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TDC 68: LHW GP Semifinals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noob Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crusher comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dixon's choice of entrance music: Joker and the Thief, Wolfmother. Noob Crusher is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Noob Crusher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Dixon!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusher stuffs the takedown attempt from Dixon. Dixon gets slowly back to his feet.
Dixon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crusher tries to land a leg kick but Dixon saw it coming and moves away.
Crusher throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dixon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crusher tries to avoid it but Dixon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crusher to the ground. Crusher escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Noob Crusher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Dixon.
Crusher tries to bum rush Dixon with a series of wild strikes but Dixon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dixon is looking to clinch.
Dixon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crusher sprawls well. Crusher wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dixon gets slowly back to his feet.
Crusher throws a wild body kick that Dixon sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crusher. That's going to slow Dixon down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crusher looks to clinch
and Dixon counters with a single leg into guard. Crusher didn't expect that.
Dixon stops Crusher from standing up.
Dixon trying to control but Crusher is working from the bottom.
Crusher is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dixon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crusher looking to throw knees to the head but Dixon is blocking nicely.
Dixon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crusher is defending well for now.
Crusher with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ryan Dixon has been cut.
Dixon looks gassed!
Dixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crusher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crusher lands a knee to the head.
Crusher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crusher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dixon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crusher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crusher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dixon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dixon manages to avoid it.
Dixon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dixon is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusher scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dixon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dixon is still on wobbly legs! Can Crusher finish him?
Crusher tries to clinch but Dixon is having none of it.
Noob Crusher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Crusher throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Dixon is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Noob Crusher!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Egans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gerald Egans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grant Holmes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egans tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes shoots in for a double leg but Egans sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Egans clinches.
Egans throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holmes tries to break the clinch but Egans is controlling the position.
Holmes swings wildly with an uppercut but Egans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egans using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Egans prevents a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Egans.
Holmes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Egans lands a damaging elbow.
Egans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Egans forces Holmes back against the cage and clinches.
Egans lands an elbow inside.
Holmes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egans's elbow.
Egans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Egans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Egans tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
Holmes moves in looking to clinch but Egans pushes him off.
Egans has closed the distance and engaged Holmes in a clinch.
Egans stalling.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Egans.
It looks like Grant Holmes has been cut.
Egans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Egans moves away from the strike by Holmes.
Egans takes the fight into the clinch.
Egans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmes shoots in and bounces Egans off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Egans is keeping the position for now.
Egans is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Egans throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Egans wants to get back to his feet but Holmes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Holmes wants to control from the top but Egans keeps moving.
Egans is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Holmes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egans is looking to stand up but Holmes isn't so interested in that idea.
Holmes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Egans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Egans looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Egans is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Holmes trying to control but Egans is working from the bottom.
Holmes stands up over Egans, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmesis looking to pass into half guard but Egans pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Egans is in guard.
Holmes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Egans!
Holmes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Egans tries to hold on but Holmes pushes him away.
Egans is squirming around, avoiding Holmes's attempts to control the action.
Egans is working to get back to half guard.
Egans wants to control but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes breaks from Egans's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Egans wants to hold on but Holmes pushes him away.
Egans keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Holmes with shots to the head and body - Egans looks very uncomfortable down there.
Egans slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Holmes is looking to advance position but Egans won't allow it.
Holmes is nestled in close to Egans, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is looking to stall here but Egans recovers full guard.
Egans wants to sweep here but Holmes controlling him for the moment.
Holmes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Egans trying to control the position.
Holmes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Egans is keeping the position for now.
Egans bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holmes's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Egans's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egans 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.
Holmes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Egans's head.
Holmes stands and throws Egans's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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 Gerald Egans will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grant Holmes's cut.
That's time! Egans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Egans moves out of range.
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Egans tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Egans tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holmes misses with a wild combination.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Egans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Egans swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmes.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Egans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Egans misses the target.
Holmes is looking to clinch but Egans is avoiding it.
Egans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Egans tries to clinch up
and Holmes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Egans's guard now.
Holmes trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Egans manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Egans preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes keeping full guard, as Egans tries to pass.
Holmes has a closed guard, preventing Egans from standing up.
Holmes is working an open guard so Egans takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Egans tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holmes swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holmes defending well as Egans loads up on a big left hand.
Egans tries to bum rush Holmes with a series of wild strikes but Holmes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holmes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Holmes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Egans is keeping the position for now.
Egans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Holmes prevents Egans from getting back to his feet.
Holmes works over Egans with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Holmes slips nicely into half guard.
Holmes wants to free his trapped foot but Egans is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Holmes lands a nice short elbow.
Holmes wants to pass to mount but Egans is defending the position.
Holmes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grant Holmes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Egans is looking to improve his position.
Egans wants to control but Holmes is keeping busy.
Holmes moves into full mount! Egans won't be happy about that!
Egans can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes with good strikes from the mount here!
Holmes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Egans gets back to half guard.
Holmes slows the pace down in half guard.
Egans is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Holmes pulls his head out easily.
Holmes trying to pass the guard but Egans defending well.
Holmes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Egans slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Holmes cracks Egans with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes is working Egans over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Holmes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Egans working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Holmes.
Holmes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Holmes throws a big right hand that misses.
Egans controls Holmes momentarily but Holmes frees himself.
Holmes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Egans tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
Egans fails with the takedown.
Egans cracks Holmes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Holmes throws a good cross that connects.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch but Egans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Egans is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holmes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Holmes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grant Holmes'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!
Holmes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Holmes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Holmes scoring with punches and elbows.
Egans is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Holmes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Egans is staying active underneath Holmes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Holmes throwing shots but Egans is blocking nicely.
Egans makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Egans.
Holmes won't allow Egans to get back to his feet.
Holmes cracks Egans with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holmes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Egans keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Holmes is looking to advance position but Egans won't allow it.
Egans kicks off Holmes and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egans looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Egans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Egans shoots in for a double leg but Holmes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Holmes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Holmes gets a clinch.
Egans prevents a body shot from Holmes.
Holmes misses with a body punch.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Egans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmes feints and as Egans raises his hands in defense, Holmes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Egans looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Holmes wants to control from the top but Egans keeps moving.
Holmes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Egans wants to stand up but Holmes is controlling him.
Holmes wants to control from the top but Egans keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egans keeping full guard, as Holmes tries to pass.
Egans looking for a guillotine here but Holmes defends easily.
Holmes tries to free his leg and advance position but Egans is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Egans looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
Gerald Egans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holmes tries to clinch up.
Holmes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Egans, pushing him back against the cage.
Egans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Holmes wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egans scores with a jab to the jaw.
Egans misses with a takedown
and Holmes counters with a straight right hand.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Egans avoids them all with ease.
Holmes lands with a right hand.
Holmes wants to clinch up but Egans keeps it at a distance.
Egans tries to clinch there but Holmes circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Holmes.
Egans tries to escape but Holmes is in control.
Holmes tries to advance to mount but Egans denies him.
Egans is working to avoid the ground and pound but Holmes connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egans is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Egans is trying to control Holmes's posture but Holmes avoids it.
Egans is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Holmes working the ground and pound.
Egans takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Holmes dives in and grabs Egans's left leg, looking for a takedown. Egans pushes down on Holmes's head and hops out.
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Egans scores with a one two! Holmes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Egans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holmes tries to clinch up.
Egans keeps the fight on the outside.
Egans misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Holmes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holmes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Holmes!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Somebody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Shmuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Somebody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buck Shmuck!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Shmuck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Somebody is looking to reverse the position.
Shmuck tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shmuck has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Somebody is not content to let Shmuck control the position.
Somebody sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Somebody controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Somebody is looking for a sweep. Shmuck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Somebody taking some punishment here, with Shmuck in his half guard.
Somebody is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shmuck's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shmuck's back!
Somebody doesn't have the hooks in and Shmuck manages to turn into his guard.
Shmuck postures up in Somebody's guard and throws a big left but Somebody blocks it.
Somebody looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Somebody not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shmuck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Somebody's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somebody working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shmuck doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shmuck manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shmuck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Somebody's head.
Shmuck is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Somebody might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Somebody lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shmuck!
Shmuck can't escape the position.
Somebody lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shmuck hang on?
Shmuck is working to get back to half guard.
Shmuck is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shmuck wants to hold on but Somebody pushes him away.
Somebody is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Shmuck to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Shmuck shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somebody wants to finish this one by submission but Shmuck is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Somebody.
Somebody can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shmuck is looking to escape.
Shmuck tries to reverse the position but Somebody maintains control.
Somebody cracks Shmuck with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Somebody landing shots from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shmuck tries to reverse the position but Somebody maintains control.
Somebody has hold of Shmuck's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shmuck manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Somebody lands a nice shot to the head.
Shmuck slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shmuck keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shmuck looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shmuck is looking to improve his position.
Shmuck gets full guard.
Shmuck looks gassed!
Somebody passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shmuck misses with a strike from the bottom.
Somebody laying and praying for a moment but Shmuck takes advantage and regains half guard.
Somebody has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shmuck is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Somebody cracks Shmuck with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somebody punishing his opponent with strikes.
Somebody prevents Shmuck from getting the reversal.
Somebody landing strikes, looking to finish!
Somebody has control of Shmuck's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Shmuck regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Shmuck tries to reverse the position but Somebody maintains control.
Shmuck is squirming around, avoiding Somebody's attempts to control the action.
Somebody is working for a guillotine from mount but Shmuck frees his head quite easily.
Shmuck is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Somebody dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Somebody misses with a takedown
and Shmuck counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Somebody utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Somebody has his foot on Shmuck's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shmuck works his way back into a safe position though.
Shmuck trying to control but Somebody is working from the bottom.
Somebody working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shmuck doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shmuck manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shmuck advances position into side control!
Somebody has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shmuck in side control lands a decent elbow.
Somebody is looking for a sweep.
Somebody is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Somebody on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shmuck postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Somebody tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shmuck misses with the ground and pound.
Shmuck working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Somebody misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Shmuck.
Somebody tries to improve position but can't.
Shmuck wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Somebody, who protects the arm well.
Somebody tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Shmuck connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Somebody some visible discomfort.
Shmuck landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shmuck throws a strike aimed at the side of Somebody's head but Somebody avoids it well.
Somebody tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shmuck wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shmuck is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Somebody has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shmuck is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Somebody is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Somebody manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shmuck's best efforts.
Shmuck is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Somebody gets back to full guard.
Somebody lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shmuck!
Somebody with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shmuck is squirming around, avoiding Somebody's attempts to control the action.
Shmuck has given up his back here.
Somebody looking to break Shmuck's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Shmuck remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Somebody will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Shmuck rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Shmuck regains full guard. Nicely done.
Somebody pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shmuck is keeping the position for now.
Shmuck keeping moving, preventing Somebody from controlling successfully.
Shmuck working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Somebody doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Somebody manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Somebody avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Somebody with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somebody is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Somebody pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shmuck is keeping the position for now.
Somebody's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Somebody avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Somebody passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Somebody tries for a kimura but Shmuck is defending well.
Somebody lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Shmuck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Somebody shoots in for a takedown but Shmuck shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shmuck shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Somebody counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Somebody looking to pass the guard.
Somebody trying to control the position from guard on top but Shmuck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shmuck is on top in guard.
Somebody controls Shmuck momentarily but Shmuck frees himself.
Shmuck is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Somebody is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shmuck makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Somebody working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shmuck.
Shmuck working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Somebody is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shmuck defends well.
Somebody is trying to keep Shmuck in close.
Shmuck won't allow Somebody to sweep him here.
Shmuck is working Somebody over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shmuck works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shmuck is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Somebody defends it well.
Somebody blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shmuck.
Somebody trying to hold on to Shmuck's head to control him but Shmuck postures up.
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.
Shmuck sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Somebody defending well though.
Shmuck looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Somebody gets back to full guard.
Shmuck pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Somebody is keeping the position for now.
Somebody is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shmuck defends well.
Somebody looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shmuck connects with a couple of short punches.
Somebody manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shmuck is trying to escape the mount.
Somebody raining down shots from the mount!
Somebody trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shmuck is looking to get to half guard.
Somebody tries to control but Shmuck wriggling away.
Somebody jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Shmuck is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Shmuck and Somebody has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Somebody is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shmuck is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shmuck regains half guard.
Somebody trying to pass the guard but Shmuck defending well.
Shmuck moves into full guard.
Shmuck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Somebody's guard.
Shmuck tries to free his leg and advance position but Somebody is retaining full guard.
Somebody throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Shmuck tries to free his leg and advance position but Somebody is retaining full guard.
Shmuck wants to control from the top but Somebody keeps moving.
Shmuck lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Joe Somebody overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Somebody keeping moving, preventing Shmuck from controlling successfully.
Shmuck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Somebody works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Somebody showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Somebody 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Somebody!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dukes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dukes comes to the cage accompanied by Everything in its right place. Pete Gonzalez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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313 lbs
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300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Dukes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pete Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dukes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dukes throws a right and a left that Gonzalez avoids nicely.
Gonzalez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dukes swivels and escapes.
Gonzalez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dukes tries to avoid it but Gonzalez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dukes to the ground. Dukes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Frank Dukes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dukes looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Dukes tries to work over Gonzalez's front leg with a kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Dukes wants to land a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Dukes.
Gonzalez shoots for a double leg takedown but Dukes sprawls well. He's pushed Gonzalez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frank Dukes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pete Gonzalez.
Dukes throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dukes sprawls well initially but Gonzalez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dukes is trying to stand up here but Gonzalez is controlling him well.
Dukes 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.
Gonzalez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dukes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dukes tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes won't allow Gonzalez to pass to mount.
Dukes wants to get back to his feet.
Gonzalez throwing shots but Dukes is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Gonzalez there.
Dukes wants to get back to his feet.
Gonzalez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
It looks like Frank Dukes has been cut.
Gonzalez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dukes defending well though.
Gonzalez uses his free foot to push down on Dukes's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dukes.
Gonzalez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez unloading with bombs!
Frank Dukes's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez tries to control but Dukes wriggling away.
Dukes tries to buck Gonzalez off but he can't manage it.
Gonzalez controlling the pace for now.
Dukes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jeez, Frank Dukes's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Dukes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pete Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roco de Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roco de Cruz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
de Cruz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drake.
Drake moves into the clinch successfully.
de Cruz breaks the clinch.
de Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - de Cruz circles away.
Drake is looking to clinch but de Cruz is avoiding it.
Drake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
de Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake takes one on the button.
de Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake blocks a head kick by de Cruz.
Drake misses with a body shot
and de Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A decent looking cross lands there for de Cruz.
de Cruz lands a right hook to the body.
Drake wants to clinch but de Cruz slips to the side
and de Cruz counters with a nice uppercut.
de Cruz connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Drake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and de Cruz counters with a three punch combo that has Drake backing up. Drake nods at de Cruz to acknowledge the strikes.
An inside leg kick from de Cruz misses.
de Cruz digs a good body shot into Drake's ribs.
de Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Drake looks to clinch
and de Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake is breathing heavily.
de Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
de Cruz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drake rather than just go for the knockout.
Drake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by de Cruz.
de Cruz works over Drake's head and body with a nice combination.
de Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
de Cruz lands a slapping body shot.
de Cruz lands with a shot to the body.
A left and a right from de Cruz both land. Nice combination.
de Cruz works over Drake's head and body with a nice combination.
de Cruz looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
de Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to clinch but de Cruz moves away
and de Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
de Cruz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drake backs up against the cage.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
de Cruz thuds a left hand into Drake's body.
de Cruz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
de Cruz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from de Cruz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on Drake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on de Cruz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
de Cruz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Drake is avoiding damage well.
de Cruz landing a few strikes.
de Cruz is working Drake over with some ground and pound from side control.
Drake dodges the ground and pound from de Cruz.
de Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drake keeps working.
de Cruz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Cruz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Drake is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Drake is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Drake parries the strikes from de Cruz easily there. de Cruz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Drake to escape.
Drake is trying to escape the position but de Cruz is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
de Cruz scores with a body shot.
de Cruz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drake circles away quickly and effectively.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. de Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from de Cruz misses.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt
and de Cruz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drake tries to move into range but de Cruz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Roco de Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Cruz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drake avoids the body shot from de Cruz.
de Cruz with a jab.
de Cruz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
de Cruz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drake had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Drake blocks a low kick nicely.
Drake wants to clinch but de Cruz slips to the side
and de Cruz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drake thinking.
Drake swings for the body but de Cruz moves out of range.
de Cruz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
de Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
de Cruz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
de Cruz lands a two punch combo.
de Cruz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
de Cruz scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roco de Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Drake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drake takes one to the chin there.
de Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
de Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Danga de danga de dang - de Cruz scores with a four punch combination!
Drake is rocked!
It looks like Nate Drake has been cut.
de Cruz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drake in his tracks.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
de Cruz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice body punch from Drake.
A left and a right from de Cruz both land. Nice combination.
de Cruz lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Drake can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from de Cruz and Drake drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by de Cruz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roco de Cruz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luca de Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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24
167 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luca de Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Flash Rage!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage has a takedown stuffed.
Flash Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Silva thows a body kick. Rage tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rage is defended easily by de Silva.
Luca de Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flash Rage.
Rage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract de Silva.
de Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Rage has a takedown stuffed.
Rage on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
de Silva throws a series of strikes that have Rage backpedaling.
It looks like Flash Rage has been cut.
de Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rage. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from de Silva. No joy for Rage on that attempt.
Rage looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage shoots in for a takedown but de Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice body kick from de Silva.
de Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
de Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
de Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rage takes a head kick and keeps coming.
de Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
de Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Rage shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and de Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
de Silva lands a big head kick that sends Rage tumbling to the mat! de Silva takes a step backwards and waves Rage back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rage is rocked!
de Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rage's calf.
de Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
de Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
de Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rage's head.
de Silva throws a leg kick which misses Rage's front leg but catches the back leg as Rage tries to avoid it.
Rage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rage is trying desperately to land a takedown but de Silva is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rage.
de Silva feints and then cracks Rage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rage down.
de Silva stuns Rage with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rage tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
de Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That has opened up Flash Rage's cut even more.
Rage takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
de Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
de Silva lands a head kick. Rage smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
de Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rage's head.
de Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rage's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage throws a leg kick
and de Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Rage.
de Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rage. That did some damage!
de Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rage connects with a good right hand that stumbles de Silva. de Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
de Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rage. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by de Silva.
de Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Rage shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with de Silva but de Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
de Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
de Silva feints and then cracks Rage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rage down.
de Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Rage misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rage has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from de Silva.
Rage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luca de Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
de Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by de Silva.
de Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rage drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
de Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
de Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from de Silva, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from de Silva, right into the meat.
de Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by de Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca de Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flash Rage's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rage tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
de Silva swinging wilding here.
Rage throws a left and a right that both miss
and de Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Rage.
A slapping leg kick lands for de Silva.
Rage takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
de Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
de Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
de Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and de Silva counters with a nice body kick.
de Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rage can do to turn this around?
Rage throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around de Silva's waist but de Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rage off to one side.
Rage is breathing heavily.
de Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
de Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
de Silva lands with a cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rage might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, de Silva has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rage misses with a leg kick
and de Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
de Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
de Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A head kick from de Silva lands but Rage takes it in his stride.
Luca de Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from de Silva as Rage shoots in.
de Silva is looking to slow Rage down with leg kicks.
de Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
de Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A thudding body kick lands there by de Silva!
de Silva scores with a leg kick.
A lazy left from de Silva finds it's target.
Rage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before de Silva can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Silva with a hook.
Rage throws a head kick that misses
and de Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rage's knee momentarily.
Luca de Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Rage shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says de Silva as he avoids it easily.
Luca de Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flash Rage.
de Silva throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
de Silva lands a head kick!
Rage tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
de Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot by de Silva.
Rage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by de Silva. de Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for de Silva.
de Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
de Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Silva scores with a jab to the head.
de Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by de Silva.
de Silva tries to bum rush Rage with a series of wild strikes but Rage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
de Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Rage in the body.
Rage misses the body punch
and de Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
de Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
de Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rage tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but de Silva swivels and escapes.
de Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
de Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from de Silva, right into the meat.
de Silva is looking to slow Rage down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Silva is looking to slow Rage down with leg kicks.
de Silva is looking to slow Rage down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from de Silva.
A cross from de Silva lands.
de Silva feints and then cracks Rage's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rage down.
de Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
de Silva digs a good hook to Rage's body.
de Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rage.
de Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from de Silva. Rage shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick lands from de Silva.
A kick lands to the mid section there for de Silva.
Rage on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca de Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Flash Rage's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
de Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice sprawl there from de Silva as Rage shoots in.
de Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
de Silva throws a leg kick which misses Rage's front leg but catches the back leg as Rage tries to avoid it.
de Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rage is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in de Silva's half guard.
Rage prevents de Silva from improving his position.
Rage tries to stand but can't do so whilst de Silva controls his leg.
de Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rage.
Rage tries to pass the half guard into mount. de Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rage is thwarting de Silva's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
de Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
de Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. de Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rage won't allow de Silva to get back to his feet.
Rage makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rage slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rage slows the pace down in half guard.
de Silva looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Rage pushes past his half guard into mount!
de Silva taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rage lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rage working de Silva over with strikes here.
de Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Rage scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish de Silva?
Rage lands a heavy elbow.
de Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Luca de Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. de Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Rage scoring with strikes but de Silva is staying in there.
Rage looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rage misses with a head shot.
Rage lands a big elbow.
de Silva tries to lock up and control but Rage gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rage lands a big shot there that rocks de Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Flash Rage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
de Silva wants to hold on but Rage pushes him away.
Rage lands with some strikes.
Rage working for a guillotine from mount but de Silva is in no mood to give up.
Rage can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as de Silva is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
de Silva gets back to half guard.
Rage looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rage trying to control from half guard but de Silva is working away.
Rage wants to work for an arm triangle but de Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flash Rage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think de Silva 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 29:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luca de Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Goldbergsteinman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goldbergsteinman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Young. Berry comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cant be touched-Roy Jones Jr. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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148 lbs
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145 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Goldbergsteinman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 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!
Berry lands a left and a right that send Goldbergsteinman crashing to the mat, dazed. Berry thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Goldbergsteinman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Goldbergsteinman postures up in Berry's guard and throws a big left but Berry blocks it.
Berry utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Berry is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldbergsteinman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Berry controls the pace.
Goldbergsteinman is looking to stand up but Berry isn't so interested in that idea.
Berry decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Goldbergsteinman, up you get!
Berry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goldbergsteinman misses with a looping right.
Berry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Berry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Berry.
Berry slips a jab from Goldbergsteinman.
Berry lands a jab to the nose.
Berry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Goldbergsteinman is rocked!
Berry cracks Goldbergsteinman with a hook to the temple - Goldbergsteinman is on wobbly legs here! Berry swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Goldbergsteinman falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Berry wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mark Berry!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Condor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravado's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pray. Condor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sepultura - Ratamahatta. Eddie Bravado has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Bravado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pablo Condor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravado misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Condor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pablo Condor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Condor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bravado throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Condor's waist but Condor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bravado off to one side.
Bravado slips under a jab from Condor.
Condor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bravado connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Condor's hands.
Condor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bravado.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Bravado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Condor misses with a two punch combination.
Condor throws a looping overhand right but Bravado ducks down to avoid it.
Condor misses with a hook. Bravado ducked under it nicely.
Condor misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Condor misses.
Condor drops his hands momentarily and Bravado takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bravado lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bravado scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bravado.
Condor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Condor walks into a straight right hand from Bravado.
Bravado throws a right hand that Condor ducks under and follows up with a left that Condor also avoids with ease.
Bravado lands with a shot to the body.
Condor throws the left hand but Bravado avoids the punch easily.
Bravado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Condor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bravado.
Condor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bravado counters with a good low kick that Condor was not able to check.
Bravado scores with a head kick.
Bravado throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Condor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bravado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Condor has his takedown stuffed
and Bravado connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Condor.
Condor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bravado finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bravado scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Condor doesn't seem bothered though.
Condor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Condor misses with a combination
and Bravado counters with a leg kick.
Condor looks gassed!
Condor misses the shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bravado. Condor shrugs it off though.
Bravado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bravado throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Condor's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravado feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Condor's calf.
Bravado connects with a single shot there.
Bravado cracks Condor with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravado thuds his right hand into Condor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bravado shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Condor as he avoids it easily.
Condor misses with a double jab
and Bravado decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Condor's guard.
Condor wants to stand up but Bravado is controlling him.
Bravado wants to control from the top but Condor keeps moving.
Bravado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bravado won't allow Condor to get back to his feet.
Bravado loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravado trying to control but Condor is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condor manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bravado throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Condor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bravado finds it's way round the side to connect with Condor's head.
Bravado scores with a jab.
Bravado gets the takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Bravado seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bravado tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bravado has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bravado tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bravado dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bravado scores with a kick to the body.
Condor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bravado counters with a stiff right hand.
Crunch! Bravado slams his shin into Condor's torso.
Condor misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by Condor.
Condor cracks Bravado with an open hand slap.
Condor misses with a combination
and Bravado counters with a stiff right hand.
Eddie Bravado is winning the standup battle so far.
Condor throws a combination that misses
and Bravado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Condor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bravado shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Condor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bravado misses with the ground and pound.
Condor on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bravado is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Condor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Condor sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Condor is trying to get back to his feet.
Bravado misses with the ground and pound.
Condor wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Condor is breathing heavily.
Bravado throws a strike aimed at the side of Condor's head but Condor avoids it well.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Condor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bravado was well out of range. Poor timing from Condor.
Pablo Condor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bravado looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Condor is trying to stand up here but Bravado is controlling him well.
Bravado has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bravado throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bravado with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Condor won't allow Bravado to pass to mount.
Bravado stops Condor from getting back to his feet.
Bravado is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Condor has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravado works his way into side control.
Condor tries to escape but Bravado is in control.
Bravado fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Condor tries to escape but Bravado is in control.
Bravado moves into full mount!
Condor really wants to buck Bravado off and get back to his feet.
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.
Condor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bravado.
Bravado is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Condor has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Condor!
Bravado working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Condor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Condor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Condor tries to stand but Bravado is controlling from the bottom.
Bravado looking for a sweep. Not yet Bravado, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bravado dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bravado lands a head shot.
Condor throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Bravado counter with a right hand.
Bravado connects with a crisp jab.
Bravado fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bravado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Condor fails to land with a series of punches.
Condor throws a combination that misses
and Bravado counters with a shoot takedown. Condor fights it but they end up in guard.
Condor wants to stand up but Bravado is controlling him.
Bravado is looking to work some ground and pound but Condor has wrist control.
Condor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bravado drops back, looking for a kneebar! Condor looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Condor looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Condor!
Condor stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bravado is putting a hurting on Condor here, landing some big shots from side control.
Condor is trying to get back to his feet.
Bravado is looking to take a break and control but Condor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condor pushes Bravado away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bravado gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bravado lands a few punches from side control.
Bravado working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Condor is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bravado is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravado is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Condor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Condor is trying to get back to his feet.
Bravado working the ground and pound but Condor is defending the strikes.
Bravado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Condor keeps working.
Bravado tries to move into full mount but can't pass Condor's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bravado ducks under a wild hook from Condor.
Pablo Condor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Condor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Condor swinging wilding here.
Condor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Condor takes a swing at Bravado's ribcage but misses.
Bravado lunges at Condor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Condor's hand.
Bravado scores with a jab.
Bravado drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Eddie Bravado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bravado lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Bravado showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bravado has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Bravado!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Cobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cobra comes to the cage accompanied by Rooster. Jordan Smith struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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212 lbs
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226 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, King Cobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Smith!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobra scores a takedown into full mount!
Cobra punching from mount but Smith doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Cobra fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Smith tries to reverse the position but Cobra maintains control.
Cobra is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Smith has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Smith!
Cobra looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cobra working for submissions but it's allowed Smith to get to half guard.
Cobra gets back to full guard.
Smith passes Cobra's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cobra gets full guard.
Cobra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Cobra has an active guard here but Smith has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra moves into full guard.
Cobra throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cobra trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cobra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cobra looking for a sweep. Not yet Cobra, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cobra has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between Cobra's legs - danger averted.
Cobra manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Smith wants to stand but Cobra is controlling the position.
Cobra wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith pushes Cobra off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Cobra dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cobra counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet.
Cobra controlling the position.
Cobra looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Smith is avoiding damage well.
Smith tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cobra wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Cobra misses with the ground and pound.
Smith defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra throws an elbow but Smith slips to the side and avoids it well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cobra shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cobra showed some decent athleticism there.
Cobra not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cobra controlling the pace.
Cobra is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith is looking to escape.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Cobra sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobra is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Smith!
Cobra wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Cobra goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Smith is on top in guard.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra is looking for a triangle here but Smith uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Smith gets to mount! Cobra was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobra is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cobra wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Smith doesn't have the hooks in and Cobra manages to turn into his guard.
Cobra postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cobra sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard.
Cobra is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Cobra's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Cobra dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith fails with the takedown
so Cobra counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smith uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Cobra counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cobra.
Smith is staying active underneath Cobra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cobra is really struggling to control Smith but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cobra winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cobra thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Cobra winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
King Cobra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Cobra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cobra is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Cobra wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cobra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cobra trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith is trying to stand.
Cobra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cobra looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Smith!
Cobra sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cobra cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cobra looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to stand.
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cobra wants to finish this one by submission but Smith is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cobra.
Cobra fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
King Cobra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Cobra's attempts to control the action.
Cobra takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobra's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Cobra's attempts to control the action.
Cobra with the ground and pound from mount.
Jordan Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cobra wants to control but Smith has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Cobra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cobra has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Cobra!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huston Rustow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Millen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jerry was a Race Car Driver kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Huston Rustow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Millen!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rustow misses with a looping right.
Millen misses with a hook.
Millen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Millen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Millen throws a hook but Rustow avoids it easily.
Millen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Millen throws a hook but Rustow avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Millen, as that shot connected.
It looks like Huston Rustow has been cut.
Rustow misses with a two punch combination.
Rustow moves out of range as Millen strikes.
Rustow looks to land a right hand but Millen moved out of range.
Millen connects with a solid leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Millen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Millen looks to throw the jab but Rustow is out of range.
Rustow looks to land a combination but Millen avoids it well.
Millen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Millen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rustow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rustow is breathing heavily.
Millen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millen lands a with a good body shot.
Millen lands a jab to the nose.
Rustow takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Millen cracks Rustow with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rustow looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Millen finish him?
Rustow is rocked!
Millen cracks Rustow with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Rustow falls to his knees and Millen doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerry Millen!
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