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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henk Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to icky thump. Tank is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tech N9ne - The Beast. Henk Tank will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henk Tank!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones is working for takedown but Tank is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tank after a bit of a struggle.
Tank is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
Jones fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tank obliges.
Jones wants a takedown.
Tank avoiding damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tank.
Tank tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tank to keep the fight standing.
Tank prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tank lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones is trying to drag Tank to the mat but Tank just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A shot in the inside from Tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tank throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones tries to pull guard but Tank won't allow it.
Tank lands with a right to the head.
Jones tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tank just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short left from Tank.
Jones tries a body shot but Tank blocks it.
Tank lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tank content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jones has Tank pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tank manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tank fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Tank lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Jones is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones takes a knee right on the jaw!
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!
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tank to keep the fight standing.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tank lands a right hand.
Clinched against the cage, Tank lands a big elbow that drops Jones! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Jones is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henk Tank!
Post fight, Henk Tank took to the microphone: 'I want to thank the organization and my opponent for giving me this opportunity. I want to thank my sponsors. Love to all of my fans and I hope to kick some ass again real soon!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dj Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Method Man, Redman- Da Rockwilder. This should be fireworks!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dj Jones !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Fitch!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Fitch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Fitch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fitch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fitchs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitch moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fitch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fitch throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones .
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones is looking to wear down Fitch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones misses with a hook
and Fitch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fitch in his tracks.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fitch on the side of the head.
Jones catches Fitch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones .
Fitch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jones on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Jones .
Fitch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fitch tries to work over Jones 's front leg with a kick but Jones checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Fitch is just out of range.
Jones slips a jab from Fitch.
Fitch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a hook
and Fitch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones misses the jab.
Fitch misses with a looping left.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Fitch off the cage and back into range.
A clash of legs there as Fitch blocks the low kick.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Fitch's head but Fitch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones . Fitch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones blocks a leg kick.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Fitch throws a leg kick but Jones checks it.
Fitch throws an overhand right that lands on Jones 's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Fitch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones .
Fitch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Fitch's head.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Fitch had a free shot at his head there.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitch was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones .
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fitch.
Fitch looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones . That's going to slow Fitch down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Fitch saw that one coming.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fitch.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Fitch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones .
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Fitch's defenses.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Fitch ducks down to avoid it.
Fitch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Fitch counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a hook
and Fitch counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones lands a nice hook to Fitch's body. Fitch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dj Jones 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.
Fitch misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones swings for the body but Fitch moves out of range.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Fitch to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones walks into a jab.
Dj Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Fitch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones .
Jones missing with a left hand there. Fitch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Jones .
Fitch avoids the body shot from Jones .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fitch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fitch doesn't seem phased though.
Nice jab there from Jones .
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dj Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitch throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Fitch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Fitch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitch.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Fitch.
A swing and a miss from Fitch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands with a straight right. Fitch didn't see that one coming.
Fitch throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitch manages to avoid it.
Jones moves away from the strike by Fitch.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fitch.
Nice shot by Jones .
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitch looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws the left hand but Fitch avoids the punch easily.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitch.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fitch.
Fitch misses with a leg kick.
Fitch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones .
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitch.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Fitch moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fitch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab by Jones .
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!
Jones moves away from the strike by Fitch.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fitch.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones jabs Fitch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws a body punch but Fitch moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Fitch misses its intended target.
Fitch looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones misses the body punch
and Fitch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jon Fitch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jones punishes Fitch's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Fitch misses the target.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Fitch has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fitch there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fitch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Fitch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones moves out of range as Fitch strikes.
Fitch checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fitch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones .
Fitch thuds his right hand into Jones 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jones takes a swing at Fitch's ribcage but misses.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fitch.
Fitch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones swings for the body but Fitch moves out of range.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Fitch's head but Fitch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fitch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitch misses the jab.
Jones throws a jab when Fitch was well out of range.
Fitch cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones swings for the body but Fitch moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Jones .
Jones works Fitch's body with a nice hook.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Fitch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitch takes a swing at Jones 's ribcage but misses.
Jones misses with a body shot.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Fitch moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones . Fitch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fitch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Fitch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones .
Jones cracks Fitch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones swings for the body but Fitch moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Fitch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fitch throws a hook to the side of Jones 's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fitch missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A left and a right from Fitch both land. Nice combination.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fitch.
A big left from Fitch misses.
Jones misses with a hook. Fitch ducked under it nicely.
Jones slips a straight right by Fitch.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Fitch swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitch.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones takes one on the button.
Fitch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones slips under a jab.
Jones misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Fitch slips the punch.
Nice shot by Jones .
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 Dj Jones .
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Jon Fitch!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Dj Jones !
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Dj Jones !
Dj Jones wins by split decision!
A victorious Dj Jones thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Cosmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Efrain Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosmo comes to the cage accompanied by Voyager by Daft Punk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Cosmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Efrain Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cosmo lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Cosmo connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cosmo lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Cosmo scores with a jab to the head.
A jab from Cosmo does it's job there.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cosmo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cosmo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cosmo lands a head kick. Sanchez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
An inside leg kick lands from Cosmo.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Cosmo, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes Cosmo against the cage but Cosmo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cosmo's waist but Cosmo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanchez off to one side.
Hans Cosmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Efrain Sanchez.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Cosmo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Cosmo finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cosmo.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cosmo throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
A lazy left from Cosmo finds it's target.
Cosmo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cosmo cracks the inside of Sanchez's front leg.
Cosmo throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Sanchez dives in and grabs Cosmo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cosmo pushes down on Sanchez's head and hops out.
Cosmo throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Cosmo throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cosmo.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Cosmo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cosmo slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cosmo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cosmo.
Cosmo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cosmo circles away.
Cosmo connects with a high kick.
Cosmo is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Cosmo. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Cosmo.
Cosmo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cosmo leaves Sanchez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cosmo.
Cosmo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cosmo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sanchez on the side of the head.
Cosmo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanchez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cosmo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cosmo throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Sanchez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cosmo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanchez somewhat.
Hans Cosmo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Cosmo coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Cosmo.
Cosmo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Cosmo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sanchez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
Good leg kick by Cosmo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cosmo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in but Cosmo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cosmo connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Cosmo dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cosmo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cosmo as he avoids it easily.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cosmo defends it nicely.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hans Cosmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Efrain Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cosmo but Cosmo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cosmo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A left and a right from Cosmo both land. Nice combination.
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. Cosmo sprawls well.
Cosmo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cosmo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cosmo wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from Cosmo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cosmo.
Cosmo lands a head kick!
A head kick misses from Cosmo.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cosmo as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Cosmo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sanchez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Cosmo, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes Cosmo against the cage but Cosmo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cosmo scores with a decent looking hook.
Cosmo throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosmo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cosmo. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and Cosmo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cosmo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanchez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sanchez lands in his opponent's guard.
Cosmo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cosmo tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cosmo wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Cosmo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez has a closed guard, preventing Cosmo from standing up.
Sanchez is trying to keep Cosmo in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Efrain Sanchez.
Cosmo throws a head kick that misses.
Efrain Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cosmo's waist but Cosmo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanchez off to one side.
Sanchez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cosmo. That one must have hurt.
Cosmo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cosmo throws a head kick that Sanchez semi-blocks.
Cosmo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Cosmo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cosmo can pounce on him.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Cosmo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cosmo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cosmo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cosmo leaves Sanchez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cosmo.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cosmo as he avoids it easily.
Hans Cosmo is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Cosmo avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Cosmo. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Hans Cosmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Efrain Sanchez.
Cosmo throws a head kick that misses.
Cosmo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sanchez takes a step back to recover.
Cosmo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. Cosmo sprawls well.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Cosmo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cosmo scoring well with a low kick there.
Cosmo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Cosmo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanchez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cosmo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cosmo.
Cosmo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cosmo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cosmo throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cosmo as he avoids it easily.
Sanchez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cosmo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez 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.
Good leg kick by Cosmo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cosmo lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez's head back.
A head kick from Cosmo lands but Sanchez takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cosmo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cosmo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A chopping leg kick lands by Cosmo.
Cosmo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cosmo lands a head kick. Sanchez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cosmo thuds his shin into the meat of Sanchez's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosmo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanchez's calf.
Cosmo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Sanchez shoots for a takedown but Cosmo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cosmo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cosmo wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Cosmo had a free shot at his head there.
A good leg kick by Cosmo.
Cosmo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cosmo throws a head kick that misses.
Cosmo lands a high kick!
Cosmo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosmo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cosmo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cosmo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Cosmo scores with a four punch combination!
Cosmo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sanchez in his tracks.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cosmo is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Cosmo circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
Cosmo leaves Sanchez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cosmo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cosmo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sanchez. That did some damage!
Cosmo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Efrain Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Cosmo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cosmo, 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Hans Cosmo!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Hans Cosmo!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Hans Cosmo!
Hans Cosmo wins by unanimous decision!
Hans Cosmo looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'd like to thank my sponsor, Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q. I'd also like to thank my training camp at Reach Promotions: Ground'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between CJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by We are the ocean-waiting room. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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22
158 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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27
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, CJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Santos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Penn has his takedown stuffed
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos scores with a nice strike.
Penn misses with a takedown
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos connects with a single shot there.
Penn drops his hands momentarily and Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Penn fails with the takedown
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
CJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn shoots and misses
and Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Santos.
Santos lands a lovely overhand right.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Santos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Penn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Penn has his takedown stuffed
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Penn thinking.
Penn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santos circles away.
Penn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Santos stuns Penn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Penn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Penn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Penn on the side of the head.
Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Penn tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos misses with a low kick.
Andre Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Santos throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Santos.
A left and a right from Santos both land. Nice combination.
Penn with a poor takedown
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santos throws out the jab.
Santos digs a good hook to Penn's body.
Santos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santos. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santos lands a jab to Penn's midsection.
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos.
Jab from Santos.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Penn. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Penn takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santos swinging wildly here.
Penn throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Santos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Santos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Penn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Penn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santos counters with a left to the body.
Santos misses the jab.
Penn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos works Penn's body with a nice hook.
Penn avoids the body shot from Santos.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Penn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Santos gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Penn misses with a head shot. Santos uses the momentum to regain guard.
Penn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Santos pulls Penn in to control the position.
Penn won't allow Santos to sweep him here.
Penn postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Santos controlling the position.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Penn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santos pulls Penn in to control the position.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andre Santos.
Penn has his takedown stuffed
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Penn thinking.
Penn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andre Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn takes one to the chin there.
Penn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
A nice combination there by Santos.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Santos misses with a body shot.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
Penn moves out of range as Santos strikes.
Penn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Penn with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Santos scores with the left hand. Penn knows he should have avoided that one.
Santos lands a nice shot that snaps Penn's head back.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Penn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Penn.
Penn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Santos tries to roll over but Penn keeps him under control.
Penn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santos defending well though.
Penn with the ground and pound but Santos uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Penn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Penn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Penn's guard.
Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Santos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos is trying to control the action in half guard but Penn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn is refusing to be controlled, as Santos sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn wants to improve his position but Santos is controlling well.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are battling for position here. Penn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Santos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn looking for a guillotine here but Santos defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Andre Santos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Penn with a poor takedown
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn misses with a takedown attempt
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Santos misses with a looping left.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn avoids a kick to the body.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Santos works the jab nicely.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Penn thinking.
Santos connects with a nice looking jab.
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
CJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn shoots and misses
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
CJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos lands a head shot.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn walks into a left hand.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Penn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santos 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight for Andre Santos!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Andre Santos!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Andre Santos!
Andre Santos wins by unanimous decision!
Andre Santos took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amir Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Double Trouble. Gracie has chosen Kickstart as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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180 lbs
13 - 12 - 2 |
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170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Good knees
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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 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson.
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Thompson. Thompson maintains the clinch.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Thompson cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Thompson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson lands a couple of digs.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thompson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thompson manages to get himself to full guard.
Thompson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie is in close to Thompson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thompson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thompson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Thompson's legs - danger averted.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thompson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Thompson has wrist control.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thompson is keeping the position for now.
Gracie landing some decent shots from guard.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thompson's guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Thompson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Thompson tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gracie tries to move to mount but Thompson blocks the move with his legs.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thompson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thompson scoring with some ground and pound.
Thompson connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a couple of digs.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gracie throws a sloppy strike and Thompson uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Thompson has ended up in Gracie's guard.
Gracie working for a triangle but Thompson defends it easily.
Thompson stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Thompson controlling him for the moment.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson chips away with some ground and pound.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
Thompson scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to keep Thompson in close.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie has control of Thompson's left arm, preventing Thompson from doing any damage.
Thompson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thompson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thompson chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thompson!
Thompson is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
Gracie is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Thompson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Thompson!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thompson postures up.
Thompson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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 Amir Thompson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson instigates a clinch.
Thompson wants the takedown. Gracie is fighting it off but Thompson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gracie's guard against the cage.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thompson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie 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.
Thompson postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thompson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Thompson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Thompson chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Thompson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thompson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gracie 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.
Thompson with a nice head shot there.
Thompson stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Thompson lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thompson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thompson has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Gracie looking to control.
Thompson working some strikes from top position.
Thompson won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Thompson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Thompson slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thompson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Thompson is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Amir Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thompson connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Thompson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Thompson lands a couple of digs.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Thompson pushes his legs off easily.
Thompson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gracie looking to control.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thompson!
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Thompson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gracie looking to finish with strikes here!
Gracie swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Thompson is now in Gracie's guard. A big mistake from Gracie there, giving up the dominant position!
Thompson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thompson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thompson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thompson throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Thompson scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie passes Thompson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Thompson is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Thompson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thompson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A big left from Thompson misses.
A big right from Gracie misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thompson.
Thompson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gracie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Thompson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie gets full guard.
Gracie pulls Thompson in close to his closed guard and prevents Thompson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
Thompson throwing strikes but missing.
Thompson postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thompson manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie throws an elbow that misses. Thompson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Thompson!
Gracie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands a heavy elbow.
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Thompson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie scoring with strikes but Thompson is staying in there.
Gracie looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thompson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gracie lands with some strikes.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the head.
Thompson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Thompson is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thompson is rocked!
Gracie working Thompson over with strikes here.
Oh Thompson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson is working to get back to half guard.
Thompson seems to have got his legs back now.
Gracie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gracie unloading with bombs!
Gracie connects with a bit shot that sees Thompson covering up! More strikes from Gracie and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gracie is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Royce Gracie!
Our winner, Royce Gracie, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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178 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thiago Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Terra!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terra throws a chopping leg kick but Junior manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Terra scores with a four punch combination!
Terra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Terra blocks the leg kick.
Terra jabs Junior right on the nose. Junior blinks but takes it well.
Terra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from Terra.
Junior walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Terra defending well as Junior loads up on a big left hand.
Terra throws a push kick but Junior slaps the foot to one side.
Junior uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Terra.
A bone on bone clash there as Terra blocks the leg kick.
Junior keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Terra.
Terra tries to clinch up
and Junior counters with a series of strikes. Terra will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terra wants to clinch but Junior slips to the side
and Junior counters with a nice body shot.
Junior moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Terra.
Junior misses with a low kick as Terra jumps back.
Terra needs to keep his hands up - Junior had a free shot at his head there.
Terra tries to bum rush Junior with a series of wild strikes but Junior uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A leg kick checked by Junior.
Terra throws a wild body kick that Junior sees coming a mile off.
Terra keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Terra throws a combination that misses
and Junior makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Junior misses with an attempted mid kick.
Terra scores with a head kick. Junior tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Terra throws a right and a left that Junior avoids nicely.
Junior misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terra throws a series of strikes that have Junior backpedaling.
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!
Terra swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Junior counters with a nice uppercut.
A left and a right from Junior both land. Nice combination.
Terra throws a leg kick that is checked
and Junior connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Terra closes the distance looking to clinch
and Junior counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Terra shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Junior as he avoids it easily.
Terra swings for the body but Junior moves out of range.
Junior ducks under a wild hook from Terra.
An inside leg kick lands from Junior.
Terra misses with a series of wild punches.
Terra wants to clinch but Junior slips to the side
and Junior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Terra blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Terra tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Junior manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Junior! Terra is out on his feet! Junior rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Terra is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Terra is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Junior!
Thiago Junior decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Fitzmagic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thunder Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
190 lbs
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183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Fitzmagic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thunder Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Fitzmagic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fitzmagic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitzmagic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Thunder Jackson has been cut.
Fitzmagic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fitzmagic throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Fitzmagic throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Ryan Fitzmagic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzmagic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fitzmagic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fitzmagic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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!
Fitzmagic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jackson is looking to get back to full guard here but Fitzmagic has managed to pass to side control instead.
Fitzmagic stands up and beckons Jackson to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzmagic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jackson checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzmagic. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fitzmagic is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Fitzmagic circles away and we're back to standing.
Fitzmagic throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Fitzmagic tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Fitzmagic circles away.
Jackson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fitzmagic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fitzmagic throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzmagic tries a head kick but it misses.
Fitzmagic looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Fitzmagic shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jackson eats them both and turns towards Fitzmagic to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fitzmagic misses with a two punch combination.
Fitzmagic throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Fitzmagic is avoiding it.
Fitzmagic thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fitzmagic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fitzmagic throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Fitzmagic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzmagic misses with a few strikes there.
Fitzmagic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jackson is trying to defend but Fitzmagic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fitzmagic is breathing heavily.
Jackson is trying to maintain the position but Fitzmagic is very close to passing his half guard.
Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fitzmagic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Fitzmagic tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzmagic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fitzmagic wants to get up but he can't break Jackson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jackson is trying to keep Fitzmagic in close.
Jackson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fitzmagic kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Fitzmagic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzmagic is fighting to break Jackson's control of his arms but Jackson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fitzmagic wants to stand but Jackson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - Fitzmagic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fitzmagic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Fitzmagic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thunder Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fitzmagic lands a front kick.
Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fitzmagic presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson prevents Fitzmagic from breaking the clinch.
Fitzmagic wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fitzmagic's face.
Jackson decides to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzmagic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fitzmagic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jackson is adopting a defensive guard.
Jackson working for a triangle but Fitzmagic defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Fitzmagic frees his head nicely. Oh but Jackson has switched to an armbar! Fitzmagic is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Thunder Jackson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Holl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tate Thai Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Holl has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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24
222 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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198 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Great elbows
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Holl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tate Thai Guy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matt Holl wants to slow Thai Guy down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thai Guy.
Thai Guy closes the distance and pushes Matt Holl back into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thai Guy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Matt Holl is working for takedown but Thai Guy is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thai Guy.
Thai Guy pushes off an throws an elbow but Matt Holl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matt Holl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thai Guy throws an elbow but it misses.
Thai Guy looking to slow down the pace here.
Thai Guy stalling the fight.
Thai Guy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matt Holl as Thai Guy tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai Guy stalls.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Thai Guy leaves Matt Holl with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Matt Holl circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matt Holl stalks Thai Guy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thai Guy's face. Thai Guy staggers backwards, shaken.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up.
Thai Guy clinches.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Thai Guy.
Matt Holl tries to score a body lock takedown but Thai Guy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Holl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thai Guy.
Thai Guy throws an elbow but it misses.
Thai Guy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Thai Guy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matt Holl.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thai Guy tries to clinch up but Matt Holl circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl keeps the fight on the outside.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up.
Matt Holl moves out of range of the body kick.
Matt Holl lands a nice hook to Thai Guy's body. Thai Guy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matt Holl is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thai Guy.
Thai Guy clinches up against the cage.
Thai Guy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Thai Guy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Matt Holl is trying to break the clinch but Thai Guy is controlling him.
Thai Guy letting Matt Holl take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Matt Holl blocks an elbow strike from Thai Guy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thai Guy.
Thai Guy lands an elbow that stopped Matt Holl in his tracks for a moment.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside that Matt Holl shrugs off.
Thai Guy has Matt Holl pushed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Matt Holl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tate Thai Guy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai Guy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matt Holl swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thai Guy gets a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thai Guy throws an elbow but misses.
Thai Guy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting on Thai Guy's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Thai Guy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Thai Guy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thai Guy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thai Guy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thai Guy throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thai Guy as Matt Holl tries to tie him up.
Matt Holl being controlled against the cage.
Thai Guy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thai Guy stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Thai Guy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thai Guy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Matt Holl.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but Matt Holl moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl throws a chopping leg kick but Thai Guy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thai Guy moves in looking to clinch but Matt Holl pushes him off.
Thai Guy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matt Holl shoots in looking for a takedown but Thai Guy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Matt Holl's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thai Guy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Holl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matt Holl throws a leg kick
and Thai Guy counters with a good low kick that Matt Holl was not able to check.
Thai Guy scores with a kick to the body.
Tate Thai Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thai Guy fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matt Holl keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl misses with a leg kick
and Thai Guy counters with a nice body kick.
Matt Holl scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thai Guy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thai Guy looks for the body kick but Matt Holl saw that one coming.
Thai Guy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thai Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matt Holl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matt Holl lands a jab to Thai Guy's midsection.
Thai Guy tries to clinch but Matt Holl moves out of range.
Thai Guy gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Matt Holl avoids a wild elbow strike from Thai Guy.
Matt Holl stalling in the clinch but Thai Guy improves position.
Thai Guy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thai Guy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matt Holl's defenses.
Thai Guy is stalling here.
Matt Holl stalling in the clinch but Thai Guy improves position.
Thai Guy trying to control the position but instead, Matt Holl has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thai Guy into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thai Guy leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tate Thai Guy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thai Guy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matt Holl's calf.
Thai Guy tries to clinch up
letting Matt Holl counter with a right hand.
Matt Holl misses with a low kick.
Thai Guy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matt Holl shoots for a double leg takedown but Thai Guy sprawls well. He's pushed Matt Holl's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Thai Guy as Matt Holl shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai Guy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thai Guy moves to clinch but Matt Holl breaks away
and Matt Holl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matt Holl misses with a wild combination.
Thai Guy tries to clinch
and Matt Holl counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thai Guy clinches up with Matt Holl and pushes him back against the cage.
Thai Guy wants to stall.
Thai Guy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thai Guy stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai Guy throws an elbow but it misses.
Matt Holl blocks the elbow strike.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside.
Matt Holl blocks an elbow strike.
Thai Guy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thai Guy misses with an elbow over the top.
Matt Holl tries to score a body lock takedown but Thai Guy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Holl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matt Holl takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Matt Holl has been cut.
Thai Guy lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matt Holl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thai Guy looking to slow down the pace here.
Thai Guy is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Matt Holl is trying to drag Thai Guy to the mat but Thai Guy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Thai Guy is stalling here.
Thai Guy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thai Guy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thai Guy is trying to maintain a safe position but Matt Holl gets an underhook and turns Thai Guy into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tate Thai Guy.
Thai Guy throws out a leg kick but Matt Holl moves out of range and Thai Guy only half commits.
Thai Guy clinches up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thai Guy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matt Holl's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matt Holl is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thai Guy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thai Guy pushes off an throws an elbow but Matt Holl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thai Guy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tate Thai Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thai Guy throws an elbow that misses.
Thai Guy stalling in the clinch but Matt Holl improves position.
Thai Guy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Thai Guy lands an elbow inside that Matt Holl shrugs off.
Matt Holl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thai Guy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tate Thai Guy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thai Guy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Tate Thai Guy!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Tate Thai Guy!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Tate Thai Guy!
Tate Thai Guy wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christina Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Seoul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellis comes to the cage accompanied by her song. 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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26
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christina Ellis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jin Seoul!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis slips a jab and a cross from Seoul.
Ellis looks to score with a jab to the body but Seoul is just out of range.
Seoul ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.
Seoul doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ellis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seoul gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Jin Seoul has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Seoul. Those never looked like landing.
Seoul misses with a takedown
and Ellis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Seoul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ellis.
Ellis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seoul was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellis.
Seoul gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ellis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christina Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Seoul.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ellis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seoul moves away.
Ellis scores with a jab to the head.
Seoul on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seoul clinches up with Ellis and pushes him back against the cage.
Ellis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Seoul jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ellis walks away with a smile on his face. Seoul gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ellis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Seoul counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ellis's guard now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ellis has his foot on Seoul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Seoul works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seoul drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ellis looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ellis looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ellis!
Seoul looks gassed!
Ellis goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Seoul has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ellis but great work by Seoul.
The strikes coming from Seoul are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Seoul working away.
Ellis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis wants to get back to full guard.
Seoul seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ellis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ellis trying to control from the bottom.
Ellis is trying to get back to full guard.
Ellis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ellis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seoul is working for a kimura but Ellis is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ellis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Seoul is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Seoul is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ellis sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Seoul pulls his head out easily.
Seoul not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ellis trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellis actively working from the bottom here.
Ellis trying to control here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ellis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Seoul's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Seoul's back!
Ellis is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christina Ellis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jin Seoul's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Seoul closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ellis circles away.
Seoul with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.
Ellis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Seoul gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ellis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Christina Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Seoul.
Ellis tests Seoul's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Seoul shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ellis counters with a straight right hand.
Seoul shoots and misses
and Ellis counters with a nice body shot.
Jin Seoul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Seoul is breathing heavily.
Seoul on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jin Seoul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ellis scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis digs a good hook to Seoul's body.
Ellis lands a glancing blow to the side of Seoul's head.
Ellis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Seoul on his heels. He'll look to pass Seoul's guard now, I'm sure.
Ellis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ellis passes into half guard.
Ellis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ellis working for a guillotine from mount but Seoul is in no mood to give up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellis is working for a guillotine from mount but Seoul frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seoul can't escape the position.
Ellis looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ellis looking to secure an arm triangle but Seoul defends it well.
Seoul is desperately trying to improve his position but Ellis has a good base and remains in mount.
Seoul stops Ellis from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seoul tries to control Ellis's body but Ellis pushes him off. Seoul squirms to his side and now Ellis has his back!
Christina Ellis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ellis looking for the choke from the back.
Ellis looking for the choke from the back.
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!
Ellis is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Seoul defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ellis is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Seoul knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Seoul for a finish.
Seoul is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ellis gets his way!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seoul is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Ellis looking for the RNC.
Ellis is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Seoul defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ellis is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Seoul has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seoul looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christina Ellis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jin Seoul's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ellis just misses with a punch to the body.
Ellis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Seoul.
Seoul defending well as Ellis loads up on a big left hand.
Ellis jabs Seoul to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Seoul takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seoul gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ellis.
Ellis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seoul falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ellis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Seoul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seoul tries for a takedown but Ellis circles away easily
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.
Ellis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seoul stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis clobbers Seoul with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ellis. Seoul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ellis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ellis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Christina Ellis is winning the standup battle so far.
Ellis stuns Seoul with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ellis lands with a right hand.
Ellis catches Seoul with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ellis cracks Seoul with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellis catches Seoul with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ellis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seoul doesn't seem bothered though.
Ellis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Seoul fails with the takedown
and Ellis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Seoul!
Christina Ellis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Seoul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seoul has left one of his arms exposed and Ellis doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Seoul screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christina Ellis!
During a confident post fight interview, Christina Ellis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Centofanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pants On tha Ground kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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187 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Centofanti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rashad Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Centofanti forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Centofanti missing with knees to the body.
Centofanti decides to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Centofanti escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Centofanti keeps moving.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Centofanti keeps moving.
Centofanti is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson is pushing down on Centofanti's leg trying to pass to half guard. Centofanti is fighting to maintain full guard but Jackson has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centofanti tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
Jackson wants to take a breather but Centofanti is having none of it.
Centofanti is trying to get back to full guard.
Centofanti is refusing to be controlled, as Jackson sits in half guard.
Centofanti gets back to full guard.
Jackson won't allow Centofanti to sweep him here.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushes down on Centofanti's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Centofanti tries to get to full guard but Jackson has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Centofanti is working hard here to advance position.
Still in half guard, Jackson seems content to control.
Centofanti is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Centofanti has a hand on Jackson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jackson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Jackson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Centofanti is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to work his way around to Centofanti's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Centofanti gets back to half guard.
Centofanti slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jackson 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.
Jackson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson advances to full mount.
Centofanti tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
Jackson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Centofanti to take his back!
Centofanti is really stuck here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Centofanti rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Centofanti is pressing down on Jackson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Centofanti looking for a sweep. Not yet Centofanti, not yet.
Jackson trying to control but Centofanti is working from the bottom.
Centofanti keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Centofanti wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Centofanti looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Centofanti dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Centofanti needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
Centofanti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jackson 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.
Centofanti 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.
Centofanti had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Centofanti is looking to sweep but instead, Jackson has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centofanti wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Centofanti is pressing down on Jackson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Centofanti is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Centofanti working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jackson has passed into half guard!
Jackson prevents Centofanti from improving his position.
Jackson is looking for a kimura here.
Jackson trying to control the action but Centofanti is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson works his way into full mount!
Jackson fails to take his opponent's back.
Jackson looking to control but Centofanti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Centofanti is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centofanti sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Centofanti is pressing down on Jackson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Centofanti wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Centofanti is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Centofanti manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Centofanti's guard.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Centofanti is keeping the position for now.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Jackson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Centofanti is just riding it out for now. Jackson eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centofanti has a hand on Jackson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jackson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Jackson prevents Centofanti from getting the reversal.
Centofanti tries to improve his position but instead Jackson has taken his back!
Jackson looking for the choke but no joy.
Centofanti turns into Jackson and is now in his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Centofanti thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jackson can't keep his opponent in guard - Centofanti advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rashad Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Centofanti connects with an inside leg kick.
Centofanti fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Centofanti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Centofanti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Centofanti connects with a jab.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centofanti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
Jackson cracks Centofanti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Centofanti lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Centofanti.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Centofanti closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Centofanti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jackson.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Centofanti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Centofanti advances to half guard.
Jackson is pressing down on Centofanti's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Centofanti is one step ahead there.
Centofanti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Centofanti is pushing down on Jackson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jackson is fighting to maintain full guard but Centofanti has managed to sneak the leg through.
Centofanti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Centofanti is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jackson is looking for a sweep. Centofanti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jackson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Centofanti's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Centofanti's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson doesn't have the hooks in and Centofanti manages to turn into his guard.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Centofanti is working Jackson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson wants to improve his position but instead Centofanti has moved into half guard.
Centofanti is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
Centofanti trying to mount his opponent but Jackson defends it.
Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Centofanti thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centofanti is looking to advance position but Jackson won't allow it.
Centofanti is looking to pass Jackson's guard but actually Jackson recovers to full guard.
Centofanti is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Centofanti wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Centofanti throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Centofanti postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Centofanti clearly takes that round.
That's time! Centofanti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Centofanti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Centofanti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Centofanti throws a solid leg kick but Jackson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Centofanti.
Centofanti ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson throws a jab when Centofanti was well out of range.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Centofanti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Centofanti gets a clinch.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Centofanti as the two fighters clinch.
Centofanti blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Centofanti controlling the action here for a moment.
Centofanti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Centofanti scores a nice knee to the body.
Jackson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Centofanti scores a nice knee to the body.
Centofanti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Centofanti has hold of one of Jackson's legs. Jackson is fighting the takedown attempt but Centofanti gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Centofanti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Centofanti advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson taking a bit of punishment here - Centofanti scoring with strikes.
Centofanti has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jackson!
Centofanti lands a big shot there that rocks Jackson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Centofanti avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Jackson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Centofanti putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Centofanti working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Centofanti raining down hammerfists from mount.
A nice elbow there by Centofanti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centofanti is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Centofanti looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Centofanti.
Centofanti pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Centofanti working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jackson taking shots to the head.
Jackson taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson is trying to escape the mount.
Centofanti is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jackson is rocked!
Centofanti dominating with strikes here.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Centofanti finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Centofanti postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Jackson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Centofanti around the waist but Centofanti pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Centofanti is the winner by TKO! Centofanti jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Centofanti!
Marco Centofanti retains his welterweight title!
Marco Centofanti very nearly forgot to thank GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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