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Thralls of Fighting 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donkier The Slick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mak Frajd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mak Frajd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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158 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donkier The Slick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mak Frajd!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frajd closes the distance and clinches up with The Slick, looking for a takedown. Frajd pushes The Slick against the cage but The Slick circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frajd shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. The Slick defends it nicely.
Frajd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frajd fails to land with a series of punches.
Frajd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frajd tries to keep at a distance but The Slick has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Slick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooh!!! Frajd has knocked The Slick down with a huge combo! Frajd steps away and waves a wobbly The Slick back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The Slick is rocked!
It looks like Donkier The Slick has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frajd throws a right hand that The Slick ducks under and follows up with a left that The Slick also avoids with ease.
Oh The Slick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frajd connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt The Slick covering up! Frajd comes in with a big uppercut and The Slick goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mak Frajd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rony Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rony Sanchez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Salvador Dimagiba's chin.
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvador Dimagiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rony Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimagiba shoots in and drives through. Sanchez sprawls well.
Sanchez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Dimagiba is out of range.
Dimagiba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dimagiba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dimagiba changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but Dimagiba manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dimagiba misses with the combination.
Dimagiba closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dimagiba lands in his opponent's guard.
Dimagiba really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Dimagiba from controlling successfully.
Dimagiba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dimagiba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dimagiba postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
Dimagiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez has Dimagiba pulled in close to control his posture.
Dimagiba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dimagiba's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dimagiba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dimagiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dimagiba controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dimagiba slips under a jab from Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sanchez sprawls well initially but Dimagiba persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dimagiba is just content to waste time from the top position. Sanchez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dimagiba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dimagiba throws an elbow that misses. Sanchez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dimagiba's guard. Nice move by Sanchez!
Dimagiba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dimagiba looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dimagiba looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dimagiba!
Dimagiba taking a break here but Sanchez is having none of it and regains half guard.
Sanchez is staying active underneath Dimagiba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dimagiba is thwarting Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Dimagiba dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dimagiba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dimagiba dives in and grabs Sanchez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes down on Dimagiba's head and hops out.
Dimagiba shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanchez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dimagiba's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvador Dimagiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dimagiba moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown.
Dimagiba tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez missing with a left hand there. Dimagiba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dimagiba misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dimagiba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a hook. Dimagiba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Dimagiba wants the takedown. Sanchez is fighting it off but Dimagiba persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sanchez's guard against the cage.
Dimagiba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Dimagiba trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Dimagiba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dimagiba showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Dimagiba from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Salvador Dimagiba wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dimagiba closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sanchez quickly recovers to half guard.
Dimagiba trying to mount his opponent but Sanchez defends it.
Dimagiba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimagiba throws a strike but Sanchez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba throws a big right hand that misses.
Dimagiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dimagiba is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dimagiba is one step ahead there.
Sanchez controlling Dimagiba's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba throws an elbow that misses. Sanchez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dimagiba's guard. Nice move by Sanchez!
Sanchez is fighting to break Dimagiba's control of his arms but Dimagiba is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sanchez stops Dimagiba from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez won't allow Dimagiba to sweep him here.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Dimagiba blocks nicely.
Dimagiba is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvador Dimagiba dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dimagiba moves away.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dimagiba but Dimagiba pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dimagiba scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanchez is letting Dimagiba control him for a moment.
Sloppy strikes there by Dimagiba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba with the ground and pound but Sanchez regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Dimagiba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dimagiba is pressing down on Sanchez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sanchez is holding on for now.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Dimagiba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Dimagiba.
Sanchez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dimagiba is working away from the top position though.
Dimagiba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dimagiba content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dimagiba trying to control from half guard but Sanchez is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dimagiba misses with a head shot. Sanchez uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rony Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dimagiba showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dimagiba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dimagiba is looking for a takedown.
Salvador Dimagiba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba is looking for a takedown.
Dimagiba tightens his grip and picks Sanchez up, before dumping him to the ground. Sanchez manages to land in guard.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Dimagiba from controlling successfully.
Dimagiba throws an elbow that misses. Sanchez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dimagiba's guard. Nice move by Sanchez!
Dimagiba manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dimagiba fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Salvador Dimagiba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez throws a jab when Dimagiba was well out of range.
Salvador Dimagiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salvador Dimagiba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dimagiba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvador Dimagiba!
Salvador Dimagiba was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santa Clause (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abbot comes to the cage accompanied by Face fucked by PISSING RAZORS. Clause has chosen Red earth by PISSING RAZORS as his entrance music. The key to victory for Tank Abbot has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tank Abbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Santa Clause!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clause doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Abbot throws a right and a left that Clause avoids nicely.
Abbot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Abbot.
Abbot looks to land a left hand but Clause moved out of range nicely.
Clause shoots in looking for a takedown. Abbot tries to sprawl out of it but Clause keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abbot manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Clause fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Abbot scores with a jab to the head.
Abbot lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Santa Clause has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Clause or perhaps it was just good defense by Abbot which made him look bad.
Tank Abbot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santa Clause.
Clause shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Abbot's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Clause trying to control but Abbot is working from the bottom.
Clause forces his way into half guard.
Abbot is looking for a sweep. Clause is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clause maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Abbot could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Clause has cracked it and Abbot is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Clause!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Santa Clause!
A relieved looking Santa Clause thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Hasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slug Bert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo Hasa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eduardo Hasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Slug Bert!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bert dodges the punch combination from Hasa.
Hasa tries to sprawl but Bert drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hasa is not content to let Bert control the position.
Bert stalling.
Hasa is doing well to control the position and prevent Bert from advancing to side control.
Hasa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bert is working away from the top position though.
Hasa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bert takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bert content to control rather than advance.
Bert thows a huge punch but Hasa dodges it nicely.
Hasa keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bert shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hasa as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasa misses with a few strikes there.
Hasa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hasa tries to bum rush Bert with a series of wild strikes but Bert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hasa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hasa gets caught flat footed, as Bert shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bert seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bert controlling from the top position.
Hasa pushes Bert off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hasa throws a series of punches but Bert moves out of range.
Bert tries for a takedown but Hasa circles away easily
and Hasa counters with a two punch combo.
Eduardo Hasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slug Bert.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bert changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hasa tries to avoid it but Bert manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hasa to the ground. Hasa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hasa slaps away a takedown attempt from Bert, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bert looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hasa!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bert postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hasa looks a forlorn figure.
Hasa is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bert can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hasa is looking to escape.
Bert has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bert controlling the position easily from mount.
Hasa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bert trying to control but Hasa is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bert sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Slug Bert has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bert looks for a takedown but Hasa sprawls well.
Bert shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hasa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hasa is looking for a sweep.
Bert grinds an elbow into Hasa's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bert in side control, throwing shots but Hasa defends.
Hasa seems a little lost for a moment, as Bert dominates the positioning.
Hasa is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bert's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hasa is trying to maintain the position but Bert is very close to passing his half guard.
Hasa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hasa tries to get out of the position.
Hasa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bert.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bert with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bert wants to free his trapped foot but Hasa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bert works his way into side control.
Hasa holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hasa trying to remain calm as Bert controls from the top position.
Check out the look on Bert's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bert misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bert throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bert is chipping away with strikes.
Bert lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hasa down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bert working away.
Bert moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bert in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slug Bert dominated that round.
That's time! Hasa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bert shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hasa sprawls well. Hasa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bert gets slowly back to his feet.
Hasa throws a nice looking combination but Bert bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bert.
A lull in the action here as Bert stalls from top position.
Check out the look on Bert's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bert taking a breather here.
Bert is working Hasa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hasa is not content to let Bert control the position.
A lull in the action here as Bert stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bert wants to control but Hasa is keeping him busy.
Bert lands some shots froms side control.
Hasa wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hasa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bert connects with a decent elbow.
Hasa pushes Bert away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bert gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bert is looking to take a break and control but Hasa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hasa can't do much from the bottom here.
Bert scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bert happy to just control the position for now.
Bert working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasa is trying to escape the position but Bert is controlling the position.
Bert in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hasa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bert scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bert wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hasa keeps working.
Bert tries to move to mount but Hasa blocks the move with his legs.
Bert lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bert slows the pace down.
Hasa taking a bit of punishment here - Bert scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasa taking a bit of punishment here - Bert scoring with strikes.
Hasa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bert tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hasa's legs.
Slug Bert has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hasa is trying to control Bert's posture but Bert avoids it.
Bert in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hasa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hasa tries to improve position but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Bert creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bert wants to control but Hasa is keeping him busy.
Hasa stops Bert from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bert working the ground and pound but Hasa is defending the strikes.
Bert wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hasa keeps working.
Bert working the head and body with strikes.
Bert taking a breather here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bert creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hasa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hasa is not content to let Bert control the position.
Bert controls the position from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bert trying to control the position but Hasa is working away.
Bert might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hasa kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slug Bert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bert fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hasa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bert shoots for a double leg takedown but Hasa sprawls well. He's pushed Bert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bert is defended easily by Hasa.
Eduardo Hasa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slug Bert.
Bert shoots in but no luck this time.
Hasa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bert circles away quickly and effectively.
Slug Bert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hasa as he jumps to the side.
Bert throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hasa was covering up waiting for the punch and Bert finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hasa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bert is controlling him.
Bert trying to control but Hasa is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bert is working Hasa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bert throws a big right hand that misses.
Hasa keeping moving, preventing Bert from controlling successfully.
Hasa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bert can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bert postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hasa keeping moving, preventing Bert from controlling successfully.
Bert scoring with some ground and pound.
Bert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hasa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hasa wriggles free and stands up.
Bert shoots in looking for a takedown. Hasa tries to sprawl out of it but Bert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hasa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasa throws a series of punches but Bert avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hasa stuffs the takedown.
Hasa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bert is defended easily by Hasa.
Bert shoots in but no luck this time.
Bert shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hasa sprawls well. Hasa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bert gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hasa misses with a wild combination.
Hasa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bert.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bert shoots for a double leg takedown but Hasa sprawls well. He's pushed Bert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eduardo Hasa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bert shoots in for a takedown but Hasa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Hasa misses.
Hasa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hasa wants it to stay on the feet.
Hasa scores with a nice right hand.
Bert throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hasa was covering up waiting for the punch and Bert finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bert passes Hasa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hasa trying to hold on to Bert's head to control him but Bert postures up.
Hasa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hasa wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Bert is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hasa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Eduardo Hasa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bert is controlling the pace.
Bert prevents Hasa from standing back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bert takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hasa pushes Bert off looking to stand but Bert dives back in and keeps control.
Hasa is looking to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hasa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hasa misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bert looks for a takedown but Hasa sprawls well.
Slug Bert is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bert shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slug Bert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bert winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slug Bert!
A very excited looking Slug Bert 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Clarkson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Mamuh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamuh has chosen http://youtu.be/q6FNpV7-cyo as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
146 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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20
140 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Clarkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Mamuh!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Mamuh. Those never looked like landing.
Mamuh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clarkson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mamuh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clarkson counters with a three punch combo that has Mamuh backing up. Mamuh nods at Clarkson to acknowledge the strikes.
Mamuh has closed the distance and engaged Clarkson in a clinch.
Mamuh gets control of Clarkson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mamuh will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Clarkson stands and steps away. Mamuh gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Donk. Mamuh catches Clarkson right on the button with a cross.
Clarkson avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Mamuh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mamuh throws a hook to the side of Clarkson's head but Clarkson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Mamuh.
Clarkson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mamuh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamuh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clarkson circles away quickly and effectively.
Mamuh misses the body punch
and Clarkson counters with a left and a right that stings Mamuh.
Mamuh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clarkson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mamuh connects with a crisp jab.
Clarkson moves away from the strike by Mamuh.
Clarkson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Clarkson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Clarkson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mamuh.
Mamuh misses with a kick to the body.
Clarkson gets a double leg takedown into Mamuh's guard.
Clarkson wanted to stand there but Mamuh had control of the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamuh is looking for a triangle but Clarkson pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamuh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Clarkson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mamuh is proving hard to escape from.
Mamuh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Clarkson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mamuh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clarkson has managed to get both his arms back between Mamuh's legs - danger averted.
Clarkson wants to get up but he can't break Mamuh's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mamuh trying to keep a closed guard but Clarkson is proving a slippery customer.
Clarkson stands up and waves to Mamuh to follow him.
Clarkson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mamuh circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamuh tries to close the distance and clinch but Clarkson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mamuh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clarkson defends it nicely.
Clarkson misses with a takedown attempt - Mamuh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Clarkson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarkson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mamuh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Mamuh. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamuh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clarkson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mamuh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mamuh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Clarkson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joe Mamuh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarkson shoots in looking for a takedown. Mamuh tries to sprawl out of it but Clarkson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mamuh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mamuh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clarkson checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mamuh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mamuh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mamuh tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Mamuh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mamuh.
Mamuh tries to clinch but Clarkson moves out of range.
Clarkson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mamuh.
Mamuh shoots in for a takedown but Clarkson shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mamuh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mamuh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mamuh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mamuh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clarkson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mamuh throws a push kick but Clarkson slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Mamuh does no damage.
Mamuh misses with a double jab.
Clarkson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mamuh has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mamuh misses with a two punch combination.
Clarkson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mamuh.
Mamuh tries to clinch
so Clarkson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Clarkson wants to get up but he can't break Mamuh's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Clarkson stands up and waves to Mamuh to follow him.
A combination from Clarkson does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Mamuh misses.
Clarkson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mamuh can pounce on him.
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!
Mamuh lands a right hook to the body.
Clarkson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clarkson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Clarkson throws a nice looking combination but Mamuh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mamuh has a takedown stuffed.
Trevor Clarkson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Mamuh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Clarkson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mamuh backs up against the cage.
Mamuh doesn't manage to clinch there - Clarkson circles away.
Mamuh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Clarkson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mamuh somewhat.
Mamuh tries to clinch but Clarkson is having none of it.
Clarkson feints a jab promting Mamuh to slip. Clarkson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mamuh slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Clarkson shoots for a double leg takedown but Mamuh sprawls well. He's pushed Clarkson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Clarkson showed some decent athleticism there.
Mamuh is trying to get back to full guard.
Clarkson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Mamuh controls his leg.
Clarkson decides to stand and escape the position.
Mamuh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Clarkson is fending him off so far but Mamuh persists. Nope, Clarkson circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mamuh explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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!
Mamuh misses with a double jab
and Clarkson counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Trevor Clarkson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Clarkson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Clarkson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mamuh is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Clarkson tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Clarkson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Mamuh throws a head kick that misses.
Clarkson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Clarkson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Clarkson decides to stand back up. Clarkson steps back and let's Mamuh get back to his feet.
A combination from Mamuh does no damage.
Mamuh with a poor takedown
and Clarkson counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clarkson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Trevor Clarkson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamuh tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Clarkson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Clarkson decides to stand back up. Clarkson steps back and let's Mamuh get back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Mamuh.
Mamuh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mamuh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Clarkson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mamuh misses with a low kick as Clarkson jumps back.
Nice sprawl there from Clarkson as Mamuh shoots in.
Mamuh throws a jab but it's blocked by Clarkson.
Mamuh misses with a combination
and Clarkson counters with a one-two to the body.
Trevor Clarkson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamuh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clarkson but Clarkson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Trevor Clarkson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Mamuh.
Mamuh swinging wildly here.
Mamuh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clarkson counters with a one-two to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Mamuh. Those never looked like landing.
Mamuh misses with a takedown
and Clarkson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarkson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Mamuh controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamuh tries to roll over but Clarkson keeps him under control.
Clarkson stands up out of the half guard.
Mamuh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Clarkson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Clarkson.
Clarkson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice sprawl there from Clarkson as Mamuh shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamuh looks for a takedown but Clarkson sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Clarkson.
Mamuh throws a right and a left that Clarkson avoids nicely.
Clarkson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mamuh sprawls well. Mamuh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clarkson gets slowly back to his feet.
Mamuh misses with a body shot
and Clarkson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mamuh throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mamuh misses with a straight right.
Mamuh wants to land a leg kick but Clarkson is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Clarkson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clarkson 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Clarkson!
Our winner, Trevor Clarkson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rico Riccio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Taker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rico Riccio has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rico Riccio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Taker!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taker has closed the distance and engaged Riccio in a clinch.
Riccio keeps control of Taker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Riccio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Riccio looking to throw knees to the head but Taker is blocking nicely.
Taker is trying to break the clinch but Riccio has him pressed against the cage.
Taker misses with a punch on the inside.
Taker takes an elbow to the temple.
Riccio prevents the takedown attempt.
Riccio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Riccio lands an elbow inside.
Taker has had enough of the clinch but Riccio keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Riccio.
Taker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riccio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taker is keeping busy.
Riccio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taker's efforts to push away.
Taker takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Jim Taker has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccio leaning his opponent against the cage.
Riccio blocks the elbow strike.
Riccio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taker manages to break the clinch.
Taker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Riccio stops a takedown attempt from Taker.
Riccio crunches a lovely knee into Taker's ribcage.
Riccio lands an elbow inside that Taker shrugs off.
Riccio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Riccio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Riccio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riccio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taker has Riccio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riccio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rico Riccio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Taker.
Riccio lands an elbow that stopped Taker in his tracks for a moment.
Riccio lands a nice knee to the body.
Taker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Riccio is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taker letting Riccio take a breather here.
Taker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Taker looks gassed!
Taker misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riccio.
Taker is looking to break free of the clinch but Riccio has double underhooks.
Taker takes an elbow to the temple.
Riccio lands a damaging elbow.
Riccio lands an elbow inside.
Riccio crunches a lovely knee into Taker's ribcage.
Riccio blocks an uppercut.
Riccio lands a nice elbow.
Riccio lands an elbow inside that Taker shrugs off.
Taker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Riccio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taker's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riccio.
Riccio utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Riccio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Riccio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riccio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Riccio keeps control of Taker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Riccio lands a nice knee to the body.
Taker has Riccio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riccio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Riccio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Riccio lands an elbow just above Taker 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riccio.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riccio.
Riccio lands an elbow just above Taker 's eye.
Taker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A knee to the head by Riccio.
Taker is rocked!
Taker takes an elbow to the temple.
Taker is still on wobbly legs! Can Riccio finish him?
Riccio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taker's defenses.
Riccio lands a nice elbow.
Taker takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Riccio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Riccio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riccio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taker's face.
Riccio lands a nice elbow.
Riccio connects with a nasty looking knee right to Taker's face.
Taker takes a knee to the side of the body.
A bit of stalling here from Riccio.
Taker misses with a punch on the inside.
Riccio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Riccio lands an elbow inside that Taker shrugs off.
Taker is looking to break free of the clinch but Riccio has double underhooks.
Riccio scores with a knee to the head.
Taker takes an elbow to the temple.
Taker wants to get back to striking at distance but Riccio won't allow it.
Riccio lands a damaging elbow.
Riccio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riccio lands a nice elbow.
Taker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Riccio.
Taker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Riccio prevents Taker from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Riccio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Taker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taker swats away the attempt to clinch by Riccio.
Riccio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taker swats away the attempt to clinch by Riccio.
Taker avoids the head kick by Riccio.
Riccio moves into the clinch.
Taker seems to have recovered his senses.
Riccio lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riccio.
Taker has a couple of punches blocked by Riccio.
Riccio has Taker pressed against the cage.
Riccio lands a good knee to the midsection. Taker won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taker.
Taker takes an elbow to the temple.
Taker swings wildly with an uppercut but Riccio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Riccio lands an elbow that stopped Taker in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riccio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Taker up against the cage.
Taker takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Taker is looking to break free of the clinch but Riccio has double underhooks.
Riccio lands an elbow inside.
Taker is trying to push Riccio away but Riccio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Riccio prevents a takedown attempt there.
The referee is keeping an eye on Riccio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Riccio lands an elbow inside that Taker shrugs off.
Taker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Riccio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Riccio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riccio working Taker over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riccio has him pressed against the cage.
Riccio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Riccio lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Riccio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taker can do to turn this around?
Riccio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riccio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Taker is breathing heavily.
Taker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Riccio lands an elbow just above Taker 's eye.
Taker tries to break free but Riccio pushes him back against the cage.
Riccio prevents Taker from breaking the clinch.
Rico Riccio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taker being controlled against the cage.
Riccio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Riccio scores with a knee to the head.
Riccio with a knee to the head.
Riccio with a knee to the head.
Taker is trying to break the clinch but Riccio is controlling him.
Taker throws a punch but it's blocked by Riccio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taker tries to circle away but Riccio has him pinned against the cage.
Riccio trying to stall but Taker improves his position.
Taker misses with a punch on the inside.
Riccio lands a nice elbow.
Taker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Riccio prevents it.
Rico Riccio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Taker.
Riccio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Jim Taker's cut even more.
Riccio tries to stall but Taker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Riccio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taker's defenses.
Riccio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Riccio has Taker pressed against the cage. He pushes Taker back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Riccio throws a beautiful elbow that sends Taker crashing to the floor! Riccio piles on the pressure with more strikes! Taker is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico Riccio!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Pottendarm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kanye West - Stronger. Bob Pottendarm has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Pottendarm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pottendarm lands a glancing blow to the side of Santiago's head.
Santiago avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pottendarm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santiago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santiago slips a jab and a cross from Pottendarm.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pottendarm.
Pottendarm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pottendarm fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pottendarm.
Pottendarm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santiago manages to avoid it.
Pottendarm sizes up Santiago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pottendarm.
It looks like Bobby Santiago has been cut.
Pottendarm throws a right and a left that Santiago avoids nicely.
Pottendarm uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santiago has time to react.
Santiago drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Santiago controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pottendarm looking for a sweep but Santiago has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Pottendarm wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Santiago.
Santiago looking to finish Pottendarm with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pottendarm!
Santiago lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Santiago controlling from the full mount.
Pottendarm knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santiago on the ground.
Santiago quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Santiago but it's paid off an Pottendarm is forced to tap! Nice work by Santiago.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobby Santiago!
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