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BFC 57: Battle of the Beasts PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Philip Orange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Olofsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Philip Orange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lars Olofsson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olofsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orange fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Olofsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Olofsson there.
Orange takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Orange avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Olofsson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Orange counters with a takedown into side control.
Orange tries to advance to mount but can't.
Olofsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
What's Olofsson going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange wants to control but Olofsson is keeping him busy.
Orange is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Olofsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Olofsson holds on to Orange's head and controls the position momentarily.
Olofsson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Orange.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Olofsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Olofsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Orange circles away.
Olofsson misses with a looping right.
Orange throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orange fails to land with a series of punches.
Orange swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Olofsson.
Orange fails to land with a series of punches.
Olofsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Olofsson misses the shot to the body.
Orange misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Olofsson misses.
Olofsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orange was well out of range. Poor timing from Olofsson.
Olofsson with a poor takedown
and Orange counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Philip Orange has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lars Olofsson.
Orange throwing strikes from guard but Olofsson blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orange accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orange wants to pass the guard but Olofsson is keeping the position.
Orange slips nicely into half guard.
Orange is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Olofsson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Orange not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson kicks Orange off and gets back to his feet.
Orange keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Olofsson.
A jab from Olofsson misses.
A slow jab from Olofsson misses its intended target.
Olofsson throws a lazy right hand but Orange sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olofsson tries to score with a low kick but Orange moves his leg out of the way.
Orange avoids the body shot from Olofsson.
Olofsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Orange circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Orange fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Orange dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Orange connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orange misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Olofsson misses with a body punch
and Orange counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Olofsson's guard now.
Orange is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Olofsson wriggles free and stands up.
Orange gets a takedown into half guard.
Orange wants to work for an arm triangle but Olofsson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Orange trying to pass the guard but Olofsson defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange stops Olofsson from getting back to his feet.
Orange throwing shots but Olofsson is blocking nicely.
Olofsson wants to control but Orange is keeping busy.
Orange is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orange with the ground and pound but Olofsson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Olofsson keeping moving, preventing Orange from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Olofsson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Orange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Orange throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Olofsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Olofsson misses with a combination
and Orange counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Orange 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.
Orange trying to control the position from guard on top but Olofsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olofsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Orange trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Orange in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olofsson pushes Orange off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange shoots in but Olofsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Orange tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olofsson scores with a shot to the body.
Olofsson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Orange rather than just go for the knockout.
Olofsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orange walks into a stiff left hand from Olofsson.
Orange tries to move into range but Olofsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Olofsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orange was well out of range. Poor timing from Olofsson.
Olofsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Orange.
Orange takes a swing at Olofsson's ribcage but misses.
Orange throws a leg kick
so Olofsson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olofsson passes Orange's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Orange is staying active underneath Olofsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Orange is looking to improve his position.
Olofsson is looking to take a break and control but Orange is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orange tries to get to full guard but Olofsson has control of the leg.
Olofsson is looking to advance position but Orange won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Olofsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Olofsson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Olofsson stuns Orange with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Olofsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Orange scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Orange defending well as Olofsson loads up on a big left hand.
Philip Orange is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olofsson misses with a wild body shot.
Olofsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Orange shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Olofsson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Orange won't be happy with that.
Olofsson working away.
Olofsson is looking to take a break and control but Orange is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orange defending against the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Olofsson tries to advance to mount but Orange denies him.
Orange is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orange is working hard here to advance position.
Olofsson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Orange down.
Olofsson is trying to get an arm triangle but Orange is defending well.
Orange sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Olofsson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Olofsson thowing shots but they're missing.
Olofsson punching from mount but Orange doing a good job of avoiding damage.
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.
Orange is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Olofsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Olofsson tries to control but Orange wriggling away.
Orange is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Orange is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Olofsson with a couple of short strikes.
Orange really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Orange tries to hold on but Olofsson pushes him away.
Olofsson unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orange is desperately trying to improve his position but Olofsson has a good base and remains in mount.
Orange is squirming around, avoiding Olofsson's attempts to control the action.
Orange tries to lock up and control but Olofsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Olofsson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Orange looks a forlorn figure.
Olofsson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Orange can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Olofsson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Orange because Olofsson loaded up on that one.
Orange avoids a series of strikes thrown by Olofsson.
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.
Orange is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Philip Orange overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Olofsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Orange working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Olofsson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Orange's face.
Olofsson raining down shots from the mount!
Orange tries to reverse the position but Olofsson maintains control.
Olofsson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Orange is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Orange and Olofsson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Olofsson lands some shots froms side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Olofsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Olofsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Olofsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Staton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barca comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC: Hell's Bells. Jeremy Staton told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Staton!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca fails to land with a series of punches.
Barca misses the shot to the body.
Staton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barca misses with a body shot.
Staton just misses with a punch to the body.
Barca throws a right hand that Staton ducks under and follows up with a left that Staton also avoids with ease.
Staton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Staton lands with a right hand.
Staton scores with a punch to the head.
Staton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barca was well out of range. Poor timing from Staton.
Nice body punch from Staton.
Barca fails to land with a series of punches.
Staton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Staton dodges the punch combination from Barca.
The crowd cheers as Staton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barca doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staton connects with a single shot there.
Staton slips a straight right by Barca.
Barca avoids a punch combination nicely.
Staton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barca rather than just go for the knockout.
Barca dips to his left and cracks Staton with an uppercut!
Barca swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Staton counters with a stiff right hand.
Barca is breathing heavily.
Staton gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton manages to break the clinch.
Staton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Staton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Barca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barca misses with a double jab
and Staton counters with a nice uppercut.
Barca is rocked!
Staton lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Barca is looking to close the distance but Staton sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Barca crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Barca is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jeremy Staton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Quagmaier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Vera II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glenn Quagmaier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brandon Vera II!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quagmaier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vera II stuffs the takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Vera II.
Quagmaier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Quagmaier is defended easily by Vera II.
Quagmaier shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vera II as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Quagmaier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera II stuffs the takedown attempt from Quagmaier. Quagmaier gets slowly back to his feet.
Vera II lands a left and a right that send Quagmaier crashing to the mat, dazed. Vera II thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Quagmaier is rocked!
It looks like Glenn Quagmaier has been cut.
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!
Vera II cracks the inside of Quagmaier's front leg.
Quagmaier is breathing heavily.
Vera II fakes the body blow, causing Quagmaier to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Quagmaier goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brandon Vera II!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Rippa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gavin Rippa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavin Rippa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Maia!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rippa looks to land a combination but Maia avoids it well.
Damian Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rippa's half guard.
Maia is nestled in close to Rippa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rippa is looking to improve his position.
Rippa pushes Maia off looking to stand but Maia dives back in and keeps control.
Rippa is looking for a sweep. Maia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Maia there.
Nice strikes from Maia there.
Rippa tries to get to full guard but Maia has control of the leg.
Rippa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maia on the ground.
Maia lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maia looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rippa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is keen to just control but Rippa is a slippery customer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rippa tries to get to full guard but Maia has control of the leg.
Rippa has a hand on Maia's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Maia takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rippa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maia lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rippa hang on?
Maia wants to control the pace but Rippa is squirming around nicely.
Maia landing strikes from the mount and Rippa is in trouble!
Maia working the ground and pound effectively.
Maia is landing with some decent strikes but Rippa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rippa tries to reverse the position but Maia maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia looking to control but Rippa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rippa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rippa is working hard here to advance position.
BOOM! Maia connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rippa is working to get back to half guard.
Maia scoring with strikes but Rippa is staying in there.
Maia with the ground and pound from mount.
Rippa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maia postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rippa looks a forlorn figure.
Rippa is squirming around, avoiding Maia's attempts to control the action.
Rippa is desperately trying to improve his position but Maia has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rippa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Maia wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maia is on top in guard.
Rippa wants to hit a switch here but Maia passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rippa there!
Rippa can't escape the position.
Maia working the ground and pound effectively.
Maia has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maia dominating with strikes here.
Maia working for a submission but Rippa is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rippa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rippa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rippa regains half guard.
Rippa missing with punches from the bottom.
Maia slips a nice elbow through Rippa's hands, connecting with Rippa's forehead.
Maia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rippa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rippa tries to get to full guard but Maia has control of the leg.
Maia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rippa is just riding it out for now. Maia eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Maia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maia misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Maia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maia tries to clinch but Rippa is having none of it.
Maia moves out of range of the body kick.
Gavin Rippa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rippa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rippa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rippa throws a lazy right hand but Maia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rippa looks to land a body kick but Maia moved away.
Rippa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Maia is in close to Rippa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maia won't allow Rippa to sweep him here.
Maia scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maia wants to control from the top but Rippa keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rippa manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rippa landing shots from mount.
Rippa prevents Maia from getting the reversal.
Rippa misses with a head shot.
Rippa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rippa avoids the attempt from Maia to control.
Maia regains half guard.
Maia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rippa pulls his head out easily.
Maia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maia actively working from the bottom here.
Rippa tries to pass to full mount but Maia defends it.
Rippa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rippa.
Rippa is thwarting Maia's attempts to control the position.
Maia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Maia looking to control.
Rippa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maia working for a triangle but Rippa defends it easily.
Rippa with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rippa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rippa wants to stand but Maia is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rippa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maia's head.
Rippa postures up.
Rippa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maia working a defensive guard here.
Maia wants to sweep but no luck.
Rippa scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rippa works over Maia with some ground and pound from guard.
Rippa postures up and lands a big shot to Maia's brow.
Maia striking off his back but it's not causing Rippa any problems.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rippa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rippa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maia working for a triangle but Rippa defends it easily.
Maia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rippa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rippa.
Maia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maia has his foot on Rippa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rippa works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Damian Maia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A decent looking cross lands there for Rippa.
Maia moves out of range as Rippa strikes.
Maia slips under a jab from Rippa.
Rippa misses with a looping right.
Rippa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maia wants to clinch up but Rippa keeps it at a distance.
Maia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rippa lands a really nice looking cross but Maia seems unphased.
Rippa slips under a jab.
Rippa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rippa throws a head kick but Maia moves out of range.
Rippa throws out a loose jab but Maia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rippa misses with a wild combination.
Maia lands a nice shot to the body.
Rippa tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maia throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rippa was covering up waiting for the punch and Maia finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Maia 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia scoring with some ground and pound.
Damian Maia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rippa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maia is controlling him.
Maia is stalling in the full guard.
Rippa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rippa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maia is controlling him.
Gavin Rippa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Maia pushes down on Rippa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rippa tries to get to full guard but Maia has control of the leg.
Rippa is refusing to be controlled, as Maia sits in half guard.
Maia is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Rippa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maia.
Rippa is looking to improve his position.
Rippa is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Maia with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia lands a big elbow.
Rippa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rippa is in a horrible position here. Maia smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rippa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rippa can't escape the position.
Maia raining down shots from the mount!
Maia working Rippa over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia dominating with strikes here.
Maia working Rippa over with strikes here.
Maia has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rippa's face.
Rippa is bucking up trying to escape but Maia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maia punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rippa tries to reverse the position but Maia maintains control.
Rippa throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Damian Maia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rippa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Maia with a couple of short strikes.
Rippa is looking to get to half guard.
Maia breaks from Rippa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Maia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maia 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 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Maia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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25
218 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed |
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Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johny Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Stone shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Stone avoids the head kick by Jones.
Stone wants to clinch.
Stone throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stone misses with a few strikes there.
Stone misses with a two punch combination.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stone's half guard.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stone is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stone sees it coming and defends easily.
Jones trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.
Stone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones with the ground and pound but Stone uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A low kick from Stone misses
and Jones counters with a good low kick that Stone was not able to check.
Stone misses with the combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stone. That did some damage!
Stone wants to slow Jones down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones delivers a nice body kick.
Stone takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jones lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jones has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Stone turns into him and now he's in Jones's guard.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping full guard, as Stone tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Stone.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stone's sensitive parts.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Stone misses with a combination
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones forces Stone back against the cage and clinches.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Stone blocks it.
A knee to the head by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
It looks like Jack Stone has been cut.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Jones looks gassed!
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Jones.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
Nice body punch from Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stone blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Stone managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johny Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Stone's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stone avoids the head kick by Jones.
Stone misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Stone darts in trying to clinch
and Jones counters with a low kick, right behind Stone 's knee.
Jones lands a front kick.
Jones scores with a head kick.
A low kick from Stone is predictable there
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Stone's ribcage.
Stone managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Stone tries to circle away but Jones has him pinned against the cage.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Stone won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Stone gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stone is defending well for now.
Stone can't break the clinch.
Jones pushes Stone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stone.
Stone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones is working Stone over against the cage.
Stone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stone.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stone.
Jones digs a right hand into Stone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stone's gas tank.
Jones tries a body shot but Stone blocks it.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Stone managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Stone manages to pull guard.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones won't allow Stone to get back to his feet.
Stone has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone has Jones pulled in close to control his posture.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Stone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stone trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Stone gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Stone takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stone gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stone pulls Jones in close to his closed guard and prevents Jones from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stone wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
Stone is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Stone manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jones is trying to keep Stone in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stone goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johny Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Stone's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Stone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a big head kick but Stone shrugs it off.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stone scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.
Stone misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a body kick that stops Stone in his tracks momentarily.
Jack Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stone is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Stone is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Stone squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones goes for an armbar but Stone turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Stone.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stone.
Stone scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Stone slips an elbow through the middle.
Stone stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Stone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Stone throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones connects with a high kick.
Jones lands a head kick!
Stone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stone showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jones controls Stone momentarily but Stone frees himself.
Stone works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones is controlling Stone's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Stone stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Stone looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stone lands strikes from half guard.
Johny Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stone scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stone stands up out of the half guard.
Stone tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jack Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stone throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stone misses with a body shot.
Stone throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jack Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stone misses with a wild combination.
Stone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Stone backing up. Stone nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Stone lands a two punch combo.
Jones is rocked!
Stone connects with a nice cross there... Jones is looking wobbly and Stone recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Jones to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Stone jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Stone!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Deacino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Gull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli Gull acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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159 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Micheal Deacino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Gull!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gull scores with a nice strike.
Deacino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deacino keeps the fight on the outside.
Deacino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gull scores with a three punch combo!
Deacino wants to clinch.
Gull moves out of range of the strikes.
Deacino darts in and clinches Gull up against the cage.
Gull gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gull wants to take a breather but Deacino is having none of it.
Deacino trying to control here.
Deacino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gull.
Gull has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gull sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Deacino defending well though.
Gull looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gull is looking to advance position but Deacino won't allow it.
Deacino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gull.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Deacino misses with an uppercut.
Deacino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gull moves away.
Gull punishes Deacino's body with a nice straight punch.
Deacino tries to clinch but Gull is having none of it.
Gull lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gull lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Deacino tries to clinch but Gull moves away
and Gull counters with a left to the body.
Deacino slips a straight right by Gull.
Deacino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gull doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Gull.
Gull swings away with a body shot that misses
and Deacino counters by clinching up.
Gull breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Deacino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gull throws a sloppy body shot
and Deacino counters with a stiff right hand.
Gull fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Deacino on the side of the head.
Deacino takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Deacino swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gull counters by clinching up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Deacino.
Deacino managing to block the knees to the body from Gull.
A short uppercut from Deacino.
Deacino is pressed up against the cage. Gull has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Deacino down to the mat. Deacino avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Deacino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gull fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Deacino.
Deacino bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Deacino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gull counters with a three punch combo that has Deacino backing up. Deacino nods at Gull to acknowledge the strikes.
Gull fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gull lands a two punch combo.
Deacino loads up on a big right hand but Gull slips the punch.
Gull misses with a wild combination.
Deacino tries to clinch
and Gull counters with a nice double leg into side control. Deacino won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deacino is pushing Gull's head away, looking to escape. Gull manages to hold on to the position though.
The strikes coming from Gull are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gull postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gull postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deacino struggling a bit here.
Gull in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gull 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.
Gull tests Deacino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Deacino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gull looks to score with a jab to the body but Deacino is just out of range.
Deacino swings for the body but Gull moves out of range.
Deacino tries to clinch up
and Gull counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gull cracks the inside of Deacino's front leg.
Gull tries to clinch up but Deacino circles away and keeps his distance.
Deacino misses with a hook. Gull ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Deacino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gull throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deacino takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A left and a right from Deacino both land. Nice combination.
Deacino wants to clinch
and Gull counters with a takedown into side control.
Deacino is not content to let Gull control the position.
Gull works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gull throws an elbow but Deacino slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gull in side control, throwing shots but Deacino defends.
Gull tries to move into full mount but can't pass Deacino's legs.
Deacino struggling a bit here.
Gull controls the position.
Gull working the strikes but Deacino uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Deacino is staying active underneath Gull, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gull throws a strike but Deacino avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gull lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gull trying to control the position from guard on top but Deacino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deacino is looking to sweep but instead, Gull has passed into half guard.
Gull looks to land a strike but Deacino avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gull loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gull wants to control from the top but Deacino keeps moving.
Gull working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gull postures up in Deacino's guard and throws a big left but Deacino blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gull throws a strike but Deacino rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Deacino has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gull is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gull content to stall in guard here.
Gull wants to control from the top but Deacino keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gull falls off balance throwing a combination
and Deacino counters by moving into the clinch.
Deacino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Deacino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deacino lands a left hand.
Deacino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Deacino lands a nice uppercut.
Gull working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Deacino lands with a right to the head.
Deacino takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deacino.
Deacino misses with a punch to the body.
Gull is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Deacino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Deacino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Deacino throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gull looking for a takedown.
Deacino is working Gull over against the cage.
Deacino prevents the takedown attempt.
Gull takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gull blocking some punches.
Deacino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Deacino is working Gull over against the cage.
Gull wants to get back to striking at distance but Deacino won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gull wants a takedown but no success here.
Micheal Deacino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eli Gull.
Deacino cracks Gull with a nice body shot.
Deacino digs a right hand into Gull's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gull's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Deacino.
Deacino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deacino scores with a shot to the side of Gull's head.
Deacino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Deacino.
Deacino gets through Gull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gull blocking some punches.
Gull drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Deacino gets through Gull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Gull's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Deacino misses with the head strike.
Deacino prevents a body shot from Gull.
Deacino blocking some punches.
Deacino throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Deacino digs a right hand underneath Gull's ribcage. Gull let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Deacino lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Deacino.
Deacino lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Deacino throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Deacino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deacino lands a body shot in the clinch.
Deacino has a couple of punches blocked by Gull.
Deacino lands a right hand.
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!
Deacino swings wildly with an uppercut but Gull uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Deacino.
A short left from Deacino.
Micheal Deacino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gull's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Deacino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gull is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Deacino pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Deacino lands a nice shot to the body.
Gull throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Deacino.
Deacino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gull or not.
Deacino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gull or not.
A short uppercut from Deacino.
Deacino lands with a left to the head.
Deacino lands a shot to the body.
Deacino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gull backwards.
Deacino is leaning against Gull and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Deacino presses Gull against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gull is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Deacino lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Deacino.
A right hand to the body from Deacino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deacino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gull or not.
Deacino lands with a left to the head.
Deacino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Deacino throws a head punch that misses.
Deacino digs a right hand into Gull's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gull's gas tank.
Gull misses with a punch on the inside.
Deacino tries a body shot but Gull blocks it.
Deacino lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gull goes for a takedown in the clinch but Deacino prevents it.
Deacino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Deacino.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Deacino.
A short body shot lands from Deacino as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Deacino.
Gull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deacino scores with a shoulder strike.
Deacino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Deacino blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Deacino.
Deacino prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Deacino.
Deacino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gull.
Deacino is working Gull over against the cage.
Eli Gull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deacino lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Deacino scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Deacino.
Deacino lands with a left to the head.
Deacino lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Deacino fails to land.
Deacino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gull backwards.
Deacino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Deacino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gull is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Deacino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gull backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Deacino.
Deacino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Deacino - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Deacino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Deacino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gull misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Deacino.
Gull throws a punch but it's blocked by Deacino.
Deacino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Micheal Deacino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deacino digs a right hand underneath Gull's ribcage. Gull let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Deacino tries to work over Gull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Micheal Deacino showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gull has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roby Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Mays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Ice Ice Baby. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Roby Smith has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roby Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Mays!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mays cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mays scores with a body shot.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body punch from Mays.
A big left from Mays misses.
Mays looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mays tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Mays.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mays counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mays counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mays scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mays misses the shot to the body.
Smith misses with a combination
and Mays makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mays counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mays misses with a wild body shot.
Mays throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mays counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mays lands an overhand right.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mays throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Mays misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mays avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mays throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Mays just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Mays counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Mays thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Mays moved out of range.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Mays.
Smith misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mays fails with the takedown.
Mays ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Smith.
It looks like Virgil Mays has been cut.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Mays misses with a hook to the body
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mays scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith moves out of range as Mays strikes.
Smith really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mays lands the left hand.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mays.
Mays throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mays closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mays slips under a jab.
Mays fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Mays works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Mays tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roby Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mays.
A left lands for Smith.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mays.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Mays moved out of range.
Mays moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Mays dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Virgil Mays's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mays misses with a body shot.
Mays misses the jab.
Mays throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Mays throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Mays uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mays throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Mays throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mays is rocked!
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith slips a jab from Mays.
Mays keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Mays throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mays is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a combination
and Mays connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mays throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Mays seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mays misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Mays swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith with a hook.
Smith throws the left hand but Mays avoids the punch easily.
Mays throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a right and a left that Mays avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mays misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mays misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Mays tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mays somewhat.
Mays is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Mays swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mays throws a sloppy body shot
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Mays misses with a straight right.
Smith walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Mays drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Smith swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Mays's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roby Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between D Dub Deborde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee has chosen Metallica - All Nightmare Long as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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212 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, D Dub Deborde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bang McGee!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deborde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Deborde takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McGee misses with a straight left.
McGee misses the jab.
Deborde throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McGee was covering up waiting for the punch and Deborde finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Deborde working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deborde throws a strike but McGee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Deborde is working an open guard so McGee takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Deborde takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like D Dub Deborde has been cut.
D Dub Deborde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGee misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deborde throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGee.
Deborde throws a shot from downtown. McGee moves away and avoids it.
A jab lands there for McGee.
Bang McGee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Deborde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deborde staying out of range there.
Deborde throws a series of punches but McGee moves out of range.
Deborde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGee.
Deborde uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Deborde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGee.
McGee drops Deborde with a beautiful combination! Deborde stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McGee is looking for the KO!
Deborde is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGee steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Deborde is out on his feet! McGee sets himself and nearly takes Deborde's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bang McGee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeAngelo Kenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenner comes to the cage accompanied by ''Death Wish'' by Jadakiss feat. Lil Wayne. Man has chosen He-Man theme song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeAngelo Kenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, He Man!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenner throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Kenner moves away and avoids it.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenner throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man blocks a jab.
Kenner lands a really nice looking cross but Man seems unphased.
Kenner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Man counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kenner!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You get the feeling that Kenner really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Man misses with a head shot.
Man controlling from mount.
Kenner avoids a series of strikes thrown by Man.
Kenner is looking to improve his position but Man isn't that keen on the idea.
Kenner is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Man has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Man cracks Kenner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Man pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Man postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kenner looks a forlorn figure.
Man working Kenner over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Man in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Man looking to ground and pound but Kenner is blocking nicely.
Kenner avoids a series of strikes thrown by Man.
Kenner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kenner might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Poor strikes thrown by Man there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Man tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kenner is trying to stand.
A nice elbow there by Man.
Man misses with some ground and pound and Kenner recovers position to half guard.
Man trying to control the action but Kenner is working from the bottom.
Man sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kenner defending well though.
Man with the ground and pound but Kenner uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Man passes Kenner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kenner is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Man trying to mount his opponent but Kenner defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kenner has managed to free his arm - good work.
Man trying to advance position but Kenner counters by regaining guard.
Kenner trying to control the position.
Man trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kenner manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kenner wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kenner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kenner manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kenner not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Kenner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kenner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Man bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kenner's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenner keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
He Man dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kenner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kenner slips a jab and a cross from Man.
A slow jab from Kenner misses its intended target.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenner.
He Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenner looks for the body kick but Man saw that one coming.
Kenner stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kenner wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Man lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kenner doesn't seem phased though.
Kenner misses with a straight right.
Man waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kenner.
Kenner cracks Man with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like He Man has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Man.
Kenner swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Kenner throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kenner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man looks for a takedown but Kenner sprawls well.
Kenner thows a leg kick but Man checks it
and Man counters with a straight right hand.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenner.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man tries for a takedown but Kenner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
DeAngelo Kenner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of He Man.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Kenner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeAngelo Kenner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenner manages to avoid it.
Man throws a hook but Kenner avoids it easily.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man shoots in but no luck this time.
Kenner misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man jabs Kenner right on the nose. Kenner blinks but takes it well.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenner manages to avoid it.
Kenner misses with a shot to the body
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man avoids the body shot from Kenner.
Man blocks a jab.
Kenner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man looks for a takedown but Kenner sprawls well.
Kenner avoids a kick to the body.
Kenner lands with a right hand.
Kenner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left lands for Kenner.
Man listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenner tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body punch from Kenner.
Kenner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kenner throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Man throws the left hand but Kenner avoids the punch easily.
Kenner scores with a nice strike.
Man gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kenner.
Kenner throws a big shot that misses.
Kenner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That has opened up He Man's cut even more.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenner slips under a jab.
Kenner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenner moves out of range as Man strikes.
Kenner scores with a jab. Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kenner looks to land a body kick but Man moved away.
Man doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kenner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kenner lands a glancing blow to the side of Man's head.
Kenner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Man counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kenner thinking.
Kenner digs a good hook to Man's body.
Kenner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good exchange - Kenner coming out on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenner throws a shot to the body.
Kenner lands a body shot.
Nice cross by Kenner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DeAngelo Kenner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on He Man's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kenner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kenner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man checks a low kick from Kenner.
Kenner cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs.
Nice shot by Kenner.
Kenner lands a nice looking body shot.
Kenner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Man moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenner misses the jab.
Man tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kenner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenner lands a jab to the head.
Man looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The cut above He Man's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenner slips under a jab.
Man tries to move into range but Kenner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kenner lands with a hook. Man tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kenner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kenner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kenner connects with a crisp jab.
He Man's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kenner misses with a two punch combination.
Kenner missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kenner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kenner lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at He Man's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). DeAngelo Kenner!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeki Ata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ata's entrance music is Kismet - Bond. A fine choice. Franklin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring Da Ruckus. John Franklin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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303 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zeki Ata!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Franklin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ata sprawls well. Ata wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Franklin gets slowly back to his feet.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt - Ata sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Franklin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Franklin throws a strike but Ata avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Franklin wants to control from the top but Ata keeps moving.
Franklin trying to move into half guard but instead Ata has managed to sweep!
Franklin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ata wants to control from the top but Franklin keeps moving.
Ata working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ata gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ata trying to control but Franklin is working from the bottom.
Ata is looking to work some ground and pound but Franklin has wrist control.
Franklin wants to sweep but no luck.
Franklin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ata stacks Franklin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ata!
Ata lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Franklin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ata working the head with strikes.
Franklin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ata trying to control the position but Franklin is working away.
Franklin prevents Ata from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Franklin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Franklin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ata connects with a decent elbow.
Franklin tries to bench press Ata off him but Ata keeps the position.
Ata working away.
Ata lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
It looks like John Franklin has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ata wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ata tries to advance to mount but can't.
Franklin tries to improve position but can't.
Franklin dodges the ground and pound from Ata.
Ata scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ata in side control, throwing shots but Franklin defends.
Sloppy strikes there by Ata.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ata swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Franklin walks into a stiff left hand from Ata.
Ata tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franklin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ata misses with a looping left.
Franklin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Franklin wants to work for an arm triangle but Ata is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Franklin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ata sees it coming and defends easily.
Ata is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ata makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ata.
Franklin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ata is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ata has escaped and now he's on top!
Franklin looks gassed!
Ata trying to control but Franklin is working from the bottom.
Franklin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ata gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ata is looking to stand up but Franklin won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ata won't allow Franklin to sweep him here.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Ata from controlling successfully.
Ata has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ata scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeki Ata dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Franklin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Franklin ducks under a wild hook from Ata.
A swing and a miss from Ata.
Franklin shoots in for a double leg but Ata sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Franklin dodges the punch combination from Ata.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ata but Ata pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ata with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin fails with a takedown attempt.
Zeki Ata has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Franklin.
Ata leaves Franklin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ata looks to land a combination but Franklin avoids it well.
Ata misses with a straight right.
Franklin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Franklin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ata circles away.
Ata lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ata waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Franklin.
Ata moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ata throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franklins head.
Ata tries to work over Franklin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ata working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That has opened up John Franklin's cut even more.
A short right from Ata on the inside.
Ata misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Ata scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ata lands a nice uppercut.
The cut above John Franklin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ata throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franklins head.
A shot in the inside from Ata.
Ata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ata lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ata lands with a short shot to the head.
John Franklin's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Franklin jumps guard but Ata stands there with Franklin around his waist. Franklin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ata lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Franklin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zeki Ata!
Zeki Ata is the new super heavyweight champion!
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