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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Old English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Old English! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Evan Henderson! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! English shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense. A momentary lapse in concentration from English enables Henderson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. English manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. English preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. English is trying to hold Henderson in close to prevent damage but Henderson has managed to pass into half guard.
Henderson lands strikes from half guard. Henderson tries to stand but his arm is trapped. English avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Henderson. Henderson is looking to advance position but English won't allow it. Henderson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Henderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
English working to try and regain half guard.
Henderson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Henderson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force English to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so English shrugs it off. Henderson raining down hammerfists from mount. Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Henderson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but English is surviving well by controlling Henderson's body position as best he can. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Henderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round. English wants to control but Henderson is having none of it. Henderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. English can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Henderson controlling the pace for now. Henderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Henderson looking to control and managing it successfully. Henderson landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Henderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. English is in all sorts of trouble here.
English manages to regain half guard. Good work. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
English blocking the ground and pound attempt from Henderson. Henderson is trying to control the action in half guard but English is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Henderson is working for an americana but English has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Henderson was thinking about the submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Henderson stands and throws English's legs to the side, diving into side control. Henderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, English has escaped the position, nice work there. Henderson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down English's shoulder. That is not cool. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Henderson wants to lay and pray for a moment but English keeps working. English manages to get back to half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Henderson dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Henderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but English sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henderson somewhat. English throws a series of punches but Henderson avoids them all with ease. Henderson fails with the takedown. Henderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches English napping and manages to drive through into side control! Henderson decides to stand up, so the ref orders English to his feet. Henderson dives in and grabs English's left leg, looking for a takedown. English pushes down on Henderson's head and hops out. Old English has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round. Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch. English looks to land a combination but Henderson avoids it well. Henderson looks to land a combination but English avoids it well. English tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
English has a takedown stuffed. Nice sprawl there from English as Henderson shoots in. Henderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
English wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. English throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Henderson gets a double leg takedown into English's guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. English keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully. Henderson passes into half guard. Henderson is trying for a kimura here. English looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Henderson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Evan Henderson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominickoy Sotiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Riccio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sotiropoulos comes into the arena with bodies blaring out of the sound system. Rico Riccio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dominickoy Sotiropoulos's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dominickoy Sotiropoulos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rico Riccio! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sotiropoulos fails to land with a series of punches.
Sotiropoulos misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riccio looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Riccio wants to clinch. Sotiropoulos misses with the combination.
Riccio is looking to clinch. Riccio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Sotiropoulos misses with a few strikes there.
Sloppy strikes from Sotiropoulos. Those never looked like landing. Sotiropoulos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Riccio tries to close the distance and clinch but Sotiropoulos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Riccio wants to clinch up but Sotiropoulos keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Riccio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sotiropoulos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Sloppy strikes from Sotiropoulos. Those never looked like landing. Sotiropoulos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dominickoy Sotiropoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sotiropoulos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riccio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riccio. Riccio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riccio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sotiropoulos blocks it with crossed arms. Sotiropoulos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Sotiropoulos throws a right and a left that Riccio avoids nicely. Riccio moves in looking to clinch but Sotiropoulos pushes him off. Riccio rushes Sotiropoulos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Sotiropoulos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sotiropoulos circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sotiropoulos throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Riccio drives through and clinches with Sotiropoulos against the cage.
Sotiropoulos avoids the elbow strike from Riccio, against the cage.
Riccio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters up against the cage, Riccio throws an elbow but misses. Riccio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Riccio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sotiropoulos avoids the elbow strike from Riccio, against the cage.
Riccio stalls. Sotiropoulos avoiding damage as Riccio throws knees to the body.
Riccio looking to throw knees to the head but Sotiropoulos is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Riccio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Riccio.
It looks like Dominickoy Sotiropoulos has been cut. Sotiropoulos is trying to force a seperation but Riccio has the dominant position. Sotiropoulos is looking to break free of the clinch but Riccio has double underhooks. Riccio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sotiropoulos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Riccio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sotiropoulos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. With the fighters up against the cage, Riccio throws an elbow but misses. Riccio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Sotiropoulos is trying to maintain a safe position but Riccio gets an underhook and turns Sotiropoulos into the cage. Riccio with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riccio misses with a knee to the head. Riccio landing knees to the head.
Sotiropoulos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Riccio avoiding damage.
Riccio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos tries to circle away but Riccio has him pinned against the cage. Riccio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riccio looking to throw knees to the head but Sotiropoulos is blocking nicely.
Riccio lands an elbow inside. Riccio misses with a knee strike.
Riccio is stalling here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Riccio lands a nice knee to the body. Sotiropoulos dodges an elbow strike from Riccio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Riccio dominated that round. The cut man is working on Dominickoy Sotiropoulos's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Riccio tries to clinch there but Sotiropoulos circles away.
Riccio tries to clinch up. Sotiropoulos misses with the combination.
Sotiropoulos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riccio. Riccio wants to clinch up but Sotiropoulos keeps it at a distance. Riccio is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Riccio moves in looking to clinch but Sotiropoulos pushes him off. Sotiropoulos throws a series of punches but Riccio avoids them all with ease. Sotiropoulos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riccio moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Sotiropoulos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sotiropoulos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riccio. Sotiropoulos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round. No joy there for Sotiropoulos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rico Riccio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sotiropoulos keeps the fight on the outside. Sotiropoulos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riccio tries to land knees in the clinch but Sotiropoulos avoids the damage to the body. Stalling in the clinch from Riccio.
Riccio pushes off an throws an elbow but Sotiropoulos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Riccio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sotiropoulos.
Riccio stalling in the clinch.
Riccio lands a knee to the head.
Riccio looks to throw an elbow but misses. Riccio tries to land knees in the clinch but Sotiropoulos avoids the damage to the body. Sotiropoulos takes an elbow to the temple. Sotiropoulos blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sotiropoulos can't break the clinch.
Sotiropoulos avoids a wild elbow strike from Riccio. Riccio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riccio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riccio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Riccio prevents Sotiropoulos from breaking the clinch. Riccio leaning against his opponent.
Riccio misses with a knee to the head. Riccio misses with an elbow over the top. Riccio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Sotiropoulos blocks an elbow strike. Sotiropoulos blocks an elbow strike from Riccio.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Riccio misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Riccio.
Riccio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sotiropoulos.
Riccio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sotiropoulos is looking to break free of the clinch but Riccio has double underhooks. Riccio pushes off an throws an elbow but Sotiropoulos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Riccio manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Riccio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sotiropoulos blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sotiropoulos taking a breather. Rico Riccio seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Riccio crunches a lovely knee into Sotiropoulos's ribcage. Riccio lands an elbow just above Sotiropoulos 's eye. Riccio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Sotiropoulos being controlled against the cage. Sotiropoulos tries to break the clinch but Riccio is controlling the position. Riccio lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Sotiropoulos is trying to force a seperation but Riccio has the dominant position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Riccio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Dominickoy Sotiropoulos's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sotiropoulos swats away the attempt to clinch by Riccio. Sotiropoulos looks to land a combination but Riccio avoids it well. Sotiropoulos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riccio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riccio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sotiropoulos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Riccio is out of range. Sotiropoulos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Riccio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Riccio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sotiropoulos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Sotiropoulos takes an elbow to the temple. Come on Riccio - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sotiropoulos blocks an elbow strike from Riccio.
That's one minute gone in the round. Riccio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Nice elbow from Riccio. Riccio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sotiropoulos's defenses. Riccio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sotiropoulos is rocked!
Dominickoy Sotiropoulos's cut is getting worse. Sotiropoulos blocks an elbow strike. Oh Sotiropoulos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Clinched against the cage, Riccio lands a big elbow that drops Sotiropoulos! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Sotiropoulos is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico Riccio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Frazier has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dante Cartwright's chin.
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185 cm
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250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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264 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dante Cartwright! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Frazier! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Frazier darts in and clinches Cartwright up against the cage. Cartwright being controlled against the cage. Cartwright drops down looking for an ankle pick but Frazier pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cartwright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Frazier counters with a one-two to the body. Cartwright tries to score a power double leg takedown but Frazier sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cartwright somewhat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Cartwright. That's going to take a lot out of him. Frazier cracks Cartwright with an uppercut from hell and Cartwright crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Frazier's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Cartwright is rocked!
It looks like Dante Cartwright has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Frazier arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Cartwright's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Frazier!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Foster! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Rodgers! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A swing and a miss from Foster. Rodgers with a hook. Rodgers takes the fight into the clinch. Foster can't get the takedown.
Foster misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodgers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Foster gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Rodgers keeps control of Foster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Rodgers keeps control of Foster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Rodgers manages to break the clinch.
Foster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Foster is defended easily by Rodgers. Foster stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rodgers shoots in for a takedown but Foster shows good takedown defense. Tyler Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Rodgers. Foster closes the distance and clinches up with Rodgers, looking for a takedown. Foster pushes Rodgers against the cage but Rodgers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Foster misses with a two punch combination.
Rodgers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Foster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodgers has him pressed against the cage. Foster is trying to drag Rodgers to the mat but Rodgers just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Rodgers is trying to pull guard but Foster turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Rodgers looks gassed! Foster working hard to break the clinch. Rodgers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foster backwards. Foster pulls guard effortlessly. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Rodgers throws a big right hand that misses. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Foster seems keen to control Rodgers's posture. Rodgers works a leg free and moves into half guard. Rodgers stalling away here and it's allowed Foster to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Foster tries to land a sweep but no joy. Foster working for a triangle but Rodgers defends it easily.
Rodgers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Rodgers trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Foster manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Foster wants to pass the guard but Rodgers is keeping the position. Foster stops Rodgers from standing up. Foster would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodgers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Foster trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rodgers keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
Tyler Foster has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Foster tries to land a leg kick but Rodgers saw it coming and moves away.
Rodgers has a takedown stuffed. Foster shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodgers sprawls well. Rodgers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Foster gets slowly back to his feet. No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodgers. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Rodgers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. 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 Tyler Foster will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rodgers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rodgers wants it to stay on the feet. Rodgers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Rodgers prevents Foster from breaking the clinch. Foster manages to pull guard.
Foster working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodgers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rodgers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Foster is trying to keep Rodgers in close.
Rodgers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Foster has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodgers has managed to get both his arms back between Foster's legs - danger averted. Foster trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Foster is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rodgers is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Foster looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Rodgers is defending well. Foster quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Rodgers has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Foster celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyler Foster!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Collin Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collin Hathaway has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hugh Jass's chin.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugh Jass! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Collin Hathaway! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hathaway scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Jass can't do much from the bottom here. Jass is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Hathaway tries to move to mount but Jass blocks the move with his legs. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Hathaway lands some shots froms side control. Hathaway controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jass is trying to buck Hathaway off. Jass prevents Hathaway from improving position. Hathaway cracks Jass with a big elbow. Jass is being controlled here. Let's hope that Hathaway has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hathaway stands up. Jass throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Jass. No joy for Hathaway on that attempt. Jass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jass tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Hathaway looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Jass throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jass swats away the attempt to clinch by Hathaway.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jass closes the distance and lands a one-two. Hathaway blocks a head kick by Jass.
Jass throws a head kick that misses. Hathaway closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hathaway lands in his opponent's guard. Hathaway slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Collin Hathaway was stalling too much, according to the referee. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hathaway is defended easily by Jass. Hugh Jass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Collin Hathaway. Hathaway throws a sloppy head kick and Jass moves out of range easily. Hathaway throws a series of punches but Jass avoids them all with ease. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jass plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Hathaway tries to clinch but Jass moves out of range. Hathaway drives through with a takedown into Jass's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jass is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Collin Hathaway will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
Jass rushes Hathaway and presses him up against the cage. With the fighters up against the cage, Jass throws an elbow but misses. Jass prevents Hathaway from breaking the clinch. Hathaway keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jass's efforts to push away. Hathaway turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Hathaway working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Hathaway decides to take the fight back to the feet. Collin Hathaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hathaway shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jass is trying to defend but Hathaway finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Hathaway not landing any meaningful shots this time. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jass is looking to escape. Hathaway slows the pace down in half guard. Hathaway is looking to advance position but Jass won't allow it. Jass tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hathaway has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Hathaway 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 two minutes gone in the round. Hathaway's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. Hathaway has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jass's face.
It looks like Hugh Jass has been cut. Jass can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hathaway controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collin Hathaway has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Jass throws a sloppy head kick and Hathaway moves out of range easily. A slapping leg kick lands for Jass.
Hathaway avoids the head kick by Jass.
Jass moves in looking to clinch but Hathaway pushes him off. Hathaway dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Hathaway fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hathaway is defended easily by Jass. Hugh Jass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hathaway scores with a takedown into Jass's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Collin Hathaway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Hugh Jass's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jass misses with an uppercut
and Hathaway counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Jass throws a head kick but Hathaway moves out of range.
Hathaway tries to clinch up but Jass circles away and keeps his distance. Hathaway blocks a head kick by Jass.
Jass throws a head kick that misses. Hathaway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jass tries to land a front kick but Hathaway steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Hathaway looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jass! Hathaway controlling the pace for now. Jass is bucking up trying to escape but Hathaway cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hathaway controlling the pace for now. Jass tries to lock up and control but Hathaway gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Jass is trying desperately to improve position. Hathaway takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Hathaway is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jass has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jass!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hathaway has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Collin Hathaway hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Hathaway bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Jass is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hathaway asserts his dominance and retains side control. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Hathaway goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jass rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hathaway's guard! Nice work there by Jass! 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! Jass throws a strike but Hathaway rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hathaway's corner is telling him to maintain position. Collin Hathaway is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Jass working for a triangle but Hathaway defends it easily.
Hathaway must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Hathaway is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hugh Jass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Collin Hathaway has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Jass tries a head kick but it misses.
Hathaway gets a double leg takedown into Jass's guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hathaway is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Jass throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that's the end of the fight! Collin Hathaway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Hathaway winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Collin Hathaway!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zach Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Wyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooke comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Cooke! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Wyman! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wyman closes the distance and pushes Cooke back into the cage. Wyman is looking to take this one to the mat. Wyman wants a takedown but no success here.
Cooke taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wyman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wyman breaks the clinch.
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Wyman's shoulder, as Wyman tries to avoid the shot. A left and a right from Wyman both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Zach Cooke has been cut. Wyman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wyman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wyman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wyman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Wyman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice uppercut lands for Wyman. That snapped Cooke's head back.
Wyman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Wyman jabbing away but nothing is landing. Wyman wants to slow Cooke down by chopping away at his legs. Wyman has managed to clinch.
Wyman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wyman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wyman scores with a nice right hand.
Wyman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke. Cooke looks to throw the jab but Wyman is out of range. A punch combination from Wyman misses. Bill Wyman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wyman lands a jab to the head.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wyman. Cooke blocks a head kick by Wyman.
Wyman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke. Wyman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wyman misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooke jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Cooke. Wyman sizes up Cooke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wyman scores with a sloppy right hand. Cooke should have avoided that one. Wyman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wyman.
Cooke is rocked! Wyman drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Cooke right on the button. Cooke goes down! Wyman follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Wyman gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Wyman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clay Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ayashi Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clay Guida 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clay Guida! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ayashi Kazama! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Guida fails with a takedown attempt. Guida 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. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Kazama keeping full guard, as Guida tries to pass. Guida postures up.
Guida looking to sit in guard and control but Kazama gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Guida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kazama. Guida manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kazama is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kazama gets back to half guard. Guida is thwarting Kazama's attempts to control the position. Kazama manages to get to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Guida landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guida stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kazama swivels though and keeps the full guard. Kazama working for a triangle but Guida defends it easily.
Kazama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Guida gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Kazama pushes a forearm under Guida's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Guida is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ayashi Kazama!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ba Lil II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for David Benjamin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Benjamin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ba Lil II! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lil II throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Benjamin's head. David Benjamin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Benjamin throws a body kick that misses. Benjamin swings away with a leg kick that misses. Benjamin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lil II back to the cage. Benjamin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Lil II misses with a straight left. Lil II throws a wild body kick that Benjamin sees coming a mile off. Benjamin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benjamin misses with a looping left. Lil II closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Benjamin's guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Lil II postures up in Benjamin's guard and throws a big left but Benjamin blocks it. Lil II wants to pass the guard but Benjamin is keeping the position. Lil II 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. Lil II is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Benjamin working a defensive guard here.
Lil II with a flurry of punches that miss. Lil II passes easily into side control. Nice work. Lil II is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Benjamin has escaped the position, nice work there. Benjamin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Benjamin tries to hold on but Lil II pushes him away. Lil II controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lil II looking to ground and pound but Benjamin is blocking nicely. Lil II has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Benjamin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lil II. This has been an exciting period of action! Lil II has control of Benjamin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Benjamin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lil II landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Benjamin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lil II.
Benjamin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Benjamin tries to get out of the position. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Benjamin is desperately trying to improve his position but Lil II has a good base and remains in mount. Benjamin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Lil II looking to control and managing it successfully. Lil II throws some wild stikes that Benjamin manages to avoid easily.
Lil II tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Benjamin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lil II on the ground. Benjamin wants to hold on but Lil II pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lil II controlling his opponent. Lil II is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Lil II extends the arm and Benjamin is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ba Lil II! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ba Lil II made sure he mentioned Kobra Clothing Inc., along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burt Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelli Kuukeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Primus - Wynona's Big Brown Beaver. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Burt Brown! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nelli Kuukeri! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kuukeri takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses. Brown defending well as Kuukeri loads up on a big left hand. Brown moves out of range as Kuukeri strikes. A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target. Kuukeri throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range. Kuukeri misses with a two punch combination.
Kuukeri connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off. Brown misses with a leg kick. Brown misses with a straight right. Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Brown defending well as Kuukeri loads up on a big left hand. Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Kuukeri misses the shot to the body. Brown is looking to score with low kicks. Kuukeri throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brown was covering up waiting for the punch and Kuukeri finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown controls Kuukeri momentarily but Kuukeri frees himself. Kuukeri wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving. Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Kuukeri is proving a slippery customer.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Kuukeri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now. Brown keeping moving, preventing Kuukeri from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brown has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kuukeri is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Brown. Kuukeri connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Brown some visible discomfort.
Brown dodges the ground and pound from Kuukeri. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Brown is looking to reverse the position. Kuukeri advances to mount. Kuukeri can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown is desperately trying to improve his position but Kuukeri has a good base and remains in mount. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Kuukeri pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kuukeri lands a nice shot to the head. Kuukeri unloading with bombs! 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! The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kuukeri cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brown is rocked! Kuukeri is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Brown goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Kuukeri!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nelli Kuukeri! Nelli Kuukeri is the new heavyweight champion!
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