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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Fraiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bj Penn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tim Fraiser's chin.
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Dangerous knees
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Fraiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bj Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraiser looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Penn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fraiser avoids it really well and circles away.
Fraiser shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fraiser looking to secure an arm triangle but Penn defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fraiser sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Penn tries to hold on but Fraiser pushes him away.
Penn is trying to escape the mount.
Fraiser controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fraiser working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Penn looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Fraiser! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tim Fraiser!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Funke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivers comes to the cage accompanied by hed(pe)- Bartender. Funke has chosen never gonna stop as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aiden Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Funke!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers looks to throw the jab but Funke is out of range.
Rivers throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rivers fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Funke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rivers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Funke counters with a straight right hand.
Rivers checks a leg kick nicely.
Funke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivers.
Rivers throws a series of strikes that have Funke backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers takes one on the button.
Funke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Rivers.
Rivers blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funke throws a right hand that misses
and Rivers counters with a straight right hand.
Rivers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Funke counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rivers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivers misses with a body punch
and Funke counters with a nice uppercut.
Funke throws a lazy right hand but Rivers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Funke's head backwards.
Rivers works Funke's body with a nice hook.
Rivers slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers throws a nice looking combination but Funke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Funke counters with a right hand to the body.
Rivers throws out a loose jab but Funke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funke.
Funke ducks right into an uppercut from Rivers.
Nice cross by Funke.
Rivers shoots in for a double leg but Funke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rivers is breathing heavily.
Rivers throws a hook to the side of Funke's head but Funke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivers misses with an uppercut.
Rivers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Funke, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rivers throws a nice looking combination but Funke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Funke with a jab.
Funke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Funke darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rivers manages to get to full guard.
Rivers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Funke stands and steps away. Rivers gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Funke swings for the body but Rivers moves out of range.
Funke throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rivers does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funke throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivers.
Funke blocks a low kick nicely.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Funke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivers jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rivers throws a hook but Funke blocks it.
Funke lands a left and a right that send Rivers crashing to the mat, dazed. Funke thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rivers is rocked!
It looks like Aiden Rivers has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Funke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivers misses the shot to the body.
Rivers lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cody Funke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aiden Rivers's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rivers misses with a looping left.
Aiden Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rivers lands a jab to Funke's midsection.
Rivers cracks Funke with an open hand slap.
Funke throws a leg kick which misses Rivers's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivers tries to avoid it.
Rivers connects with a nice looking jab.
Funke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivers.
Rivers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Funke.
Funke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Funke throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers throws a poor cross that misses
and Funke counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivers with a lazy takedown attempt
and Funke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Funke catches Rivers right on the button with a cross.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Funke throws out the jab.
Funke lands a nice looking body shot.
Funke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivers gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Funke counters with a three punch combo that has Rivers backing up. Rivers nods at Funke to acknowledge the strikes.
Oh Rivers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Funke lands a nice hook to Rivers's body. Rivers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Funke looks to land a left hand but Rivers moved out of range nicely.
Rivers throws a jab when Funke was well out of range.
Rivers seems to have got his legs back now.
Rivers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Funke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Funke.
Rivers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Funke cracks Rivers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Funke looks to land a combination but Rivers avoids it well.
Rivers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rivers lands in his opponent's guard.
Rivers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Funke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Funke wants to stand but Rivers is controlling the position.
Funke kicks Rivers off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Funke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Funke.
Funke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some wild striking there from Rivers.
Funke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Funke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivers counters with a series of strikes. Funke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Funke leaves Rivers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiden Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Funke. No joy for Rivers on that attempt.
Cody Funke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Funke moves out of range of the leg kick from Rivers.
Funke ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Rivers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funke was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a series of wild punches.
Funke lands a nice looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funke slips under a jab from Rivers.
Rivers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Funke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aiden Rivers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Funke misses with a hook.
Funke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivers moves away.
Nice defenses there by Funke.
Rivers connects with a nice looking jab.
Rivers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Funke circles away quickly and effectively.
Funke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivers throws a poor cross that misses
and Rivers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Funke connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Rivers misses.
Funke lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Funke lands a nice hook to Rivers's body. Rivers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Funke connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Rivers! He's out on his feet! Funke rushes in and drops Rivers with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cody Funke!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Materla has chosen Sobota feat. chór Montu - Do góry łeb (prod. Matheo) as his entrance music. Michal Materla acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Pitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michal Materla!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Materla with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Pitt to counter with a crisp jab.
Materla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Materla lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Materla.
A jab-cross combination lands for Pitt and sends Materla crashing to the mat! Pitt follows him down to the mat - Materla regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Materla is rocked!
It looks like Michal Materla has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pitt not doing much here.
Materla is still in real trouble! Can Pitt finish him?
Pitt scores with a big shot! Materla's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Materla! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Pitt!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Daniel Pitt waved his t-shirt featuring O'Brannigan's Fightwear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mari Ore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gipson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ore's entrance music is The Pack - My Girl Got A Girl Too. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
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176 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mari Ore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gipson Brown!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ore throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brown was covering up waiting for the punch and Ore finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brown keeping full guard, as Ore tries to pass.
Brown has control of Ore's left arm, preventing Ore from doing any damage.
Ore preventing the sweep.
Brown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ore wants to clinch
and Brown counters with a head kick. That will keep Ore thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Ore shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ore wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Brown to work.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Brown working Ore over with knees to the body.
Brown has Ore pushed against the cage.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ore fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The referee calls for Brown to work.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ore takes a shot to the head.
Brown is stalling here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown lands a nice uppercut.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ore's face.
Ore is rocked!
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Ore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Brown on the inside.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ore is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Brown lands a big right hand that drops Ore! The killer instinct kicks in and Brown finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Brown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gipson Brown!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Handcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn comes to the cage accompanied by BRANDED by Faces Of Mars. Jason Handcock will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Handcock!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn drives through with a takedown into Handcock's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Quinn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Quinn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Handcock is proving hard to escape from.
Quinn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Handcock is keeping the position for now.
Quinn is working Handcock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Handcock keeping full guard, as Quinn tries to pass.
Quinn forces his way into half guard.
Quinn tries to pass to full mount but Handcock defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Handcock defends it well.
Handcock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quinn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Handcock is looking to improve his position.
Quinn is looking for submissions but instead, Handcock has regained full guard.
Quinn throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is looking to work some ground and pound but Handcock has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quinn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Quinn taking a breather here.
Quinn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn tries for a kimura but Handcock is defending well.
Handcock managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Quinn.
Quinn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn lands a decent elbow from side control.
Quinn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Handcock has escaped the position, nice work there.
Quinn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Handcock, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Quinn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Quinn throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Handcock tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Quinn is in Handcock's guard.
Quinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quinn stands up and waves to Handcock to follow him.
Dan Quinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Handcock clinches up with Quinn and pushes him back against the cage.
Quinn lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Jason Handcock has been cut.
Quinn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Handcock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Handcock duly obliges.
Quinn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Handcock misses with a right hand
and Quinn counters with a single leg into guard. Handcock didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Quinn is looking to clinch but Handcock is avoiding it.
Quinn tries to clinch but Handcock is having none of it.
Handcock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Quinn tries to clinch but Handcock is having none of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Handcock lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Handcock.
Quinn breaks from the clinch.
Quinn tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handcock takes the fight into the clinch.
Quinn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Handcock tries a body shot but Quinn blocks it.
Quinn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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!
Quinn jumps guard.
Handcock won't allow Quinn to sweep him here.
Quinn working for a triangle but Handcock defends it easily.
Handcock postures up.
Quinn is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Handcock frees his head nicely. Oh but Quinn has switched to an armbar! Handcock is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Dan Quinn!
After winning the bout, Dan Quinn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Collin Challis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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155 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Collin Challis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesus Mendes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes fakes the leg kick and cracks Challis in the body.
Challis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Challis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mendes misses with a head kick.
Challis avoids a kick to the body.
Challis looks to land a body kick but Mendes moved away.
Mendes throws a leg kick but Challis moved away.
Mendes slips a jab from Challis.
Mendes tries to score with a low kick but Challis moves his leg out of the way.
Mendes scores with a leg kick.
Mendes shoots in but Challis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Challis blocks a low kick nicely.
Challis tries to score with a low kick but Mendes moves his leg out of the way.
Mendes misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Challis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mendes has him pressed against the cage.
Challis wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
Challis wants to get back to striking at distance but Mendes won't allow it.
Mendes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Challis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Challis wants to break free but Mendes has control.
Mendes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Challis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mendes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Challis blocks it with crossed arms.
Challis breaks from the clinch.
Mendes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Collin Challis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Challis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Challis.
Mendes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mendes under the eye.
Challis checks a leg kick nicely.
Challis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Challis throws a low kick but Mendes avoids it.
Mendes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mendes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Challis connects with a leg kick. Mendes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Mendes tries a low kick but Challis avoids it.
Challis moves out of range of the body kick.
Mendes misses with a kick to the body.
Challis checks a low kick from Mendes.
Challis throws a leg kick but Mendes sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Challis finds it's way through Mendes's defenses.
Mendes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mendes takes one to the chin there.
Challis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mendes.
Challis wants to land a leg kick but Mendes is out of range.
Challis throws a sloppy head kick and Mendes moves out of range easily.
Mendes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Challis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mendes pushes Challis away with a front kick.
Challis throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mendes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jesus Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mendes is out of range and Challis settles back down.
Challis checks a leg kick.
Mendes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mendes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Challis checks it well.
Mendes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Challis finds it's way round the side to connect with Mendes's head.
Mendes throws a wild body kick that Challis sees coming a mile off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Challis finds it's way through Mendes's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Challis avoids a kick to the body.
Challis checks the leg kick.
Challis thumps Mendes with a low kick.
A low kick from Challis is predictable there
and Mendes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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 Collin Challis will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Challis throws a hook but Mendes blocks it.
Mendes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Challis wants to land a leg kick but Mendes is out of range.
Mendes throws a body kick that misses.
Mendes connects with a solid leg kick.
Mendes misses with a low kick.
Mendes connects with a leg kick. Challis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Challis misses with a head kick.
Challis tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendes wants to slow Challis down by chopping away at his legs.
Mendes lands with a kick to the temple. Challis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mendes throws a head kick that Challis semi-blocks.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Challis's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Challis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mendes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick from Challis lands but Mendes takes it in his stride.
Challis throws a leg kick that misses.
Challis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendes.
Challis checks a leg kick nicely.
Mendes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mendes throws a body kick the misses
and Challis counters with a solid body kick.
Mendes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Challis. Challis obviously looking to wear him down.
Challis misses with a body kick.
Mendes throws a head kick but Challis moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mendes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Challis throws out a leg kick but Mendes moves out of range and Challis only half commits.
Mendes misses with a body kick.
Mendes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mendes throws a leg kick but Challis checks it.
Good leg kick by Challis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Challis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Challis throws a sloppy head kick
and Mendes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Challis scores with a decent looking hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Challis blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challis throws a head kick that misses.
Mendes misses with a kick to the body.
Challis tried to score with a low kick but Mendes checks it.
Challis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Challis throws a leg kick but Mendes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Challis.
Challis connects with an inside leg kick.
Mendes tries to land a body kick
and Challis counters with a leg kick.
Mendes clinches up with Challis and pushes him back against the cage.
Mendes has Challis pushed against the cage.
Mendes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Challis can't break the clinch.
Challis is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendes has double underhooks.
Challis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendes tries a head kick but it misses.
Mendes blocks the body kick.
Challis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Challis throws a body punch but Mendes moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Challis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mendes throws a leg kick
and Challis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Challis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Collin Challis 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. This is the final round!
Mendes throws a body kick that misses.
Mendes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mendes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Challis checks a low kick from Mendes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Challis. That's going to slow Mendes down.
Challis throws a solid leg kick but Mendes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Challis.
Challis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mendes.
Mendes throws a low kick, looking for Challis's leg but Challis calmly moves out of range.
Mendes checks a low kick from Challis.
Mendes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mendes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Challis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Challis blocks a low kick nicely.
Challis feints and then cracks Mendes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mendes down.
Challis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mendes takes the fight into the clinch.
Challis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendes misses with a head kick.
Collin Challis is winning the standup battle so far.
Challis tries to work over Mendes's front leg with a kick but Mendes checks it.
Mendes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mendes throws out a leg kick but Challis moves out of range and Mendes only half commits.
Challis misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challis throws a wild body kick that Mendes sees coming a mile off.
Mendes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Challis.
Mendes tries to clinch there but Challis circles away.
Mendes throws a body kick that misses.
Challis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mendes misses with a leg kick.
Challis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mendes is looking to land body kicks.
Challis throws a series of punches but Mendes moves out of range.
Challis throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mendes throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Mendes.
Jab from Challis.
Mendes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mendes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Challis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mendes tries to work over Challis's front leg with a kick but Challis checks it.
A clash of legs there as Challis blocks the low kick.
Mendes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendes on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mendes, right into the meat.
Jesus Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Challis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Challis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Challis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mendes is able to avoid easily.
Mendes blocks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Challis.
Mendes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Challis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Challis. That snapped Mendes's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Challis checks a leg kick nicely.
Mendes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Challis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Collin Challis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Challis misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Collin Challis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Challis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jesus Mendes!
Our winner, Jesus Mendes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ezio Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stryker's choice of entrance music: Go To Sleep. Billy Stryker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
145 lbs
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147 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ezio Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Stryker!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo misses with a takedown
enabling Stryker to counter with a crisp jab.
Castillo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stryker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stryker tries to score with a low kick but Castillo moves his leg out of the way.
Castillo shoots and misses
and Stryker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ezio Castillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Castillo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stryker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Castillo thinking.
Castillo misses with a takedown attempt
and Stryker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castillo is breathing heavily.
Stryker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Castillo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Stryker counters with a three punch combo that has Castillo backing up. Castillo nods at Stryker to acknowledge the strikes.
Stryker has managed to clinch.
Stryker pushes Castillo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castillo blocks an uppercut.
Castillo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stryker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Stryker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Stryker.
Stryker tries to work over Castillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stryker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Stryker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Stryker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Castillo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stryker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Castillo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stryker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Castillo tries for a takedown but Stryker circles away easily
and Stryker counters with a nice body shot.
Ezio Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stryker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Castillo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stryker moves into range and clinches up with Castillo.
Stryker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
A right hand to the body from Stryker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stryker.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stryker.
Stryker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Castillo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stryker scores with a hook to the body.
Stryker lands a nice uppercut.
Stryker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stryker lands a hook that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Stryker lands a hook that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Castillo is rocked!
Stryker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Castillos head.
Oh Castillo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Stryker.
Stryker lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Stryker.
Stryker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castillo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stryker pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stryker prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker lands with a light punch inside.
Castillo looking for a takedown.
A short right from Stryker on the inside.
Stryker lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Stryker.
Stryker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castillo backwards.
Stryker is working Castillo over against the cage.
Stryker lands a big right hand that drops Castillo! The killer instinct kicks in and Stryker finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Stryker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Stryker!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Billy Stryker made sure he mentioned xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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173 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Wilson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wilson lands a jab to the head.
Lee stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Wilson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Dave Wilson 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!
Lee avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Lee slips a jab from Wilson.
Nice cross by Lee.
Lee wants to clinch.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee jabs Wilson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee digs a good body shot into Wilson's ribs.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Lee avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Oooh a lovely combination from Lee sends Wilson down but not out. Lee dives into side control looking to finish.
Wilson is rocked!
Wilson looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Wilson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eric Lee!
Eric Lee retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arjan Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Winter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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23
205 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arjan Haze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Winter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haze shoots in for a takedown but Winter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Haze closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Winter is looking for a sweep. Haze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haze is looking for a kimura here.
Haze maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Winter could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Haze has cracked it and Winter is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Haze!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arjan Haze!
Arjan Haze is the new light heavyweight champion!
Arjan Haze decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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