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Bowser's Castle 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominik Becker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolif Cheperov Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominik Becker had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominik Becker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rolif Cheperov Junior!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheperov Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cheperov Junior throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Becker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cheperov Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
Becker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Becker. Beautiful body shot.
Cheperov Junior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cheperov Junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
Becker scores with a head kick.
Becker cracks Cheperov Junior with a right hand to the side of the head.
Becker lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Becker throws a sloppy head kick and Cheperov Junior moves out of range easily.
Becker tries a head kick but it misses.
Becker misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Becker punishes Cheperov Junior's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cheperov Junior misses with a combination
and Becker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cheperov Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Becker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cheperov Junior misses with a hook to the body
and Becker counters with a solid body kick.
Becker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cheperov Junior throws a left and a right that both miss
and Becker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Becker throws a head kick but Cheperov Junior moves out of range.
Becker lands a glancing blow to the side of Cheperov Junior's head.
Cheperov Junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
Becker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cheperov Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheperov Junior misses the shot to the body.
Cheperov Junior takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Becker misses with a head kick.
Becker lands a leg kick that knocks Cheperov Junior off balance momentarily.
Cheperov Junior throws a combination that misses
and Becker counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Becker scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Becker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cheperov Junior.
Cheperov Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Becker keeps Cheperov Junior at a distance using the push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Becker.
Cheperov Junior throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Becker counters with a head kick. That will keep Cheperov Junior thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheperov Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Becker scores with a head kick.
Becker throws a head kick but Cheperov Junior moves out of range.
Becker tries a head kick but it misses.
Cheperov Junior falls off balance throwing a combination
and Becker counters with a head kick. That will keep Cheperov Junior thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Becker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheperov Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Becker is just out of range.
Cheperov Junior swings for the body but Becker moves out of range.
Becker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheperov Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cheperov Junior avoids the head kick by Becker.
Left hook, right uppercut from Becker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheperov Junior takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cheperov Junior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Becker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cheperov Junior falls off balance throwing a combination
and Becker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Becker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cheperov Junior.
Becker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cheperov Junior looks to score with a jab to the body but Becker is just out of range.
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!
Becker connects with a looping right hand.
Cheperov Junior misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Becker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Becker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cheperov Junior swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Becker counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominik Becker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cheperov Junior misses with a wild combination.
Becker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cheperov Junior's sensitive parts.
Cheperov Junior throws a right hand that Becker ducks under and follows up with a left that Becker also avoids with ease.
Becker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Becker avoids the body shot from Cheperov Junior.
Cheperov Junior blocks a head kick by Becker.
Becker throws a head kick that misses.
Cheperov Junior falls off balance throwing a combination
and Becker counters with a big head kick but Cheperov Junior shrugs it off.
Becker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cheperov Junior's head.
Becker cracks the inside of Cheperov Junior's front leg.
Becker misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheperov Junior takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rolif Cheperov Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Becker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Becker avoids the body shot from Cheperov Junior.
Cheperov Junior scores with a three punch combo!
Becker lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick from Becker lands but Cheperov Junior takes it in his stride.
Cheperov Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cheperov Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
Cheperov Junior throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Becker counters with a nice body kick.
Becker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Becker throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheperov Junior misses with a two punch combination.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cheperov Junior in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cheperov Junior misses the shot to the body.
Becker dodges the punch combination from Cheperov Junior.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Becker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Becker connects with a solid leg kick.
Cheperov Junior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Becker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Becker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cheperov Junior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Becker.
Becker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Becker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Becker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Becker lands with a nice combination. Cheperov Junior backs away looking to recover.
Cheperov Junior tries to bum rush Becker with a series of wild strikes but Becker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cheperov Junior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Becker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cheperov Junior swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Becker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Becker.
Becker throws a head kick that half lands.
Becker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Becker connects with a solid leg kick.
Cheperov Junior misses with a wild combination.
Cheperov Junior's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Becker lands with a kick to the temple. Cheperov Junior shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Becker tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Cheperov Junior misses.
Cheperov Junior throws a nice looking combination but Becker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cheperov Junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cheperov Junior is breathing heavily.
Becker jabs at Cheperov Junior's body.
Becker scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheperov Junior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cheperov Junior walks into a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheperov Junior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Becker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Becker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominik Becker dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Cheperov Junior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheperov Junior falls off balance throwing a combination
and Becker counters with a series of strikes. Cheperov Junior will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cheperov Junior is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Becker rather than just go for the knockout.
Becker lands a glancing blow to the side of Cheperov Junior's head.
Cheperov Junior swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Becker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Becker lands with a slapping head kick.
Cheperov Junior takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Becker throws a sloppy head kick and Cheperov Junior moves out of range easily.
Cheperov Junior misses with a shot to the body
and Becker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dominik Becker is winning the standup battle so far.
Becker stalks Cheperov Junior and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cheperov Junior's face. Cheperov Junior staggers backwards, shaken.
Becker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cheperov Junior misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheperov Junior swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Becker counters with a body kick that stops Cheperov Junior in his tracks momentarily.
Cheperov Junior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Becker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cheperov Junior.
Becker slips a jab and a cross from Cheperov Junior.
Cheperov Junior swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Becker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Becker lands a high kick!
Becker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cheperov Junior has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Becker.
A chopping leg kick lands by Becker.
Becker throws a head kick that Cheperov Junior semi-blocks.
Rolif Cheperov Junior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Becker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dominik Becker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheperov Junior throws a series of punches but Becker avoids them all with ease.
Cheperov Junior stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Becker.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheperov Junior throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Becker counter with a right hand.
Cheperov Junior throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Becker makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cheperov Junior really felt that one!
Becker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Becker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cheperov Junior.
Cheperov Junior has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Becker.
Becker lands with a slapping head kick.
Cheperov Junior throws a right hand that Becker ducks under and follows up with a left that Becker also avoids with ease.
Becker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheperov Junior misses with a combination
and Becker counters with an inside leg kick.
Cheperov Junior swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Becker counters with an inside leg kick.
Cheperov Junior blocks a head kick by Becker.
Cheperov Junior throws a combination that misses
and Becker counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cheperov Junior is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cheperov Junior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Becker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Becker throws a head kick that Cheperov Junior semi-blocks.
Cheperov Junior throws a combination that misses
and Becker counters with a one-two to the body.
Cheperov Junior throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Becker counters with a head kick. That will keep Cheperov Junior thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Becker throws a series of punches but Cheperov Junior moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Becker.
Becker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Becker throws a sloppy head kick and Cheperov Junior moves out of range easily.
Cheperov Junior falls off balance throwing a combination
and Becker counters with an outside leg kick.
Becker tries a head kick but it misses.
Becker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cheperov Junior fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Becker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cheperov Junior's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheperov Junior swinging wildly here.
Dominik Becker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Becker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominik Becker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Becker 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominik Becker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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275 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ron Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Millar!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Millar shoots for a double leg takedown but Park sprawls well. He's pushed Millar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Park is looking to land body kicks.
Millar misses with a wild combination.
Millar shoots and misses
and Park counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Millar's guard now.
Millar looks gassed!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Millar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Park controls from within his opponent's guard.
Park passes into half guard.
Park is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Park 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Park 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.
Park moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park advances nicely into full mount.
Millar wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Park.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Park throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park wants to control the pace but Millar is squirming around nicely.
Park thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Park looking to control but Millar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Park throws some wild stikes that Millar manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Park dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Park avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Millar throws a leg kick but Park sees it coming and moves out of range.
Millar tries to clinch but Park is having none of it.
Dan Millar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Millar 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.
Park kicks Millar off and gets to his feet.
A punch combination from Park misses.
Park is looking to clinch but Millar is avoiding it.
Millar is looking to land body kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Park looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Millar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Park swivels and escapes.
Park pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Millar is breathing heavily.
Millar misses with a kick to the body.
Park bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Millar is not content to let Park control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar is being controlled here.
Ron Park overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Park decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Millar has Park up against the cage in a clinch.
Park is trying to break free.
Park is trying to break the clinch but Millar has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Millar is trying to pull guard but Park has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Millar to keep the fight standing.
Millar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Park is trying to drag Millar to the mat but Millar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Park looking to stall.
Millar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Millar slips a jab and a cross from Park.
Park blocks a leg kick.
Park swats away the attempt to clinch by Millar.
Millar misses with a takedown
and Park counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Millar!
Ron Park has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Millar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Park 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.
Park controlling the pace for now.
Park throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park is working for a guillotine from mount but Millar frees his head quite easily.
Park throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Millar because Park loaded up on that one.
Millar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Park throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Park dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Millar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Park is fending him off so far but Millar persists. Nope, Park circles away and we're back to standing.
Millar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Park is looking to clinch but Millar is avoiding it.
Park closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Millar did well to prevent Park getting side control.
Park thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Still in half guard, Park seems content to control.
Park frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Park working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Park 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.
Park quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Park but it's paid off an Millar is forced to tap! Nice work by Park.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ron Park!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gepetto Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uday Saeed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gepetto Gracie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gepetto Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uday Saeed!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saeed moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gracie looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Saeed lands a left and a right that send Gracie crashing to the mat, dazed. Saeed thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gracie is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OH! Gracie has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Saeed smells blood and charges in for the finish! Saeed unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Gracie sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Uday Saeed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nazz Smooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Dddddd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smooth comes to the cage accompanied by Breathe. Joseph Dddddd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nazz Smooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph Dddddd!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smooth connects with a nice looking jab.
Dddddd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nazz Smooth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smooth stuffs the takedown.
Smooth scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dddddd is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Dddddd's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dddddd is trying to buck Smooth off.
Smooth wants to control but Dddddd is keeping him busy.
Dddddd is holding Smooth down, trying to stall.
Dddddd wants to control but Smooth postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dddddd tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smooth is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dddddd has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dddddd manages to get back to half guard.
Dddddd regains full guard. Nicely done.
Smooth wants to control from the top but Dddddd keeps moving.
Dddddd is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smooth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smooth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dddddd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dddddd pulls Smooth in close to prevent any damage.
Dddddd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smooth can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dddddd working a defensive guard here.
Dddddd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smooth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smooth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smooth wants to control from the top but Dddddd keeps moving.
Dddddd not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dddddd wriggles free and stands up.
Dddddd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smooth but Smooth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nazz Smooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Dddddd.
Smooth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smooth drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dddddd trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smooth prevents Dddddd from getting back to his feet.
Dddddd bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smooth's guard.
Dddddd wants to stand but Smooth has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dddddd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smooth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dddddd is one step ahead there.
Smooth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dddddd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smooth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dddddd is looking to work some ground and pound but Smooth has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dddddd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smooth knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dddddd on the ground.
Smooth wants to sweep here but Dddddd controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dddddd is looking to advance position but Smooth has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Dddddd 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.
Smooth jabs at Dddddd's body.
Dddddd shoots for a double leg takedown but Smooth sprawls well. He's pushed Dddddd's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smooth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some wild striking there from Smooth.
Dddddd shoots in for a takedown but Smooth shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smooth stalks Dddddd and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dddddd's face. Dddddd staggers backwards, shaken.
Dddddd on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dddddd doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smooth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nazz Smooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Dddddd.
Dddddd shoots in but no luck this time.
Dddddd fails to land the takedown.
Dddddd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smooth counters with a head kick.
Smooth throws a nice looking combination but Dddddd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dddddd changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smooth tries to avoid it but Dddddd manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smooth to the ground. Smooth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dddddd shoots in looking for a takedown. Smooth tries to sprawl out of it but Dddddd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smooth manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smooth takes a swing at Dddddd's ribcage but misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dddddd.
Smooth gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dddddd manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dddddd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smooth throwing strikes from guard but Dddddd blocks nicely.
Smooth has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dddddd has a closed guard, preventing Smooth from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smooth is looking to work some ground and pound but Dddddd has wrist control.
Smooth drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dddddd dives on top into guard.
Dddddd advances position into side control!
Dddddd postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Smooth is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dddddd in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dddddd stands up and beckons Smooth to his feet.
Smooth looking to score a takedown here. Dddddd is defending well but Smooth drives through and ends up in Dddddd's guard.
Dddddd pulls Smooth in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smooth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dddddd has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Smooth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smooth stops Dddddd from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Joseph Dddddd hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Smooth stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smooth wants it to stay on the feet.
Nazz Smooth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smooth closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dddddd quickly recovers to half guard.
Dddddd is in trouble now - Smooth has advanced to mount!
Smooth tries to control but Dddddd wriggling away.
Smooth scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dddddd wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Smooth.
Smooth throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dddddd is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dddddd tries to lock up and control but Smooth gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nazz Smooth dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Smooth throws a body kick that misses.
Dddddd shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smooth pinned against the cage. Smooth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smooth keeps Dddddd at a distance using the push kick.
Dddddd is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smooth is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dddddd.
Smooth scores with a jab. Dddddd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smooth connects with a leg kick. Dddddd looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smooth fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dddddd to the ground. Smooth is now in Dddddd's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smooth throws a strike but Dddddd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dddddd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smooth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dddddd is one step ahead there.
Smooth keeping full guard, as Dddddd tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smooth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smooth trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Dddddd is looking to work some ground and pound but Smooth has wrist control.
Dddddd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dddddd 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.
Smooth escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dddddd gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dddddd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smooth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dddddd stands and throws Smooth's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Joseph Dddddd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dddddd wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smooth, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smooth is trying to control Dddddd's posture but Dddddd avoids it.
Smooth throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Smooth is looking for a sweep.
Smooth manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dddddd is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smooth defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dddddd is looking for a kimura here.
Dddddd is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smooth sees it coming and defends easily.
Smooth regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smooth doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dddddd slips nicely into half guard.
Dddddd seems to be working for a kimura but Smooth defends the submission attempt.
Smooth wants to get back to full guard.
Dddddd is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Smooth has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dddddd throwing shots but Smooth is blocking nicely.
Smooth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dddddd.
Dddddd throwing shots but Smooth is blocking nicely.
Dddddd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dddddd decides to return to a standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smooth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dddddd drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dddddd tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dddddd has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Smooth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dddddd wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Smooth defending against the ground and pound.
Dddddd tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dddddd has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ground and pound from Dddddd seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smooth tries to buck Dddddd off but Dddddd is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joseph Dddddd.
I think Dddddd has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Dddddd!
Joseph Dddddd made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'thank you for a great match, lets see if we can go all the way to the top! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kraal The Bouncer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian De Ertu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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18
152 lbs
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21
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kraal The Bouncer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian De Ertu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bouncer misses with a low kick.
De Ertu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Bouncer tries to avoid it but De Ertu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Bouncer to the ground. The Bouncer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Bouncer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Ertu.
The Bouncer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Bouncer cracks the inside of De Ertu's front leg.
The Bouncer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Ertu.
Kraal The Bouncer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian De Ertu.
De Ertu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Bouncer defends it nicely.
De Ertu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Ertu there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from The Bouncer misses the target.
De Ertu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Bouncer pinned against the cage. The Bouncer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kraal The Bouncer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Ertu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer sizes up De Ertu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The Bouncer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Bouncer circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Bouncer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Ertu is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Ertu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Ertu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Ertu is still on wobbly legs! Can The Bouncer finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu staying out of range there.
De Ertu seems to have recovered his senses.
The Bouncer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Ertu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Bouncer tries to avoid it but De Ertu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Bouncer to the ground. The Bouncer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Ertu looks gassed!
An inside leg kick lands from The Bouncer.
De Ertu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Bouncer misses with an uppercut. De Ertu saw that one coming.
The Bouncer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Ertu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Bouncer lands a glancing blow to the side of De Ertu's head.
De Ertu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Bouncer. De Ertu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kraal The Bouncer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Bouncer throws a low kick but De Ertu avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bouncer throws an overhand right that lands on De Ertu's shoulder, as De Ertu tries to avoid the shot.
De Ertu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Bouncer throws a front kick aimed at De Ertu's knee but De Ertu avoids it well.
De Ertu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Ertu is trying desperately to land a takedown but The Bouncer is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for De Ertu.
The Bouncer throws a leg kick that misses.
The Bouncer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Ertu momentarily.
Good work by De Ertu as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from The Bouncer misses.
The Bouncer throws a leg kick
enabling De Ertu to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from The Bouncer misses its intended target.
The Bouncer throws out a loose jab but De Ertu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Ertu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Bouncer swings for the body but De Ertu moves out of range.
De Ertu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Bouncer pinned against the cage. The Bouncer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De Ertu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Bouncer lands a jab to the nose.
The Bouncer takes a swing at De Ertu's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Ertu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Bouncer throws a leg kick
and De Ertu counters with a one-two to the body.
De Ertu misses with a takedown
and The Bouncer counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kraal The Bouncer dominated that round.
That's time! The Bouncer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Bouncer throws a leg kick but De Ertu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Ertu throws a nice looking combination but The Bouncer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Bouncer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by The Bouncer.
The Bouncer scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Bouncer throws the left hand but De Ertu avoids the punch easily.
De Ertu wants to clinch up but The Bouncer keeps it at a distance.
The Bouncer misses the shot to the body.
The Bouncer lands a lovely overhand right.
De Ertu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Bouncer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
De Ertu clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Ertu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Bouncer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bouncer has De Ertu pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
De Ertu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by The Bouncer after a bit of a struggle.
The Bouncer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kraal The Bouncer.
The Bouncer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu tries to clinch there but The Bouncer circles away.
Good exchange - The Bouncer coming out on top.
De Ertu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Bouncer.
The Bouncer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Ertu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Ertu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Bouncer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kraal The Bouncer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian De Ertu.
De Ertu trying to stall but The Bouncer improves his position.
The Bouncer avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Bouncer controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kraal The Bouncer dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A slow jab from The Bouncer misses its intended target.
The Bouncer's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Ertu under the eye.
De Ertu fails with a takedown attempt.
De Ertu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Bouncer counters with a right hand to the body.
De Ertu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Bouncer defends it nicely.
The Bouncer cracks De Ertu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Bouncer scores with a jab to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Ertu.
Kraal The Bouncer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian De Ertu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu has his takedown stuffed
and The Bouncer counters with a left to the body.
De Ertu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Bouncer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Ertu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The Bouncer throws the left hand but De Ertu avoids the punch easily.
The Bouncer throws a jab when De Ertu was well out of range.
The Bouncer lands a jab.
The Bouncer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Bouncer, as that shot connected.
Nice straight punches there by The Bouncer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Bouncer.
The Bouncer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Ertu doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Ertu tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Bouncer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Bouncer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Ertu shoots in looking for a takedown. The Bouncer tries to sprawl out of it but De Ertu keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Bouncer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Bouncer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Bouncer throws an overhand right that drops De Ertu like a sack of potatoes! The Bouncer dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kraal The Bouncer!
Kraal The Bouncer really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ironhand Fightwear (Everything $9.00 or less!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Sharper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Cronesberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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21
280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Sharper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Cronesberry!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronesberry throws a lazy right hand but Sharper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sharper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cronesberry.
Sharper shoots in for a takedown but Cronesberry shows good takedown defense.
Sharper stuffs the takedown.
Sharper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sharper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cronesberry but Cronesberry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Sharper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cronesberry closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sharper quickly recovers to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cronesberry scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cronesberry 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.
Cronesberry thows a huge punch but Sharper dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronesberry is pressing down on Sharper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sharper is holding on for now.
Cronesberry throws a strike but Sharper avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sharper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sharper tries to get out of the position.
Cronesberry sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cronesberryis looking to pass into half guard but Sharper pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sharper is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronesberry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cronesberry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sharper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sharper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cronesberry is trying to keep Sharper in close.
Sharper trying to control but Cronesberry is working from the bottom.
Cronesberry controlling Sharper's posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marco Cronesberry wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sharper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cronesberry working to try and regain half guard.
Sharper trying to control but Cronesberry is having none of it.
Cronesberry is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharper raining down shots from the mount!
Sharper controlling the pace for now.
Sharper seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cronesberry for as long as he can get away with.
Cronesberry is squirming around, avoiding Sharper's attempts to control the action.
Sharper unloads with some shots from mount but Cronesberry bucks and avoids them well.
Sharper raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cronesberry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharper lands a nice shot to the head.
Sharper controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharper with shots to the head and body - Cronesberry looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sharper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cronesberry is desperately trying to improve his position but Sharper has a good base and remains in mount.
Sharper pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cronesberry is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cronesberry taking shots to the head.
Sharper controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Sharper dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Cronesberry misses the target.
Cronesberry slaps away a takedown attempt from Sharper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sharper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cronesberry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cronesberry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sharper sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cronesberry somewhat.
Cronesberry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sharper.
Sharper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cronesberry makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Sharper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharper ducks under a wild hook from Cronesberry.
Cronesberry shoots for a takedown but Sharper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sharper misses with a takedown attempt - Cronesberry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sharper moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cronesberry as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Cronesberry misses the target.
Sharper ducks under a wild hook from Cronesberry.
Cronesberry gets caught napping as Sharper dives in and scores a takedown. Cronesberry manages to retain guard.
Cronesberry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sharper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sharper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sharper content to stall in guard here.
Cronesberry striking off his back but it's not causing Sharper any problems.
Cronesberry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sharper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sharper landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharper is stalling in the full guard.
Sharper trying to control but Cronesberry is working from the bottom.
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!
Cronesberry looking for a guillotine here but Sharper defends easily.
Cronesberry looking for a sweep. Not yet Cronesberry, not yet.
Sharper works over Cronesberry with some ground and pound from guard.
Sharper looking to sit in guard and control but Cronesberry gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cronesberry wants to control from the top but Sharper keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharper looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cronesberry is looking to advance position but Sharper has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Cronesberry wants to control but Sharper is having none of it.
Jon Sharper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cronesberry is looking to improve his position but Sharper isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronesberry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sharper 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.
Sharper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sharper with the ground and pound from mount.
Cronesberry wants to hold on but Sharper pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cronesberry is squirming around, avoiding Sharper's attempts to control the action.
Sharper controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Sharper dominated that second round.
That's time! Sharper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sharper fails with a takedown attempt.
Sharper fails with a takedown attempt.
Cronesberry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharper was well out of range. Poor timing from Cronesberry.
Sharper moves out of range of the body kick.
Cronesberry shoots in looking for a takedown. Sharper tries to sprawl out of it but Cronesberry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sharper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sharper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sharper landing strikes from the mount.
Sharper controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharper wants to control the pace but Cronesberry is squirming around nicely.
Sharper content just to control the position here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cronesberry is squirming around, avoiding Sharper's attempts to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jon Sharper.
Cronesberry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Sharper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharper looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronesberry being controlled here, momentarily.
Cronesberry wants to sweep but no luck.
Cronesberry has control of Sharper's left arm, preventing Sharper from doing any damage.
Sharper engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cronesberry thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sharper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jon Sharper has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
No luck for Sharper with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cronesberry tries to avoid it but Sharper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cronesberry to the ground. Cronesberry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cronesberry slaps away a takedown attempt from Sharper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sharper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sharper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cronesberry.
Cronesberry takes a swing at Sharper's ribcage but misses.
Cronesberry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cronesberry shoots in and drives through. Sharper sprawls well.
Cronesberry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sharper checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sharper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cronesberry but Cronesberry pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cronesberry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sharper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cronesberry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sharper.
Sharper shoots for a double leg takedown but Cronesberry sprawls well. He's pushed Sharper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cronesberry misses with a wild body shot.
Sharper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sharper shoots in looking for a takedown but Cronesberry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sharper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sharper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cronesberry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marco Cronesberry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cronesberry leaves Sharper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sharper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cronesberry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good standup being displayed there by Cronesberry as he connects with a hook.
Cronesberry throws a one two combo.
It looks like Jon Sharper has been cut.
Sharper avoids the head kick by Cronesberry.
Cronesberry throws a body kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Cronesberry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sharper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Sharper!
A very excited looking Jon Sharper rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Brunson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood comes to the cage accompanied by one hitta quitta. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greg Brunson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brunson rushes Wood and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Brunson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wood ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wood no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wood wants to stand up but Brunson is controlling him.
Wood pushes Brunson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wood wants to clinch
and Brunson counters with a straight right hand.
Brunson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood tries to keep at a distance but Brunson has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood landing knees to the body.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Brunson is blocking nicely.
Brunson misses with a punch to the body.
Wood looking to throw knees to the head but Brunson is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunson tries to circle away but Wood has him pinned against the cage.
Brunson wants to break free but Wood has control.
Brunson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wood has Brunson pressed against the cage, preventing Brunson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wood stalling in the clinch.
Brunson tries to circle away but Wood has him pinned against the cage.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
Wood lands a knee to the body.
Brunson avoids a wild elbow strike from Wood.
Knees to the body from Wood.
Brunson looks gassed!
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!
Wood working Brunson over with knees to the body.
Wood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brunson takes an elbow to the temple.
Wood scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Wood.
Wood is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brunson is trying to push Wood away but Wood has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Wood.
Wood lands a body shot.
Wood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wood tries to clinch but Brunson moves out of range.
Wood connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wood misses with a double jab.
Wood wants to clinch up but Brunson keeps it at a distance.
Brunson throws a series of punches but Wood avoids them all with ease.
Wood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wood throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Brunson gets tackled into the cage by Wood. Wood maintains the clinch.
Brunson can't break the clinch.
Wood with a knee to the head.
Brunson trying to stall but Wood improves his position.
Wood creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brunson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brunson rushes Wood and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wood landing knees to the body.
Wood lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wood is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wood missing with knees to the body.
Wood landing knees to the body.
Wood lands a knee to the head.
Wood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brunson's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Wood.
Wood trying to control the position but instead, Brunson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wood into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wood landing knees to the body.
Brunson takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Wood 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.
Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Brunson circles away.
Wood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wood throws the left hand but Brunson avoids the punch easily.
Wood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wood scoring well with a low kick there.
Wood misses with an uppercut. Brunson saw that one coming.
Brunson moves into range and clinches up with Wood.
Brunson wants to get back to striking at distance but Wood won't allow it.
Brunson blocks an elbow strike from Wood.
Wood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brunson has had enough of the clinch but Wood keeps him there for the moment.
Brunson keeps control of Wood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Brunson looking to slow down the pace here.
Wood unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brunson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brunson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood lands an elbow just above Brunson 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wood.
Wood putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brunson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wood lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wood lands a nice knee to the body.
Wood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brunson slips a jab and a cross from Wood.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Brunson slips the punch.
Wood lands a left and a right that send Brunson crashing to the mat, dazed. Wood thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Brunson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood connects with a leg kick. Brunson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brunson is still on wobbly legs! Can Wood finish him?
Wood lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Brunson falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcus Wood!
A victorious Marcus Wood 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 Xavier Lollapalooza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Plenty Raines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Basic striking
KO power |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Lollapalooza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Plenty Raines!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raines fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lollapalooza misses with a takedown
and Raines counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lollapalooza won't be happy with that.
Raines staying calm.
Lollapalooza tries to improve position but can't.
Lollapalooza is not content to let Raines control the position.
Lollapalooza tries to escape but Raines is in control.
Raines landing strikes.
Lollapalooza regains half guard.
Raines tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lollapalooza controls his leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raines wants to pass to mount but Lollapalooza is defending the position.
Raines trying to control the action but Lollapalooza is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raines wants to free his trapped foot but Lollapalooza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Raines controlling the action here.
Raines seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Raines is nestled in close to Lollapalooza, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lollapalooza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Raines scoring with punches to the head and body.
Raines passes into half guard.
Raines is trying to control the action in half guard but Lollapalooza is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Raines takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raines looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lollapalooza is not content to let Raines control the position.
Raines is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Raines is looking to take a break and control but Lollapalooza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lollapalooza controlling the position well.
Lollapalooza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Raines scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lollapalooza trying to control but Raines postures up.
Lollapalooza has hold of Raines's hands but Raines slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Raines throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lollapalooza wants to control but Raines is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raines seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lollapalooza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Raines closes the distance and clinches.
Lollapalooza tries to score a body lock takedown but Raines shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Raines gets underhooks to prevent Lollapalooza's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Lollapalooza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lollapalooza is breathing heavily.
Raines lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Raines in particular looking to stall.
Lollapalooza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Raines controlling the action here.
Raines looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lollapalooza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Raines looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Raines working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raines escapes and gets back to his feet.
Raines decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lollapalooza taking some punishment here, with Raines in his half guard.
Raines trying to control from half guard but Lollapalooza is working away.
Lollapalooza won't allow Raines to pass to mount.
Lollapalooza is looking to improve his position.
Lollapalooza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lollapalooza on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Raines drops an elbow to the side of Lollapalooza's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lollapalooza tries to roll over but Raines keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raines lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Raines stands up out of the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Plenty Raines 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.
Nice sprawl there from Raines as Lollapalooza shoots in.
Raines closes the distance and clinches.
Raines works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Raines lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Raines pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lollapalooza is keeping the position for now.
Raines postures up.
Raines engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Raines makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lollapalooza working a defensive guard here.
Raines trying to control but Lollapalooza is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Raines shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lollapalooza's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raines throws a strike but Lollapalooza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lollapalooza prevents Raines from getting back to his feet.
Raines trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lollapalooza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Raines pulls Lollapalooza in close to his closed guard and prevents Lollapalooza from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lollapalooza wants to stand but Raines has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Raines wants to get back to his feet but Lollapalooza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Raines is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lollapalooza is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raines working Lollapalooza over with strikes.
Raines wants to take a breather but Lollapalooza is having none of it.
Raines gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Raines misses with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lollapalooza shoots in but no luck this time.
Raines scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Raines working the ground and pound from side control.
Raines scoring with punches from side control.
Raines cracks Lollapalooza with a big elbow.
Raines is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lollapalooza will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Raines is looking to take a break and control but Lollapalooza is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raines working the ground and pound.
Raines lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lollapalooza down.
Raines cracks Lollapalooza with a big right hand but Lollapalooza just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Raines grinds an elbow into Lollapalooza's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lollapalooza takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lollapalooza is rocked!
Raines lands an elbow.
Oh Lollapalooza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raines scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Lollapalooza is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Raines can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Plenty Raines!
Plenty Raines thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landon Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Landon Graves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Landon Graves!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Graves circles away.
Graves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Graves looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer fails to land the takedown.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hammer shoots and misses
and Graves finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer pushes Graves up against the cage in a clinch.
Hammer breaks the clinch.
Graves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hammer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hammer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hammer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hammer is trying to pull guard but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Graves is trying to break the clinch but Hammer has him pressed against the cage.
Hammer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Graves is avoiding it.
Hammer shoots in for a double leg but Graves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Graves is looking to slow Hammer down with leg kicks.
Graves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Graves misses with a few strikes there.
Graves checks the leg kick nicely there.
Graves cracks the inside of Hammer's front leg.
Graves gets caught flat footed, as Hammer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hammer stands up and waves to Graves to follow him.
Hammer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Graves's waist but Graves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hammer off to one side.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Graves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Graves tenderised Hammer's leg. Hammer is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Graves pinned against the cage. Graves gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but Hammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hammer tries to clinch but Graves is having none of it.
Hammer checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
Hammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Graves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hammer scores a nice knee to the body.
Hammer taking a breather.
Graves working hard to break the clinch.
Graves wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hammer looks for a takedown but Graves sprawls well.
Graves gets caught flat footed, as Hammer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hammer stands up from Graves's guard - Hammer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hammer throws out the jab.
Hammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hammer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hammer.
Graves misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Graves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer gets a double leg takedown into Graves's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer wants to pass the guard but Graves is keeping the position.
Hammer prevents Graves from getting back to his feet.
Hammer gets to his feet - Graves follows without any prompting.
Graves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Graves does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Both fighters circling a little - Graves finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Graves avoids them all with ease.
Graves jabs at Hammer's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graves throws a leg kick but Hammer checks it.
Hammer clinches up against the cage.
Graves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Graves tries to circle away but Hammer has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hammer dominated that round.
That's time! Hammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hammer shoots in for a double leg but Graves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hammer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dan Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Graves.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hammer is defended easily by Graves.
Good leg kick by Graves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Graves lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hammer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hammer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Graves throws a leg kick that misses.
Hammer tries to clinch but Graves moves out of range.
Graves scores with a push kick.
Hammer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hammer is pushing down on Graves's leg trying to pass to half guard. Graves is fighting to maintain full guard but Hammer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hammer is trying to work for a kimura but Graves is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves trying to control but Hammer postures up.
Hammer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Graves moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hammer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Graves is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Graves has escaped and now he's on top!
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landon Graves has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hammer checks a leg kick nicely.
Graves wants to slow Hammer down by chopping away at his legs.
Hammer clinches up against the cage.
Hammer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graves avoids it.
Hammer avoiding damage.
Graves tries to break free but Hammer pushes him back against the cage.
Hammer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hammer has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Graves regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Graves is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Graves has escaped and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves content to stall in guard here.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Landon Graves will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Graves works Hammer's body with a nice hook.
Hammer drives through and clinches with Graves against the cage.
Hammer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hammer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Graves's waist but Graves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hammer off to one side.
Hammer shoots in and gets a takedown into Graves's guard.
Graves is pulling down on Hammer's head to control his posture.
Hammer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Graves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Graves does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Graves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hammer. Those never looked like landing.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Graves is avoiding it.
Hammer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Graves tries to avoid it but Hammer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Graves to the ground. Graves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Graves avoids the body shot from Hammer.
Hammer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Graves counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves throws a leg kick which misses Hammer's front leg but catches the back leg as Hammer tries to avoid it.
Hammer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Graves.
Hammer takes the fight into the clinch.
Hammer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Graves's efforts to push away.
Hammer has Graves pressed against the cage, preventing Graves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hammer misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves is trying to break the clinch but Hammer has him pressed against the cage.
Graves is trying to break free.
Hammer is trying to drag Graves to the mat but Graves just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hammer stalling in the clinch but Graves improves position.
Graves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hammer prevents Graves from breaking the clinch.
Hammer has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Graves uses from the top position.
Graves wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves looking to sit in guard and control but Hammer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammer looking to pass the guard.
Graves looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hammer drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Graves dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
Hammer pulls Graves in close to his closed guard and prevents Graves from doing any damage or advancing position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Landon Graves hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Graves throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer blocks the body kick.
Hammer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Graves counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Hammer.
I think Hammer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dan Hammer!
Dan Hammer 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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FIGHT
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