but Saffiedine has control.
Van Nistelrooyj working aggressively here.
Saffiedine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to trip Saffiedine. He has hold of a leg but Saffiedine is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Van Nistelrooyj persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Saffiedine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Van Nistelrooyj wants to get back to full guard.
Saffiedine perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saffiedine seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Van Nistelrooyj is breathing heavily.
Van Nistelrooyj is looking to improve his position.
Van Nistelrooyj is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saffiedine wants to control but Van Nistelrooyj is keeping him busy.
Saffiedine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Van Nistelrooyj on the ground.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to maintain the position but Saffiedine is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Van Nistelrooyj misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Nistelrooyj swats away the attempt to clinch by Saffiedine.
Van Nistelrooyj will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saffiedine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Nistelrooyj counters with a solid body kick.
Van Nistelrooyj is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saffiedine.
Saffiedine rushes Van Nistelrooyj and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Saffiedine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Nistelrooyj takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saffiedine looking to throw knees to the head but Van Nistelrooyj is blocking nicely.
Saffiedine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saffiedine with a knee to the head.
Saffiedine working Van Nistelrooyj over with knees to the body.
Saffiedine looking to throw knees to the head but Van Nistelrooyj is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Van Nistelrooyj.
Van Nistelrooyj breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saffiedine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Nistelrooyj swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Nistelrooyj swats away the attempt to clinch by Saffiedine.
Van Nistelrooyj misses with a wild combination.
Saffiedine wants to clinch
and Van Nistelrooyj makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saffiedine doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Nistelrooyj circles away.
Saffiedine is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saffiedine drives through and clinches with Van Nistelrooyj against the cage.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to land knees in the clinch but Saffiedine avoids the damage to the body.
Saffiedine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Van Nistelrooyj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saffiedine blocks it with crossed arms.
Saffiedine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saffiedine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Nistelrooyj has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saffiedine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saffiedine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Nistelrooyj blocks it with crossed arms.
Saffiedine lands a knee to the head.
Saffiedine misses with a knee strike.
Van Nistelrooyj takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saffiedine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but Van Nistelrooyj blocks it.
Van Nistelrooyj wants a takedown but no success here.
Van Nistelrooyj jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saffiedine walks away with a smile on his face. Van Nistelrooyj gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Saffiedine wants to clinch up but Van Nistelrooyj keeps it at a distance.
Van Nistelrooyj keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Saffiedine.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Nistelrooyj swats away the attempt to clinch by Saffiedine.
Van Nistelrooyj throws a front kick aimed at Saffiedine's knee but Saffiedine avoids it well.
Van Nistelrooyj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saffiedine doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Nistelrooyj circles away.
Saffiedine closes the distance and pushes Van Nistelrooyj back into the cage.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but Van Nistelrooyj blocks it.
Saffiedine throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Nistelrooyj.
With the fighters up against the cage, Saffiedine throws an elbow but misses.
Saffiedine misses with a knee to the head.
Saffiedine is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Nistelrooyj gets an underhook and turns Saffiedine into the cage.
Van Nistelrooyj lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saffiedine tries to land a knee to the head but Van Nistelrooyj blocks with his arms.
Saffiedine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Nistelrooyj has Saffiedine pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Van Nistelrooyj pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Saffiedine tumbling to the mat - Van Nistelrooyj dives into Saffiedine's guard.
Saffiedine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Van Nistelrooyj, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saffiedine rushes Van Nistelrooyj and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saffiedine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saffiedine dodges an elbow strike from Van Nistelrooyj.
Saffiedine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saffiedine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Nistelrooyj tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Nistelrooyj working hard to break the clinch.
Saffiedine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saffiedine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Nistelrooyj's face.
Saffiedine tries a knee to the head but Van Nistelrooyj blocks it.
Van Nistelrooyj lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saffiedine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saffiedine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Nistelrooyj has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Saffiedine regains guard immediately.
Saffiedine wants to stand but Van Nistelrooyj is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saffiedine keeping moving, preventing Van Nistelrooyj from controlling successfully.
Van Nistelrooyj loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Saffiedine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Nistelrooyj is controlling him.
Van Nistelrooyj scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Van Nistelrooyj loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Nistelrooyj has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Nistelrooyj looking to sit in guard and control but Saffiedine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saffiedine has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Van Nistelrooyj is proving hard to escape from.
Van Nistelrooyj throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Saffiedine controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Saffiedine has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Van Nistelrooyj is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj is trying to keep Saffiedine in close.
Saffiedine stands up and waves to Van Nistelrooyj to follow him.
Saffiedine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Nistelrooyj misses with a low kick.
Saffiedine moves in looking to clinch but Van Nistelrooyj pushes him off.
Saffiedine tries to clinch but Van Nistelrooyj is having none of it.
Saffiedine tries to clinch but Van Nistelrooyj moves away
and Van Nistelrooyj decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Saffiedine's guard.
Saffiedine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Nistelrooyj is controlling him.
Tarec Saffiedine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Nistelrooyj is looking to work some ground and pound but Saffiedine has wrist control.
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Nistelrooyj working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saffiedine keeping moving, preventing Van Nistelrooyj from controlling successfully.
Saffiedine wants to stand up but Van Nistelrooyj is controlling him.
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Nistelrooyj stays in close to Saffiedine's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Nistelrooyj winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guillermo Van Nistelrooyj!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Dimaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Allanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allanson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by How I Could Just Kill A Man. Bryan Dimaya 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bryan Dimaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Allanson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimaya moves out of range of the strikes.
Dimaya takes one to the chin there.
Allanson scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Allanson.
Dimaya is breathing heavily.
Dimaya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allanson has a takedown stuffed.
Allanson scores with the left hand. Dimaya knows he should have avoided that one.
Allanson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allanson thuds a left hand into Dimaya's body.
Allanson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Allanson connects with a crisp jab.
Dimaya is rocked!
Allanson shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Allanson slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Allanson lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Andy Allanson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anton Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Finklestein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anton Collins had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anton Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vadim Finklestein!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Collins walks into a straight right hand from Finklestein.
It looks like Anton Collins has been cut.
Collins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Collins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Finklestein cracks Collins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Finklestein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collins circles away quickly and effectively.
Vadim Finklestein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finklestein dips to his left and cracks Collins with an uppercut!
Collins fails with the takedown.
Collins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Finklestein pinned against the cage. Finklestein gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finklestein. That did some damage!
Finklestein displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Collins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Finklestein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Collins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Finklestein as Collins shoots in.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finklestein fails to land with a series of punches.
Collins tries for a takedown but Finklestein sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Finklestein.
Finklestein misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins just misses with a punch to the body.
Vadim Finklestein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Finklestein sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Collins somewhat.
Collins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Finklestein tries to avoid it but Collins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Finklestein to the ground. Finklestein escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Collins is breathing heavily.
Finklestein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Finklestein throws a series of strikes that have Collins backpedaling.
Collins fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Finklestein.
Finklestein scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Collins misses with a low kick as Finklestein jumps back.
No joy there for Finklestein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Collins moves forwards but Finklestein connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Finklestein throws a good cross that connects.
Anton Collins's cut is getting worse.
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!
Finklestein tries to bum rush Collins with a series of wild strikes but Collins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Finklestein checks a low kick from Collins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finklestein chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finklestein changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Finklestein misses with a few strikes there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Finklestein.
Finklestein throws a sloppy head kick and Collins moves out of range easily.
Finklestein works Collins's body with a nice hook.
Finklestein misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice combination there by Finklestein.
Collins slips a jab and a cross from Finklestein.
Finklestein lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Collins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Finklestein lands a nice shot that snaps Collins's head back.
Collins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Finklestein with a nice cross.
Anton Collins's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Finklestein throws a head kick but Collins moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Finklestein!
Finklestein tries to bum rush Collins with a series of wild strikes but Collins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Finklestein throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finklestein scores with a one two! Collins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Finklestein scores with a three punch combo!
Jeez, Anton Collins's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Collins. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Finklestein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Collins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Finklestein lands a two punch combo.
Collins is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anton Collins's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vadim Finklestein!
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