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Sails on the Horizon PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Poslett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poslett comes to the cage accompanied by Kashmir - Led Zeppelin. Evan Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Poslett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Evan Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poslett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poslett misses with a double jab
and Henderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Poslett looking for a sweep. Not yet Poslett, not yet.
Poslett is working hard here to advance position.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Poslett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poslett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Henderson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Evan Henderson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Henderson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Henderson showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Poslett's thigh. Poslett counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Henderson lands a couple of elbows.
Henderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Poslett keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poslett keeping full guard, as Henderson tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Evan Henderson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Poslett 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Poslett counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Henderson 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.
Poslett trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poslett stops Henderson from standing up.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Poslett.
Poslett trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poslett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ben Poslett.
Poslett darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Poslett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Poslett is looking for a kimura but Henderson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Poslett to get the leverage.
Henderson wants to improve his position but Poslett is controlling well.
Poslett looks to land a strike but Henderson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Henderson looking to control.
Poslett trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poslett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Poslett won't allow Henderson to get back to his feet.
Poslett trying to control the position from guard on top but Henderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Henderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Poslett avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Henderson dominated that round.
That's time! Poslett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Poslett rushes Henderson and presses him up against the cage.
Poslett takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Henderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Poslett is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Henderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Henderson.
Henderson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Poslett checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Poslett to the ground. Henderson is now in Poslett's guard.
Henderson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Poslett, up you get!
Poslett shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense.
Henderson scores a takedown into full mount!
Poslett wants to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
Poslett is looking to improve his position but Henderson isn't that keen on the idea.
Henderson working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Henderson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Henderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Poslett can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Poslett is rocked!
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is landing with some decent strikes but Poslett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Poslett is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henderson with good strikes from the mount here!
A big strike lands for Henderson! That's really hurt Poslett and he's turned his back - Henderson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Henderson jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evan Henderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Giron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Woo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woo has chosen Papercut as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pablo Giron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jin Woo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giron fails to land the takedown.
Giron gets caught flat footed, as Woo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Woo stands up over Giron, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woo forces his way into half guard.
Woo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Woo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Giron does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Woo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Woo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Woo is pressing down on Giron's thigh, looking to free his foot. Giron is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo decides to return to a standing position.
Woo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Giron doesn't seem bothered though.
Woo clinches up against the cage.
Woo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Giron is defending well.
Woo tries a knee to the head but Giron blocks it.
Woo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Woo breaks the clinch.
Woo drives through and clinches with Giron against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Giron's face.
Woo breaks from the clinch.
Woo lands a nice shot to the body.
Woo slips a jab and a cross from Giron.
Woo throws a series of strikes that have Giron backpedaling.
Giron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Woo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Woo leaves Giron with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Woo scores with a three punch combo!
Woo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giron.
Giron pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giron is breathing heavily.
Woo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Giron looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Giron takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woo trying to control the position but Giron is working away.
Giron prevents Woo from improving position.
Woo trying to control the action but Giron is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woo throwing strikes but Giron manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Woo gets back to half guard.
Woo pushes Giron off and gets back to his feet.
Giron shoots and misses
and Woo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Giron's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Giron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Woo trying to control the position from guard on top but Giron is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Woo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Woo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Woo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Woo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Giron throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Woo's waist but Woo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Giron off to one side.
Woo scores with a kick to the body.
Woo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Woo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo is working for takedown but Giron is calmly controlling the position for now.
Giron can't break the clinch.
Woo keeps control of Giron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Woo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giron pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giron is looking to score with low kicks.
Woo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Woo closes the distance and pushes Giron back into the cage.
Woo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giron fails with the takedown
and Woo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Woo throws a head kick that Giron semi-blocks.
Woo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Giron is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woo feints and as Giron raises his hands in defense, Woo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oh Giron is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Pablo Giron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giron throws a combination that misses
and Woo counters with a good, hard body kick but Giron shrugs it off.
Giron seems to have got his legs back now.
Giron misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giron slips a jab and a cross from Woo.
Woo clinches.
Woo breaks from the clinch.
Pablo Giron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woo throws a right and a left that Giron avoids nicely.
Woo throws a sloppy head kick and Giron moves out of range easily.
Giron tries a head kick but it misses.
Woo forces Giron back against the cage and clinches.
Woo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body kick from Woo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Woo is trying for a kimura here. Giron looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Woo wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jin Woo!
A very excited looking Jin Woo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramires Santos Do Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Woodhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ramires Santos Do Nascimento!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Woodhouse!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodhouse tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos Do Nascimento swivels and escapes.
Santos Do Nascimento lands a nice shot that snaps Woodhouse's head back.
It looks like Robert Woodhouse has been cut.
Santos Do Nascimento moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos Do Nascimento throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Woodhouse counters with a single leg into guard. Santos Do Nascimento didn't expect that.
Santos Do Nascimento is controlling Woodhouse's posture.
Woodhouse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Woodhouse lands a couple of digs.
Santos Do Nascimento knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Woodhouse on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Woodhouse accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santos Do Nascimento on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santos Do Nascimento tries to get out of the position.
Santos Do Nascimento has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Santos Do Nascimento avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Woodhouse stands and throws Santos Do Nascimento's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Santos Do Nascimento tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Woodhouse decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Santos Do Nascimento.
Woodhouse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Santos Do Nascimento slaps away a takedown attempt from Woodhouse, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Woodhouse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos Do Nascimento swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos Do Nascimento stuffs the takedown.
Ramires Santos Do Nascimento has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Woodhouse.
Santos Do Nascimento swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Woodhouse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooh!!! Santos Do Nascimento has knocked Woodhouse down with a huge combo! Santos Do Nascimento steps away and waves a wobbly Woodhouse back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Woodhouse is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Santos Do Nascimento has cracked Woodhouse with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Santos Do Nascimento lands another huge swinging hook and Woodhouse tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Woodhouse, before Santos Do Nascimento can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ramires Santos Do Nascimento!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kalaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graciano Pizzaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Kalaski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Graciano Pizzaman!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pizzaman tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalaski avoids the head kick by Pizzaman.
Ivan Kalaski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pizzaman misses with a head kick.
Kalaski fails with a takedown attempt.
Pizzaman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalaski moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kalaski.
Kalaski has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kalaski there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pizzaman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pizzaman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalaski misses with a takedown attempt - Pizzaman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Kalaski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pizzaman connects with a single shot there.
Kalaski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pizzaman.
Kalaski is breathing heavily.
Pizzaman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kalaski doesn't seem bothered though.
Pizzaman throws a head kick that misses.
Pizzaman closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Kalaski out cold! Kalaski corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Graciano Pizzaman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franky Finger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominickoy Sotiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sotiropoulos's choice of entrance music: bodies. 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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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franky Finger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dominickoy Sotiropoulos!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch but Sotiropoulos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Finger misses with a head kick.
Finger misses with a wild body shot.
Finger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Finger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sotiropoulos fails to land with a series of punches.
Finger rushes Sotiropoulos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sotiropoulos avoiding damage as Finger throws knees to the body.
Sotiropoulos avoids the elbow strike from Finger, against the cage.
Finger lands an elbow that stopped Sotiropoulos in his tracks for a moment.
Finger lands with a light punch inside.
Finger lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Dominickoy Sotiropoulos has been cut.
Finger lands an elbow inside that Sotiropoulos shrugs off.
Finger has Sotiropoulos pressed against the cage.
Sotiropoulos wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger taking a breather.
Sotiropoulos is looking to break free of the clinch but Finger has double underhooks.
Finger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sotiropoulos avoiding damage as Finger throws knees to the body.
Sotiropoulos managing to block the knees to the body from Finger.
Finger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sotiropoulos up against the cage.
Finger lands an elbow inside.
Sotiropoulos dodges an elbow strike from Finger.
Finger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sotiropoulos misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos misses with a hook.
Sotiropoulos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A thudding body kick lands there by Finger!
Finger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sotiropoulos swats away the attempt to clinch by Finger.
Finger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Finger leaning against his opponent.
Finger struggles to land a body shot inside as Sotiropoulos controls his hands.
Finger missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotiropoulos takes an elbow to the temple.
Finger misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Sotiropoulos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Finger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sotiropoulos's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Finger.
Finger gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Finger effectively controlling the action here.
Finger manages to break the clinch.
Sotiropoulos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sotiropoulos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Finger eats them both and turns towards Sotiropoulos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sotiropoulos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Sotiropoulos misses.
Sloppy strikes from Sotiropoulos. Those never looked like landing.
Finger slips a jab and a cross from Sotiropoulos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Finger.
Finger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos fails to land with a series of punches.
Finger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Finger is looking to clinch.
Sotiropoulos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Finger counters with a nice uppercut.
Finger throws the left hand but Sotiropoulos avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Sotiropoulos misses.
Sotiropoulos avoids the head kick by Finger.
Sotiropoulos avoids the head kick by Finger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finger stalls.
Finger scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Finger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominickoy Sotiropoulos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Finger throws a head kick but Sotiropoulos moves out of range.
Sotiropoulos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sotiropoulos fails to land with a series of punches.
Sotiropoulos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sotiropoulos scrambles back to his feet.
Sotiropoulos throws a combination. Finger tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fighters circling - Finger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finger misses with a head kick.
Sotiropoulos misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Finger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sotiropoulos missing with a left hand there. Finger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sotiropoulos throws a nice looking combination but Finger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sotiropoulos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sotiropoulos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finger.
Finger closes the distance and clinches.
Sotiropoulos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Finger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sotiropoulos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos tries to break free but Finger pushes him back against the cage.
Sotiropoulos avoiding damage as Finger throws knees to the body.
Sotiropoulos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sotiropoulos takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Finger.
Sotiropoulos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sotiropoulos is trying to break free.
Finger lands an elbow inside that Sotiropoulos shrugs off.
Finger lands a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Dominickoy Sotiropoulos's cut even more.
Finger has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Finger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Finger lands a knee to the body.
Finger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger throws an elbow but it misses.
Sotiropoulos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Finger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Finger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sotiropoulos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sotiropoulos avoiding damage as Finger throws knees to the body.
Sotiropoulos avoids the elbow strike from Finger, against the cage.
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!
Sotiropoulos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finger throws a nice looking combination but Sotiropoulos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sotiropoulos misses with a few strikes there.
Sotiropoulos looks to land a combination but Finger avoids it well.
Sotiropoulos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos avoids the head kick by Finger.
Finger closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Finger working Sotiropoulos over with knees to the body.
Finger stalling in the clinch.
Sotiropoulos wants to break free but Finger has control.
Finger lands a left hand.
Finger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Franky Finger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sotiropoulos is looking to break free of the clinch but Finger has double underhooks.
Finger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Sotiropoulos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Finger lands an elbow inside that Sotiropoulos shrugs off.
Sotiropoulos takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Dominickoy Sotiropoulos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sotiropoulos manages to break the clinch.
Finger lands a jab to the head.
Sotiropoulos throws a series of punches but Finger avoids them all with ease.
Franky Finger is winning the standup battle so far.
Sotiropoulos avoids the head kick by Finger.
Finger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sotiropoulos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sotiropoulos misses with the combination.
Dominickoy Sotiropoulos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sotiropoulos avoids the head kick by Finger.
Finger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sotiropoulos misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franky Finger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dominickoy Sotiropoulos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sotiropoulos misses with a wild combination.
Sotiropoulos avoids the head kick by Finger.
Sotiropoulos misses with a combination
and Finger counters with a two punch combo.
Sotiropoulos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Finger misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Finger.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finger, as that shot connected.
Sotiropoulos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sotiropoulos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sotiropoulos misses with a double jab.
Sotiropoulos throws out a leg kick but Finger moves out of range and Sotiropoulos only half commits.
Finger closes the distance and clinches.
Finger is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sotiropoulos managing to block the knees to the body from Finger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos is trying to force a seperation but Finger has the dominant position.
Finger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Finger lands a nice elbow.
Finger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Finger breaks from the clinch.
Finger tries a head kick but it misses.
Sotiropoulos throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sotiropoulos misses with a wild combination.
Finger thows a body kick. Sotiropoulos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Finger tries to clinch there but Sotiropoulos circles away.
Finger misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Sotiropoulos scores with a four punch combination!
Finger displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sotiropoulos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Finger throws a series of strikes that have Sotiropoulos 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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Finger. That's going to slow Sotiropoulos down.
Sotiropoulos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sotiropoulos throws a series of strikes that have Finger backpedaling.
Finger dodges the punch combination from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos tries to bum rush Finger with a series of wild strikes but Finger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sotiropoulos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sotiropoulos throws a right and a left that Finger avoids nicely.
Sotiropoulos misses with a double jab
and Finger counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Finger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sotiropoulos. That did some damage!
Finger forces Sotiropoulos back against the cage and clinches.
Dominickoy Sotiropoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger lands an elbow just above Sotiropoulos 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Finger.
Sotiropoulos is rocked!
Finger prevents Sotiropoulos from breaking the clinch.
Sotiropoulos is still on wobbly legs! Can Finger finish him?
Finger lands an elbow that stopped Sotiropoulos in his tracks for a moment.
Franky Finger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sotiropoulos takes an elbow to the temple.
Finger is struggling to control the position.
Finger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sotiropoulos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Finger has him pressed against the cage.
Finger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sotiropoulos's defenses.
Dominickoy Sotiropoulos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Finger manages to break the clinch.
Sotiropoulos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Finger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sotiropoulos moves away.
Finger pushes Sotiropoulos up against the cage in a clinch.
Sotiropoulos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Finger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sotiropoulos's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dominickoy Sotiropoulos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Franky Finger!
A relieved looking Franky Finger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aram Gamburian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolo Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gamburian comes to the cage accompanied by Judas Priest - The Ripper. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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150 lbs
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165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aram Gamburian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rolo Reese!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamburian misses with an uppercut.
Gamburian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reese counters with a big head kick but Gamburian shrugs it off.
Gamburian is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reese sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reese showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gamburian.
Reese fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gamburian sprawls well initially but Reese persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Reese stands up and beckons Gamburian to join him on the feet.
Gamburian lands a head shot.
Reese gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gamburian tries to escape but Reese is in control.
Reese tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gamburian's legs.
Reese wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gamburian keeps working.
Reese tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese tries for a kimura but Gamburian is defending well.
Reese tries for a kimura but Gamburian is defending well.
Reese goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gamburian has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Reese but great work by Gamburian.
Gamburian decides to stand back up.
Reese throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gamburian's waist but Gamburian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reese off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamburian lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Rolo Reese has been cut.
Reese fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Reese throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gamburian tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Reese is in Gamburian's 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!
Reese trying to control the position from guard on top but Gamburian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gamburian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Reese.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reese trying to control but Gamburian is working from the bottom.
Reese tries to stand but Gamburian is controlling from the bottom.
Reese trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Reese drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gamburian manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Reese has Gamburian in his guard.
Reese is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reese kicks Gamburian off and gets to his feet.
Reese shoots in but Gamburian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aram Gamburian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolo Reese.
Gamburian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gamburian tries to bum rush Reese with a series of wild strikes but Reese uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reese misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Reese drops his hands momentarily and Gamburian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gamburian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gamburian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reese defending well as Gamburian loads up on a big left hand.
Reese fails to land the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Reese.
Reese on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reese will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Reese looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reese is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reese fails with the takedown.
Reese misses with a takedown attempt - Gamburian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rolo Reese will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rolo Reese's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gamburian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reese but Reese pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gamburian is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gamburian wants to clinch up but Reese keeps it at a distance.
Reese shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gamburian but Gamburian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Reese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gamburian.
The fighters circling - Gamburian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reese uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gamburian.
Horrible takedown by Reese or perhaps it was just good defense by Gamburian which made him look bad.
Aram Gamburian is winning the standup battle so far.
Gamburian clinches up with Reese and pushes him back against the cage.
Reese keeps control of Gamburian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reese tries to pull guard but Gamburian won't allow it.
Aram Gamburian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolo Reese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese wants a takedown.
Reese pulls guard.
Gamburian trying to control but Reese is working from the bottom.
Reese is trying to keep Gamburian in close.
Gamburian postures up in Reese's guard and throws a big left but Reese blocks it.
Gamburian stops Reese from standing up.
Reese pushes a forearm under Gamburian's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Gamburian is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rolo Reese!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuraimo Rassi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Keane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rassi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Damian Marley - It Was Written . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
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World class MT
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samuraimo Rassi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roy Keane!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rassi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Keane's head.
Rassi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Keane decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rassi's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rassi wants to stand and escape but Keane is having none of it.
Keane wants to pass the guard but Rassi is keeping the position.
Rassi wants to stand up but Keane is controlling him.
Keane not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Keane trying to control the position from guard on top but Rassi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keane looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roy Keane has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Keane throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rassi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Keane is in Rassi's guard.
Keane trying to control the position from guard on top but Rassi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keane stops Rassi from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane 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.
Rassi wants to stand but Keane is controlling the position.
Keane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rassi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rassi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Keane content to stall in guard here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Keane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rassi misses.
Samuraimo Rassi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rassi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rassi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rassi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Keane takes a step back to recover.
Rassi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keane shoots in looking for a takedown but Rassi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Keane's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rassi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rassi drives through and clinches with Keane against the cage.
Rassi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rassi breaks the clinch.
Rassi is looking to clinch but Keane is avoiding it.
Rassi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keane changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rassi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rassi tries to escape but Keane is in control.
Keane looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rassi pushes Keane away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Keane gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Keane has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Rassi is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Keane yanks on the arm and Rassi is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Keane.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roy Keane!
Roy Keane is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Roy Keane thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guy Kopec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ba Lil II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kopec's entrance music is Boats 'N Hoes. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Kopec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ba Lil II!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lil II fails to land the takedown.
No joy there for Kopec, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lil II closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kopec to the mat! Kopec manages to get full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lil II trying to control but Kopec is working from the bottom.
Lil II prevents Kopec from getting back to his feet.
Lil II trying to control the position from guard on top but Kopec is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kopec on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kopec tries to get out of the position.
Kopec wants to stand up but Lil II is controlling him.
Kopec really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lil II trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kopec wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Lil II manages to pass to side control.
Kopec tries to kick Lil II off but Lil II keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lil II is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kopec sees it coming and defends easily.
Lil II stops Kopec from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil II is working for a kimura but Kopec is defending it quite comfortably.
Lil II is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kopec sees it coming and defends easily.
Lil II seems to be looking for submissions.
Lil II is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lil II throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil II looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kopec wants to get back to his feet.
Lil II seems to be looking for submissions.
Lil II trying to control from half guard but Kopec is working away.
Kopec is trying to stand back up but Lil II is controlling him
Lil II is trying to control. Kopec wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopec is trying to stand up here but Lil II is controlling him well.
Lil II tries to pass to full mount but Kopec defends it.
Kopec manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Lil II avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lil II throws a low kick but Kopec avoids it.
Lil II slips a jab from Kopec.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lil II. That's going to slow Kopec down.
Kopec shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kopec stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lil II to get to his feet.
Lil II shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lil II showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lil II is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lil II stops Kopec from getting back to his feet.
Lil II thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kopec's head.
Kopec is looking to escape.
Kopec is not content to let Lil II control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kopec scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Lil II manages to mount him!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lil II misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lil II misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ba Lil II will probably get the nod.
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.
Lil II swings for the body but Kopec moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lil II.
Kopec throws a jab but it's blocked by Lil II.
Lil II looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lil II misses with a head kick.
Kopec misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kopec as he connects with a hook.
Lil II throws out a loose jab but Kopec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lil II moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kopec ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lil II moves away.
Kopec throws a hook to the side of Lil II's head but Lil II sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kopec throws a right hand that Lil II ducks under and follows up with a left that Lil II also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil II throws a chopping leg kick but Kopec manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lil II ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guy Kopec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kopec throws a jab when Lil II was well out of range.
Kopec cracks Lil II with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lil II slips a jab from Kopec.
Donk. Lil II catches Kopec right on the button with a cross.
Kopec misses with a few strikes there.
Lil II 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.
Kopec is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kopec avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kopec knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lil II on the ground.
Lil II throwing strikes but missing.
Lil II is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lil II trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil II drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lil II jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kopec wants to stand up but Lil II is controlling him.
Kopec is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lil II dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lil II trying to control the position but Kopec is working away.
Lil II thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lil II in side control, throwing shots but Kopec defends.
Kopec is pushing Lil II's head away, looking to escape. Lil II manages to hold on to the position though.
Lil II is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kopec knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ba Lil II has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kopec wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil II is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kopec has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kopec pushes Lil II away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lil II gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lil II throws an elbow but Kopec slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lil II controls the position.
Kopec pushes Lil II away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lil II gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kopec dodges the ground and pound from Lil II.
Lil II has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lil II is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kopec's shoulder. That is not cool.
Lil II is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kopec is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kopec stops Lil II from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopec is trying to get back to his feet.
Kopec avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lil II.
Kopec wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
A lull in the action here as Lil II stalls from top position.
Kopec tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kopec holding both Lil II 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ba Lil II 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. 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.
Lil II thows a body shot but no joy.
Kopec throws a hook to the side of Lil II's head but Lil II sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kopec loads up on a big right hand but Lil II slips the punch.
Kopec throws a jab when Lil II was well out of range.
Lil II walks into a jab.
Lil II 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.
Lil II stops Kopec from standing up.
Lil II slips nicely into half guard.
Lil II seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kopec does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lil II in particular looking to stall.
Lil II wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kopec keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil II is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lil II lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lil II tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kopec knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lil II is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kopec is trying to stand back up but Lil II is controlling him
Lil II missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kopec is refusing to be controlled, as Lil II sits in half guard.
Lil II wants to work for an arm triangle but Kopec is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kopec is trying to stand up here but Lil II is controlling him well.
Lil II is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil II is trying to control. Kopec wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lil II controlling the action here.
Kopec wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ba Lil II.
A head kick misses from Lil II.
Kopec looks to land a right hand but Lil II moved out of range.
Lil II looks for a takedown but Kopec sprawls well.
Kopec misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck for Lil II with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil II gets a takedown into half guard.
Lil II thows a huge punch but Kopec dodges it nicely.
Guy Kopec has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kopec pushes Lil II off looking to stand but Lil II dives back in and keeps control.
Lil II seems to be working for a kimura but Kopec defends the submission attempt.
Lil II wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kopec keeps working.
Kopec wants to get back to his feet.
Lil II is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lil II prevents Kopec from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil II takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kopec avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lil II.
Lil II is looking to advance position but Kopec won't allow it.
Lil II stops Kopec from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lil II is looking to advance position but Kopec won't allow it.
Ba Lil II is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kopec wants to get back to his feet.
Lil II is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kopec is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ba Lil II!
Ba Lil II gave a mention to Kobra Clothing Inc. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rahman Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsen has chosen Ennio Morricone - A Fistful Of Dollars as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rahman Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lars Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Lars Larsen has been cut.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Larsen throws an elbow but it misses.
Larsen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Larsen.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Larsen lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
It looks like Rahman Jones has been cut.
Jones presses Larsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Larsen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larsen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Larsen pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Larsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Larsen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Larsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones cracks Larsen with a nice body shot.
Larsen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Larsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Larsen blocks a body shot from Jones.
A right hand to the body from Jones.
Larsen looks gassed!
With the fighters up against the cage, Larsen throws an elbow but misses.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Larsen backwards.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Larsen backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Larsen.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Larsen misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Larsen taking a breather.
Larsen misses with an elbow strike.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Larsen gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Larsen prevents a body shot from Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsen pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Larsen misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes Larsen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Larsen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Larsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Larsen gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Larsen looking to stall.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Larsen up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Larsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Larsen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones presses Larsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones cracks Larsen with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones cracks Larsen with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Jones.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
That has opened up Lars Larsen's cut even more.
Larsen missing with knees to the body.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Larsen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Jones pushes Larsen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Larsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Larsen avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The cut above Lars Larsen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Larsen throws an elbow but it misses.
Larsen pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones has Larsen pressed against the cage.
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Larsen backwards.
Larsen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Larsen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Larsen pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Larsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Larsen throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rahman Jones dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones defending well as Larsen loads up on a big left hand.
Larsen tries to clinch up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Larsen wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Larsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larsen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jones connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Larsen scrambles back to his feet.
Larsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larsen is looking to score with low kicks.
Larsen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lars Larsen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jones lands a jab.
Larsen is looking to clinch.
Jones pushes Larsen up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Larsen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Larsen gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Larsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lars Larsen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rahman Jones!
Rahman Jones retains his super heavyweight title!
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