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SP 20: Double Dime PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Lydell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Putskie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Putskie has chosen Everything in it's right place as his entrance music. Ivan Putskie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Lydell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Putskie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Putskie.
Lydell moves into the clinch successfully.
Putskie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lydell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Lydell.
Lydell throws a right hand that Putskie ducks under and follows up with a left that Putskie also avoids with ease.
Lydell tries to clinch up.
Lydell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lydell tries to clinch but Putskie is having none of it.
Putskie shoots in but Lydell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Putskie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lydell pushes Putskie away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Putskie gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Putskie is looking to take a break and control but Lydell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lydell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lydell tries to get out of the position.
Lydell wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Putskie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lydell keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lydell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Putskie swats away the attempt to clinch by Lydell.
Putskie seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Lydell shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Putskie is backing up but Lydell catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Putskie covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Lydell Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Lydell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Crim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr cyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cyan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. yes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Crim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr cyan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cyan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas Crim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crim waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract cyan.
cyan ducks right into an uppercut from Crim.
cyan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crim misses the shot to the body.
cyan misses with a hook.
Crim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. cyan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crim looks to land a right hand but cyan moved out of range.
cyan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crim.
Crim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
cyan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Thomas Crim has been cut.
cyan throws a looping overhand right but Crim ducks down to avoid it.
cyan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crim defends it nicely.
cyan digs a good hook to Crim's body.
cyan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crim but Crim pushes him off and we're back to square one.
cyan slips a jab from Crim.
cyan looks to land a combination but Crim avoids it well.
Crim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by cyan.
cyan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crim can pounce on him.
Thomas Crim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cyan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Crim's guard.
cyan won't allow Crim to get back to his feet.
Crim is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. cyan is aware though and is defending well.
cyan prevents Crim from getting back to his feet.
Crim is breathing heavily.
cyan throwing strikes from guard but Crim blocks nicely.
cyan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
cyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Crim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
cyan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
cyan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
cyan chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
cyan decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Crim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crim moves out of range as cyan strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. cyan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
cyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
cyan manages to break the clinch.
Crim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crim scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crim throws a combination that misses
and cyan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crim's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crim wants to stand and escape but cyan is having none of it.
cyan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
cyan lands a couple of digs.
cyan cracks Crim with a solid left hand.
Crim is rocked!
cyan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oh Crim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
cyan is in close to Crim's body, working some short punches and elbows.
cyan postures up and lands a big shot to Crim's brow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
cyan lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cyan loads up on a big left hand. Crim felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - cyan looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Crim can't hide his disappointment, as cyan celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr cyan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Voitto Salama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitch Lilke is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Voitto Salama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitch Lilke!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilke shoots in and bounces Salama off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Lilke slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lilke working the head and body with strikes.
The referee asks Lilke politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lilke prefers to stall for the moment though.
Salama is looking to reverse the position.
Salama takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Salama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Salama stops Lilke from passing to mount.
Lilke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lilke has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Salama fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lilke counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lilke has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lilke landing strikes from the mount and Salama is in trouble!
Salama throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lilke controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Salama wants to hold on but Lilke pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilke content just to control the position here.
Lilke is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lilke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lilke lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lilke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lilke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Salama is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke cracks Salama with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lilke content just to control the position here.
Salama in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lilke controlling from the full mount.
Lilke with good strikes from the mount here!
Lilke controlling from the full mount.
Salama takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilke controlling from mount.
Lilke with shots to the head and body - Salama looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lilke controlling the pace for now.
Lilke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Salama looks a forlorn figure.
Lilke trying to control but Salama is having none of it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mitch Lilke just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salama tries to work over Lilke's front leg with a kick but Lilke checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Lilke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Salama.
Salama scores with a three punch combo!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lilke.
Salama misses with the combination.
Lilke fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Salama lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Salama scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Salama scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lilke avoids the body shot from Salama.
Salama defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lilke.
Voitto Salama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch Lilke.
Lilke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Salama sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lilke somewhat.
Salama tries to clinch
and Lilke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lilke controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salama is looking to get back to full guard here but Lilke has managed to pass to side control instead.
Salama wants to get back to his feet.
Lilke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Salama tries to hold on but Lilke postures up.
Salama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lilke has control of Salama's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Salama regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lilke in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lilke with good strikes from the mount here!
Lilke looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lilke breaks from Salama's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mitch Lilke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lilke working Salama over with strikes here.
Lilke is working for a guillotine from mount but Salama frees his head quite easily.
Lilke controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Salama can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lilke content just to control the position here.
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.
Salama swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Salama is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lilke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lilke with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Lilke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Salama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lilke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lilke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salama.
Voitto Salama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lilke drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lilke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lilke postures up.
Lilke controlling from the top position.
Lilke advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salama punching from the bottom.
Lilke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Salama has hold of Lilke's hands but Lilke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Salama is looking for a sweep. Lilke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lilke content to control rather than advance.
Lilke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lilke in particular looking to stall.
Lilke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Voitto Salama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lilke in particular looking to stall.
Lilke's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mitch Lilke just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Salama misses with a two punch combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salama, as that shot connected.
Salama misses with an attempted mid kick.
Salama stuns Lilke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Salama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salama throws a nice looking combination but Lilke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lilke shoots in but no luck this time.
Voitto Salama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Salama wants to clinch but Lilke slips to the side
and Lilke counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Salama!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke working Salama over with strikes here.
Lilke has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Salama's face.
Salama might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lilke with the ground and pound from mount.
Lilke sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lilke landing shots from mount.
Salama is bucking up trying to escape but Lilke cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Salama knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lilke on the ground.
Lilke controlling his opponent.
Lilke pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilke landing strikes from the mount.
Lilke controlling from the full mount.
Lilke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lilke controlling from mount.
Lilke prevents Salama from getting the reversal.
Mitch Lilke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lilke looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitch Lilke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lilke 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 for Mitch Lilke!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Mitch Lilke!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Mitch Lilke!
Mitch Lilke wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Valchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bizzy Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Igor Valchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bizzy Bone!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bizzy Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Bone.
Valchenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Valchenko trying to mount his opponent but Bone defends it.
Bone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valchenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Valchenko is working for a kimura but Bone is defending it quite comfortably.
Bone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Valchenko.
Valchenko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bone does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone wants to get back to his feet.
Valchenko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Valchenko trying to pass the guard but Bone defending well.
Bone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valchenko.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Valchenko throws a series of punches but Bone avoids them all with ease.
Valchenko fails to land the takedown.
Valchenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Valchenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bone throws a left and a right that both miss
so Valchenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bone wants to stand but Valchenko is controlling the position.
Valchenko thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Valchenko throwing strikes but missing.
Valchenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Valchenko pushing down on Bone's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valchenko is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bone!
Valchenko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Valchenko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Valchenko is breathing heavily.
Valchenko thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bone is wriggling around trying to escape.
Valchenko scoring with strikes but Bone is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valchenko goes for an armbar but Bone turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bone.
Valchenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bone with a nice head shot there.
Bone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bone lands a couple of digs.
Bone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bone thows a big elbow that misses.
Valchenko controls Bone momentarily but Bone frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valchenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Valchenko is on top in guard.
Valchenko gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Igor Valchenko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Valchenko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Valchenko lands in his opponent's guard.
Bone working for a triangle but Valchenko defends it easily.
Valchenko forces his way into half guard.
Bone tries to get to full guard but Valchenko has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone is defending against the submission attempts here by Valchenko.
Valchenko prevents Bone from improving his position.
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.
Valchenko is taking a breather. Bone says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Valchenko passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bone!
Bone is in all sorts of trouble here.
Valchenko is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bone has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bone!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone is looking to work some ground and pound but Valchenko has wrist control.
Valchenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valchenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bone throwing strikes but missing.
Bone throws a big right hand that misses.
Bone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bone throwing strikes from guard but Valchenko blocks nicely.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valchenko counters with a single leg into guard. Bone didn't expect that.
Valchenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Valchenko tries to stand but Bone is controlling from the bottom.
Valchenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Valchenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Valchenko dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Valchenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Valchenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bone as he avoids it easily.
Valchenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Bone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Valchenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bone circles away quickly and effectively.
Bone throws a right and a left that Valchenko avoids nicely.
Valchenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bone circles away.
Bone throws a leg kick
and Valchenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Bone's corner calls for a 1-2. Bone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bone throws a leg kick
and Valchenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Valchenko gets caught flat footed, as Bone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bone wants to pass the guard but Valchenko is keeping the position.
Bone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valchenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Valchenko keeping moving, preventing Bone from controlling successfully.
Bone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valchenko wants to get back to his feet but Bone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bone throwing strikes but missing.
Bone has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Valchenko is proving hard to escape from.
Bone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valchenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Valchenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bone circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Valchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone swinging wilding here.
Bone stalks Valchenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Valchenko's face. Valchenko staggers backwards, shaken.
Bone misses with a series of wild punches.
Bone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valchenko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Bone as Valchenko shoots in.
Valchenko gets caught flat footed, as Bone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bone thows a big elbow that misses.
Bone works over Valchenko with some ground and pound from guard.
Bone scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bone looking to sit in guard and control but Valchenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bone wants to stand but Valchenko is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valchenko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bone dives on top into guard.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Valchenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bone postures up.
Valchenko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bone throws and elbow that misses. Valchenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bone's guard. Nice move by Valchenko!
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.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Valchenko from controlling successfully.
Valchenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bone misses with a two punch combination.
Valchenko closes the distance and clinches up with Bone, looking for a takedown. Valchenko pushes Bone against the ropes but Bone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bone lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bizzy Bone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Valchenko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Bizzy Bone!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Igor Valchenko!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Greg Swindell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Bumin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greg Swindell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Bumin!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swindell throws a hook to the side of Bumin's head but Bumin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swindell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bumin as he jumps to the side.
Bumin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Swindell.
Bumin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swindell.
Swindell loads up on a big right hand but Bumin slips the punch.
Bumin tries to clinch but Swindell is having none of it.
Swindell throws a right hand that Bumin ducks under and follows up with a left that Bumin also avoids with ease.
Swindell dives in and grabs Bumin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bumin pushes down on Swindell's head and hops out.
Swindell misses with a two punch combination.
Swindell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Swindell misses with a looping left.
Greg Swindell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swindell misses with a straight left.
Bumin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Swindell throws a shot from downtown. Bumin moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swindell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Swindell.
Swindell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bumin is fending him off so far but Swindell persists. Nope, Bumin circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Swindell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Swindell.
Bumin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bumin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bumin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bumin controlling the pace for now.
Swindell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bumin wants to control the action but instead Swindell gets a body lock and reverses into Bumin's guard! Nice work!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swindell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bumin's guard.
Bumin keeping full guard, as Swindell tries to pass.
Swindell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bumin is proving hard to escape from.
Swindell preventing the sweep.
Swindell wants to stand but Bumin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Swindell misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bumin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Greg Swindell has been cut.
Swindell misses with a looping right.
Bumin looks for a takedown but Swindell sprawls well.
Swindell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bumin circles away quickly and effectively.
Bumin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bumin wants to stand but Swindell is controlling his arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Al Bumin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Greg Swindell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Swindell connects with a body shot.
Swindell throws a series of punches but Bumin moves out of range.
Swindell has his takedown stuffed
and Bumin counters with a takedown into side control.
Bumin wants to stand but Swindell has his arm trapped.
Swindell is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bumin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bumin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swindell keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Swindell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swindell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bumin is defending against the submission attempts here by Swindell.
Bumin wants to improve his position but Swindell is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Swindell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bumin's head.
Swindell stands up out of the half guard.
Bumin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Swindell pushes Bumin off and gets back to his feet.
Swindell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swindell misses with a double jab
and Bumin counters with a two punch combo.
Horrible takedown by Bumin or perhaps it was just good defense by Swindell which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Bumin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Greg Swindell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Swindell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Swindell misses with a double jab.
Swindell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Bumin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bumin wants to stand but Swindell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bumin wants to control from the top but Swindell keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swindell looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bumin has picked Swindell up and slammed him! Swindell can't keep hold of the triangle and Bumin manages to pass to side control!
Swindell is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
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.
Bumin wants to stand but Swindell has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Bumin trying to control but Swindell is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swindell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Swindell looking for a guillotine here but Bumin defends easily.
Bumin is looking to stand up but Swindell won't let him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Bumin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bumin 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 for Al Bumin!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Al Bumin!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Al Bumin!
Al Bumin wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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252 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Thunder!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to work over Thunder's front leg with a kick but Thunder checks it.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith throws a push kick but Thunder slaps the foot to one side.
Thunder wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Thunder shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Thunder's head.
Thunder fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thunder tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith stuns Thunder with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thunder tries to clinch up.
Bob Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Thunder tries to clinch up.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith stalks Thunder and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thunder's face. Thunder staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown by Thunder or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
James Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Thunder.
Thunder looks gassed!
Thunder tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Thunder.
Some bone on bone action there as Thunder checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thunder.
Smith is trying to buck Thunder off.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Thunder lands an elbow.
Smith is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Thunder has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Smith wants to control but Thunder postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Smith prevents Thunder from moving into mount.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Thunder keeps moving and retains side control.
Thunder in side control, throwing shots but Smith defends.
Thunder lands a decent elbow from side control.
Smith taking a bit of punishment here - Thunder scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thunder working the strikes but Smith uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Smith is holding on to half guard well.
Thunder trying to pass the guard but Smith defending well.
Smith preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Thunder stops Smith from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thunder.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Thunder in his half guard.
Thunder looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thunder prevents Smith from standing back up.
Thunder is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Smith is just riding it out for now. Thunder eventually gives up the hold.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Thunder is controlling him well.
Thunder trying to pass the guard but Smith defending well.
Thunder working over Smith with some ground and pound. Smith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Thunder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thunder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Thunder not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thunder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thunder tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Thunder.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thunder tries to clinch up.
Thunder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith tries to bum rush Thunder with a series of wild strikes but Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thunder ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Thunder doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Thunder is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thunder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Thunder tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Thunder. Thunder gets slowly back to his feet.
Thunder fails with a takedown attempt.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thunder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
James Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Thunder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Thunder persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Thunder is breathing heavily.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunder circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thunder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Smith connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smith is looking to wear down Thunder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thunder has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Thunder is controlling the position.
Thunder keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thunder wants a takedown but no success here.
The referee calls for Smith to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to break free but Thunder pushes him back against the ropes.
Smith leaning against his opponent.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thunder throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thunder working aggressively here.
Thunder presses Smith against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thunder pulls guard.
Thunder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thunder manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Smith is desperately trying to improve his position but Thunder has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smith's face.
Thunder raining down shots from the mount!
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Thunder's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Thunder.
Smith tries to lock up and control but Thunder gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thunder in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thunder with the ground and pound from mount.
Thunder breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Thunder scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to stand up.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Thunder maintains control.
Thunder unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunder lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Thunder scoring with strikes but Smith is staying in there.
Thunder landing strikes from the mount.
Thunder lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thunder breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thunder unloading with bombs!
Thunder lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
Thunder controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith is bucking up trying to escape but Thunder cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thunder tries to clinch
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thunder tries to clinch up
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Thunder tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Thunder backing up. Thunder nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Thunder tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a three punch combo that has Thunder backing up. Thunder nods at Smith to acknowledge the strikes.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Thunder tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thunder wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Thunder will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thunder closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Thunder tries to clinch but Smith moves away
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Thunder shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Thunder.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thunder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thunder tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Thunder wants to clinch
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Thunder closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Thunder has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thunder has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smith avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Thunder trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thunder into the ropes.
Thunder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Thunder wants a takedown but no success here.
James Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Thunder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith tries to break free but Thunder pushes him back against the ropes.
Thunder misses with the head strike.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thunder has him pressed against the ropes.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Thunder goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
Smith wants to break free but Thunder has control.
Thunder turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Thunder tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Thunder throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Smith works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Smith is trying to stand up here but Thunder is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Thunder working the head and body with strikes.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Thunder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Thunder is thwarting Smith's attempts to control the position.
Smith is doing well to control the position and prevent Thunder from advancing to side control.
Thunder is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Thunder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Thunder looks to clinch
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
No luck for Thunder with that takedown attempt.
Thunder is looking to clinch.
Smith throws a series of punches but Thunder moves out of range.
Thunder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thunder is looking to clinch.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thunder darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Thunder tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for James Smith!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for James Smith!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for James Smith!
James Smith wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Mitrione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexi Reid has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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21
194 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexi Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Mitrione!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mitrione is defended easily by Reid.
Mitrione shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reid but Reid pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mitrione dives in and grabs Reid's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reid pushes down on Mitrione's head and hops out.
Alexi Reid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Mitrione.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reid wants to clinch up but Mitrione keeps it at a distance.
Mitrione tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reid darts in trying to clinch
and Mitrione counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mitrione.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mitrione.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Reid keeping full guard, as Mitrione tries to pass.
Mitrione drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mitrione jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mitrione is working Reid over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Reid wants to stand and escape but Mitrione is having none of it.
Mitrione wants to control from the top but Reid keeps moving.
Mitrione throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reid knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mitrione on the ground.
Mitrione stops Reid from standing up.
Mitrione landing with the ground and pound.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mitrione accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reid wants to get back to his feet but Mitrione is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitrione shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reid as he jumps to the side.
Reid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mitrione paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mitrione fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitrione tries to clinch up
and Reid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reid throws an elbow that misses.
Reid throws an elbow that misses.
Mitrione avoids the elbow strike from Reid, against the ropes.
Reid prevents the takedown attempt.
Reid lands a nice elbow.
Mitrione looking for a takedown.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reid throws an elbow but misses.
Mitrione goes for a takedown in the clinch but Reid prevents it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mitrione blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Reid.
Reid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reid throws an elbow but misses.
Reid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mitrione blocks an elbow strike from Reid.
Mitrione looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Reid throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Reid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mitrione has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mitrione looking to stall.
Reid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mitrione avoids the elbow strike from Reid, against the ropes.
Mitrione blocks an elbow strike from Reid.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reid lands a nice elbow.
Mitrione blocks the elbow strike.
Reid creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitrione's defenses.
Reid pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anderson Mitrione will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Reid gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mitrione won't allow Reid to get back to his feet.
Mitrione throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mitrione tries to free his leg and advance position but Reid is retaining full guard.
Mitrione trying to control but Reid is working from the bottom.
Reid is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mitrione drops back, looking for a kneebar! Reid looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Reid looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Reid!
Mitrione is looking for a sweep.
Mitrione is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Mitrione is looking for a sweep.
Mitrione is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mitrione is looking for a sweep. Reid is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mitrione trying to control here.
Mitrione wants to control but Reid passes into side.
Mitrione has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reid wants to stand but Mitrione has his arm trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mitrione is looking to reverse the position.
Mitrione bucks up and tries to throw Reid off but instead Reid has got his back!
Mitrione tries to break free.
Mitrione is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid is riding his opponent, not letting Mitrione buck him off.
Reid is hanging on to Mitrione's back as he tries to escape.
Good control from Reid.
Reid trying to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Reid controlling well, preventing Mitrione from escaping the position.
Mitrione tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Reid is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Mitrione circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reid darts in and clinches Mitrione up against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitrione is trying to drag Reid to the mat but Reid just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Mitrione blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexi Reid will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mitrione closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Reid taking some punishment here, with Mitrione in his half guard.
Reid is trying to stand back up but Mitrione is controlling him
Reid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mitrione.
Mitrione is looking for a kimura but Reid is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mitrione to get the leverage.
Mitrione working Reid over with strikes.
Reid looks like he's trying to stand up.
Reid trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mitrione shoots and misses
and Reid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Reid lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Reid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Reid misses with an elbow over the top.
Mitrione blocks an elbow strike from Reid.
Reid misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mitrione.
Reid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mitrione has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Reid clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Mitrione throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Reid is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Mitrione struggling to land strikes to the head as Reid covers up.
Reid is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Mitrione gets his way!
Reid is trying to get back to his feet but Mitrione has full control of the position and if anything, Reid has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitrione looking for the RNC.
Mitrione thows a strike but Reid uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Reid as he ends up in Mitrione 's guard!
Mitrione throws his legs up looking for a submission but Reid uses it to pass to side control.
Mitrione struggling a bit here.
Mitrione is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitrione is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Reid is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Mitrione is in all sorts of trouble here.
Reid takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Reid get's back to his feet.
Mitrione closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from Mitrione are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Anderson Mitrione has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mitrione connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Reid some visible discomfort.
Reid is trying to get back to his feet.
Mitrione working the body and head with strikes.
Reid is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Mitrione has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mitrione gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Reid has Mitrione pressed against the ropes, preventing Mitrione from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Mitrione comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mitrione 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 for Anderson Mitrione!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Anderson Mitrione!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Anderson Mitrione!
Anderson Mitrione wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janna Jabroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Bilovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janna Jabroni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
340 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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23
300 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Counter striker
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Janna Jabroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Bilovic!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jabroni throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bilovic's waist but Bilovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jabroni off to one side.
Bilovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bilovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bilovic stuffs the takedown.
Bilovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jabroni blocks the body kick.
Bilovic misses with a wild combination.
Bilovic is looking to chop away at Jabroni's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jabroni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bilovic counters with a series of strikes. Jabroni will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jabroni is breathing heavily.
Bilovic ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Jabroni's jaw. Jabroni's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Bilovic does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hans Bilovic!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean OToole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OToole's entrance music is Ænema. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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19
136 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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144 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean OToole!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Berry!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OToole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Berry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berry takes a swing at OToole's ribcage but misses.
Berry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
OToole tries to close the distance and clinch but Berry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
OToole is looking to clinch.
OToole ducks under a wild hook from Berry.
Berry misses with a head kick.
Berry tests OToole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Berry circles away from the clinch attempt.
OToole is looking to clinch.
OToole slips under a jab.
Sean OToole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OToole was well out of range. Poor timing from Berry.
OToole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berry.
OToole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Berry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OToole tries to close the distance and clinch but Berry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
OToole tries to clinch but Berry is having none of it.
OToole doesn't manage to clinch there - Berry circles away.
OToole tries to clinch there but Berry circles away.
Berry scoring well with a low kick there.
OToole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry cracks OToole with an open hand slap.
It looks like Sean OToole has been cut.
Berry swats away the attempt to clinch by OToole.
OToole doesn't manage to clinch there - Berry circles away.
Berry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
OToole clinches with his opponent.
Berry lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Berry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
OToole landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
OToole lands a damaging elbow.
Berry avoiding damage as OToole throws knees to the body.
OToole gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
OToole tries to land knees in the clinch but Berry avoids the damage to the body.
Berry looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
OToole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Berry dodges an elbow strike from OToole.
Berry breaks the clinch.
OToole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Berry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - OToole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Berry.
OToole wants to clinch up but Berry keeps it at a distance.
Berry cracks OToole with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Berry fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches OToole on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OToole takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
OToole is rocked!
OToole wants to clinch up but Berry keeps it at a distance.
Oh OToole is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Berry circles away from the clinch attempt.
OToole seems to have got his legs back now.
Berry lands a nice looking body shot.
OToole is breathing heavily.
OToole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Berry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
OToole tries to clinch up but Berry circles away and keeps his distance.
OToole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Berry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
OToole tries to clinch up but Berry circles away and keeps his distance.
Berry drops OToole with a huge uppercut! OToole drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Berry is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Berry!
Mark Berry is the new bantamweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Fooktard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner State (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying State's choice of entrance music: Blaze Of Glory by Bon Jovi. Billy Fooktard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Fooktard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gunner State!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fooktard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
State throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fooktard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fooktard stalks State and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into State's face. State staggers backwards, shaken.
Fooktard scores with a hook.
State misses the shot to the body.
State misses with a body kick.
Fooktard 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.
Fooktard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice jab there from Fooktard.
State scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fooktard defending against the ground and pound.
State working the strikes but Fooktard uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Fooktard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from State.
Fooktard controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Fooktard wants to improve his position but State is controlling well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fooktard wants to get back to his feet.
State seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fooktard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
State falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fooktard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
State misses with a series of wild punches.
State throws a combination that misses
letting Fooktard counter with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Fooktard there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
State pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
State tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fooktard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
State misses with a body shot
and Fooktard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
State on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fooktard cracks State with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Billy Fooktard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
State swings and misses with a shot to the body
and State takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fooktard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by State.
Danga de danga de dang - Fooktard scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Gunner State has been cut.
State looks to land a right hand but Fooktard moved out of range.
Fooktard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before State has time to react.
Fooktard connects with a crisp jab.
Fooktard thuds a left hand into State's body.
State shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fooktard sprawls well. Fooktard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. State gets slowly back to his feet.
State looks gassed!
Fooktard lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
State tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fooktard swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Fooktard. Beautiful body shot.
State takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Billy Fooktard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fooktard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fooktard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
State misses the body punch
and Fooktard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fooktard with a hook.
Fooktard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fooktard scores with a jab to the head.
State has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fooktard's corner calls for a 1-2. Fooktard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fooktard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
State is rocked!
Fooktard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
State is still on wobbly legs! Can Fooktard finish him?
Fooktard swinging wilding here.
State seems to have recovered his senses.
Fooktard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
State thows a body shot but no joy.
State has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fooktard finds it's way round the side to connect with State's head.
A shot to de liver by Fooktard. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fooktard stalks State and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into State's face. State staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fooktard scores with a shot to the body.
State takes one on the button.
Fooktard ducks under a wild hook from State.
Fooktard scores with a jab to the head.
Fooktard stalks State and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into State's face. State staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab lands there for Fooktard.
Fooktard thuds a left hand into State's body.
Fooktard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fooktard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches State on the side of the head.
Fooktard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fooktard lands a jab-cross combination.
Fooktard lands a nice shot that snaps State's head back.
State misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fooktard counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fooktard connects with a right hand. State shakes it off.
Fooktard keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
State misses with a double jab
and Fooktard counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Fooktard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunner State's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fooktard lands with a nice combination. State backs away looking to recover.
A punch lands to the side of State 's head but he takes it in his stride.
State throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fooktard.
State falls off balance throwing a combination
and State takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fooktard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fooktard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between State's hands.
Fooktard lands a jab to State's midsection.
Fooktard scores with a shot to the body.
State takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
State on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
State fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fooktard manages to avoid it.
Billy Fooktard is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Fooktard.
State misses with a combination
and Fooktard counters with a series of strikes. State will be more careful next time no doubt.
State is breathing heavily.
Fooktard throws a series of strikes that have State backpedaling.
State throws a hook to the side of Fooktard's head but Fooktard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fooktard lands a body shot.
Nice jab there from Fooktard.
A left lands for Fooktard.
State shoots in but no luck this time.
Fooktard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fooktard lands a nice looking body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fooktard.
State throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fooktard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fooktard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fooktard is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fooktard jabs State right on the nose. State blinks but takes it well.
Fooktard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck State on the side of the head.
Fooktard lands with a straight right. State didn't see that one coming.
Fooktard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fooktard moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
State misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from State misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Fooktard.
Fooktard throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fooktard lands with a nice body punch.
Billy Fooktard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fooktard slips a jab and a cross from State.
Danga de danga de dang - Fooktard scores with a four punch combination!
Fooktard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
State throws a lazy right hand but Fooktard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
State motions for Fooktard to come forward. State throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fooktard's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fooktard duly obliges.
State is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fooktard rather than just go for the knockout.
State with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fooktard to score with a decent uppercut.
State gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fooktard.
State takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
State takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fooktard blocks a head kick by State.
Fooktard lands with an overhand left.
State misses with a shot to the body
and Fooktard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State misses with an uppercut. Fooktard saw that one coming.
Fooktard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping State at a distance.
Fooktard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
State with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fooktard to score with a decent uppercut.
Fooktard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed State momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Fooktard scores with a four punch combination!
State walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fooktard with a nice cross.
Fooktard slips under a jab.
State throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fooktard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Danga de danga de dang - Fooktard scores with a four punch combination!
Fooktard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fooktard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fooktard clobbers State with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fooktard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fooktard looks to land a combination but State avoids it well.
State drops his hands momentarily and Fooktard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
State is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Fooktard as he connects with a hook.
Fooktard lands a nice looking body shot.
Fooktard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fooktard blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Fooktard.
Fooktard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
State has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fooktard finds it's way round the side to connect with State's head.
Fooktard lands a jab to the head.
State shoots in for a double leg but Fooktard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fooktard ducks under a wild hook from State.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
State takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fooktard lands a jab to State's midsection.
State thows a body shot but no joy.
Fooktard scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Fooktard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunner State's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fooktard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
State takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch combination from Fooktard misses.
State takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
State tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fooktard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
State misses with a body kick.
Fooktard lands a nice hook to State's body. State takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
State takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
State scores with a body shot.
Fooktard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
State tries to move into range but Fooktard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fooktard lands a glancing blow to the side of State's head.
Fooktard slips under a jab.
State throws a hook but Fooktard blocks it.
State tries to land a front kick but Fooktard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fooktard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from State.
That's one minute gone in the round.
State clinches up against the ropes.
Fooktard has had enough of the clinch but State keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
State breaks from the clinch.
Fooktard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by State.
State walks into a left hand.
Fooktard slips under a jab.
State misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fooktard counters with a series of strikes. State will be more careful next time no doubt.
Danga de danga de dang - Fooktard scores with a four punch combination!
The fighters circle momentarily. Fooktard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
State has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from State there as he acknowledges the shot.
State throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Fooktard to counter with a crisp jab.
Fooktard scores with a hook to the body. State takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fooktard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that State can do to turn this around?
State throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
State takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fooktard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent State stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
State is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fooktard's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
State is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
State has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fooktard is controlling State's trapped leg to prevent State from advancing to side control.
State stops Fooktard from getting back to his feet.
Fooktard wants to control but State is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
State thows a huge punch but Fooktard dodges it nicely.
Fooktard is refusing to be controlled, as State sits in half guard.
State seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Fooktard is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gunner State!
Gunner State is the new featherweight champion!
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