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Extreme Mixed Martial Arts 54 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Afro Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Cong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kyle Cong enters the cage!
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Afro Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Cong!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jack.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jack.
Jack tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cong swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Afro Jack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cong scores with a body shot.
Jack shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cong as he jumps to the side.
Afro Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jack.
Jack looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cong displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Afro Jack has been cut.
Jack is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cong lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jack backs up against the cage.
Jack is rocked!
Jack shoots in but Cong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oh Jack is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
No luck for Jack with that takedown attempt.
Jack seems to have got his legs back now.
Cong connects with a body shot that sends Jack's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cong throws a right hand that Jack ducks under and follows up with a left that Jack also avoids with ease.
Cong sends Jack crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cong is motioning to the referee to let Jack up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Cong rushes Jack and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cong pulls Jack into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cong can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cong had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jack defends it easily.
Cong wants to get back to his feet but Jack is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cong looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jack 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.
Jack trying to control the position from guard on top but Cong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jack accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cong trying to control the position.
Jack drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cong dives on top into guard.
Cong postures up.
Cong wants to stand but Jack has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cong sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jack's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cong stalling.
It looks like Cong is going to stand back up.
Jack is trying to stand up here but Cong is controlling him well.
Cong wants to stand up but Jack is controlling the position.
Cong stands up from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jack.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jack changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cong tries to avoid it but Jack manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cong to the ground. Cong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jack shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cong counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jack, pushing him back against the cage.
Cong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cong avoids a wild elbow strike from Jack.
Cong controlling the action here for a moment.
Jack is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cong is defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Cong.
Cong is trying to break the clinch but Jack is controlling him.
Cong tries to break free but Jack pushes him back against the cage.
Cong tightens his grip and picks Jack up, before dumping him to the ground. Jack manages to land in guard.
Cong showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cong wants to stand but Jack is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cong gets to his feet - Jack follows without any prompting.
Cong throws a right hand that Jack ducks under and follows up with a left that Jack also avoids with ease.
Cong with a hook.
Cong scores with a jab.
Jack on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jack shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cong as he jumps to the side.
Jack shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cong defends it nicely.
Jack shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cong as he jumps to the side.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jack will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cong works over Jack's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab from Cong.
Jack dodges the punch combination from Cong.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jack. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Danga de danga de dang - Cong scores with a four punch combination!
Cong lands a body shot.
Cong jabs Jack to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cong closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Cong to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cong wants to get back to striking at distance but Jack won't allow it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jack landing knees to the head.
Cong is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jack gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cong manages to break the clinch.
Cong stalks Jack and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jack's face. Jack staggers backwards, shaken.
Jack shoots in but no luck this time.
Kyle Cong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cong enables Jack to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cong trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jack throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jack slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ground and pound from Jack seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jack misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cong managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jack.
Cong is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jack is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cong is not content to let Jack control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Cong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Afro Jack's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cong tries to clinch but Jack is having none of it.
Danga de danga de dang - Cong scores with a four punch combination!
Cong misses with a combination
and Jack counters with a good, hard body kick but Cong shrugs it off.
Nice takedown defense from Cong. No joy for Jack on that attempt.
Jack closes the distance but Cong moves to the side
and Cong counters with a series of strikes. Jack will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jack fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jack is defended easily by Cong.
Jack throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cong's waist but Cong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jack off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Afro Jack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cong goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cong misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch lands to the side of Jack 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cong throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Jack colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Cong as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Jack is left battered and dazed whilst Cong and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Cong!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sultan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Emelianenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Republic Tigers. The key to victory for Alistair Emelianenko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alistair Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sultan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko gets caught flat footed, as Taylor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Taylor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Emelianenko looking to control.
Emelianenko has momentary wrist control but Taylor slips an elbow through the middle.
Emelianenko looking to control.
Emelianenko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Emelianenko tries to get out of the position.
Emelianenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor.
Taylor controls from within his opponent's guard.
Emelianenko wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor stands up over Emelianenko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taylor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Emelianenko is rocked!
Taylor prevents Emelianenko from getting back to his feet.
Taylor won't allow Emelianenko to sweep him here.
Taylor passes Emelianenko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oh Emelianenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor unloads with some huge strikes here! Emelianenko is out! Taylor wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sultan Taylor!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaru Kayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Banks might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to White and Nerdy. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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255 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zaru Kayne!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayne looks to land a combination but Banks avoids it well.
Banks moves into range and clinches up with Kayne.
Banks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kayne after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kayne.
Banks wants to take the fight to the mat but Kayne manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Banks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banks tries to pull guard but Kayne holds him up against the cage and eventually Banks drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks misses with the head strike.
Banks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kayne pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Banks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kayne after a bit of a struggle.
Kayne breaks from the clinch.
Kayne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Banks holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Banks is trying to break the clinch but Kayne has him pressed against the cage.
Banks working aggressively here.
Banks tries to pull guard but Kayne won't allow it.
Kayne wants to break free but Banks has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayne blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Kayne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kayne.
Banks swings wildly with an uppercut but Kayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banks wants to get back to striking at distance but Kayne won't allow it.
Banks manages to break the clinch.
Banks wants to clinch up but Kayne keeps it at a distance.
Banks looks for a takedown but Kayne sprawls well.
No joy there for Kayne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Banks feints and as Kayne raises his hands in defense, Banks changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kayne wants to stand and escape but Banks is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayne being controlled here, momentarily.
Kayne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Banks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Banks lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Banks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Banks slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kayne is pushing Banks's head away, looking to escape. Banks manages to hold on to the position though.
Banks cracks Kayne with a big elbow.
Kayne is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Banks has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Banks cracks Kayne with a big right hand but Kayne just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Banks 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.
Banks lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Banks advances to mount.
Banks cracks Kayne with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Kayne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Banks raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayne is squirming around, avoiding Banks's attempts to control the action.
Banks unloading with bombs!
Banks scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Banks looking for a guillotine from mount but Kayne is having none of it.
Banks controlling from mount.
Banks raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Banks looking for a guillotine from mount but Kayne is having none of it.
Banks tries to control but Kayne wriggling away.
Kayne's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayne is trying to stand but he's just given Banks his back.
Kayne showing good submission defense here.
Banks looking for the RNC.
Kayne is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Banks is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Banks working for the choke.
Kayne has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kayne is keeping busy.
Banks has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Kayne is defending well but eventually Banks manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Kayne has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michael Banks!
An out of breath and clearly excited Michael Banks thanked Knockout Nutrition (150Q $25) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ball Sack Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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173 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ball Sack Jr!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sack Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Henderson tries to avoid it but Sack Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Henderson to the ground. Henderson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sack Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sack Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Henderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sack Jr circles away.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Sack Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Henderson defending against the ground and pound.
Henderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Henderson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sack Jr connects with a decent elbow.
Sack Jr looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Henderson is avoiding damage well.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sack Jr on the ground.
Henderson is trying to control Sack Jr's posture but Sack Jr avoids it.
Sack Jr tries to score with some ground and pound. Henderson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sack Jr fails to land a wild elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sack Jr lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Sack Jr seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sack Jr working the body and head with strikes.
Sack Jr sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Henderson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sack Jr in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Check out the look on Sack Jr's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sack Jr cracks Henderson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sack Jr misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sack Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of Henderson's head but Henderson avoids it well.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
Sack Jr lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sack Jr tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sack Jr scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sack Jr scores with punches from side control.
Sack Jr landing a few strikes.
Henderson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sack Jr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sack Jr creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Henderson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sack Jr postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sack Jr tries to score with some ground and pound. Henderson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sack Jr tries to score with some ground and pound. Henderson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Henderson parries the strikes from Sack Jr easily there. Sack Jr is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Henderson to escape.
Sack Jr landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sack Jr lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sack Jr working the body and head with strikes.
Sack Jr advances to mount.
Sack Jr dominating with strikes here.
Henderson is rocked!
Sack Jr postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Henderson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Sack Jr and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ball Sack Jr!
Ball Sack Jr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dale Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rossi comes to the cage accompanied by Heavy Metal! . Faber is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Motörhead - King of Kings. Urijah Faber has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Dale Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rossi drives through and clinches with Faber against the cage.
Faber tries to pull guard but Rossi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rossi can't find room to land a body shot as Faber controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rossi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rossi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rossi misses with a body punch.
Faber is trying to pull guard but Rossi has him pressed against the cage.
Faber manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rossi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rossi'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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rossi passes Faber's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rossi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Faber for as long as he can get away with.
Faber is trying to stand.
Rossi is nestled in close to Faber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rossi controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faber tries to kick Rossi off but Rossi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Rossi there.
Rossi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Faber defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rossi lands a nice short elbow.
Faber trying to control from the bottom.
Faber is looking to improve his position.
Rossi wants to free his trapped foot but Faber is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Faber is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Rossi 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.
Rossi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rossi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Faber on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dale Rossi.
Faber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rossi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Faber tries to bum rush Rossi with a series of wild strikes but Rossi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Faber misses the target.
Rossi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Faber to the ground. Rossi is now in Faber's guard.
Faber is looking for a triangle but Rossi pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Faber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rossi manages to get himself to full guard.
Faber postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rossi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Faber, into his guard.
Rossi 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.
Rossi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Faber looking for subs off his back but Rossi has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber looking for subs from the bottom but Rossi mounts him!
Faber is looking to get to half guard.
Rossi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Faber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Faber really wants to buck Rossi off and get back to his feet.
Rossi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Rossi with a couple of short strikes.
Rossi controlling his opponent.
Faber tries to hold on but Rossi pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rossi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rossi controlling his opponent.
Faber sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rossi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Faber tries to kick Rossi off but Rossi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Faber looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Faber actively working from the bottom here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Faber looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rossi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Faber is looking to escape.
Rossi stalling.
Rossi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rossi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Faber manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Faber has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Rossi doesn't defend quickly enough and Faber has managed to lock this one up! Can Rossi escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Faber on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Urijah Faber!
Urijah Faber very nearly forgot to thank Jutsu FightGear (15$ clothing) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between RIck Brandford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleimalulani Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaleimalulani Hart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, RIck Brandford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaleimalulani Hart!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hart checks a leg kick.
Brandford lands with a nice body punch.
Hart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hart staying out of range there.
Hart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brandford counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Brandford.
Hart has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Brandford.
Hart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brandford. Brandford obviously looking to wear him down.
Brandford just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandford fakes the leg kick and cracks Hart in the body.
Hart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandford throws a push kick but Hart slaps the foot to one side.
Brandford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brandford connects with a leg kick. Hart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hart sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brandford misses with a body kick.
Brandford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hart.
Hart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hart tries to bum rush Brandford with a series of wild strikes but Brandford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brandford connects with a leg kick. Hart looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice jab there from Brandford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandford misses with a kick to the body.
Hart sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Brandford loads up on a big right hand but Hart slips the punch.
Brandford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brandford bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hart looks gassed!
Brandford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandford thuds a left hand into Hart's body.
A punch combination from Hart misses.
RIck Brandford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brandford counters with a nice body kick.
Hart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brandford lands a front kick.
Brandford connects with a nice looking jab.
Brandford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Brandford.
Hart takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brandford listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brandford.
Brandford connects with the punch.
Hart takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brandford connects with a jab.
Brandford thuds his shin into the meat of Hart's side.
Donk. Brandford catches Hart right on the button with a cross.
Brandford is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brandford punishes Hart's body with a nice straight punch.
Brandford cracks the inside of Hart's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandford throws a looping overhand right but Hart ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandford lands an overhand right.
Brandford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hart.
Brandford lands with a kick to the ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brandford.
Hart takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brandford throws a leg kick which misses Hart's front leg but catches the back leg as Hart tries to avoid it.
A big right from Brandford misses.
Brandford jabs Hart to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brandford is looking to land body kicks.
Brandford tests Hart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brandford lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hart takes a step back to recover.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brandford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hart moves out of range of the body kick.
Brandford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hart's calf.
Brandford loads up on a big right hand but Hart slips the punch.
Hart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brandford lands with a good body shot.
Brandford throws a leg kick which misses Hart's front leg but catches the back leg as Hart tries to avoid it.
Brandford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brandford lands a nice hook to Hart's body. Hart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brandford tries to land a front kick but Hart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brandford's corner calls for a 1-2. Brandford obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brandford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brandford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hart moves forwards but Brandford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brandford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brandford misses with a body kick.
Good leg kick by Brandford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brandford throws a body kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brandford.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brandford.
Hart uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brandford.
Brandford throws a wild body kick that Hart sees coming a mile off.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brandford lands a slapping body shot.
Brandford misses with a hook.
Brandford misses with a looping left.
Brandford pushes Hart away with a front kick.
Brandford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hart if he has to take too many more of those.
A slow jab from Brandford misses its intended target.
Brandford is looking to land body kicks.
Brandford misses with a straight left.
Brandford throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brandford dips to his left and cracks Hart with an uppercut!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hart crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brandford - the referee stops the clock and Hart gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brandford. Hart manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That kick from Brandford tenderised Hart's leg. Hart is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brandford connects with a body shot.
Brandford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brandford lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandford misses with a straight left.
Brandford pushes Hart away with a front kick.
Hart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brandford.
A slow jab from Brandford misses its intended target.
Brandford throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
Hart has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brandford.
Hart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brandford lands a jab to the nose.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hart crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brandford - the referee stops the clock and Hart gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brandford. Hart manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brandford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brandford lands a glancing blow to the side of Hart's head.
Brandford lands a really nice looking cross but Hart seems unphased.
Brandford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandford.
Brandford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brandford scores with a nice body kick.
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandford just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart moves out of range of the body kick from Brandford.
Brandford feints and then cracks Hart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hart down.
Brandford lands a nice hook to Hart's body. Hart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
RIck Brandford dominated that 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!
Hart tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brandford swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
Hart misses with a series of wild punches.
Hart on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandford.
Both fighters circling a little - Brandford finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Brandford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hart can do to turn this around?
Hart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brandford.
Brandford is looking to land body kicks.
Brandford lands a jab to the head.
Hart takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brandford cracks a nice hook into Hart's ribs.
Hart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hart is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brandford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandford.
Brandford connects with a body shot.
Brandford throws a body kick that misses.
Hart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandford.
Brandford thows a body kick. Hart tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brandford throws a big shot that misses.
Brandford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brandford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hart.
Brandford scores with a nice body kick.
Brandford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brandford, right into the meat.
Brandford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brandford connects with a right hand. Hart shakes it off.
Brandford connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandford cracks the inside of Hart's front leg.
Brandford looks to land a left hand but Hart moved out of range nicely.
Kaleimalulani Hart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brandford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brandford throws a body kick that misses.
Brandford connects with an inside leg kick.
RIck Brandford is winning the standup battle so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brandford. Hart shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Brandford slams his shin into Hart's torso.
A shot to the liver by Brandford. Beautiful body shot.
Brandford lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hart will feel that in the morning.
Brandford throws the kick towards the body but Hart avoids it.
Brandford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brandford swings for the body but Hart moves out of range.
Brandford connects with a solid leg kick.
Brandford thows a body shot but no joy.
Brandford loads up on a big right hand but Hart slips the punch.
Brandford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brandford paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brandford.
Hart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brandford lands a body shot.
Brandford throws a body punch but Hart moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandford.
Brandford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brandford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brandford.
Brandford tries to land a front kick but Hart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brandford lands a jab to Hart's midsection.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brandford connects with a solid leg kick.
Brandford scores with a spinning back kick!
Brandford lands a nice looking body kick.
Brandford uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hart has time to react.
Brandford misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Brandford.
Brandford misses with an uppercut. Hart saw that one coming.
Brandford feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice inside leg kick there by Brandford. That's going to slow Hart down.
Brandford thuds his shin into the meat of Hart's side.
Brandford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brandford connects with a solid leg kick.
Brandford lands a nice hook to Hart's body. Hart takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hart looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brandford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brandford throws the kick towards the body but Hart avoids it.
Brandford has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brandford connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brandford.
Brandford scores with the left hand. Hart knows he should have avoided that one.
Brandford lands a jab to Hart's midsection.
Brandford lands with an uppercut that bounces Hart off the cage and back into range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brandford.
Kaleimalulani Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Brandford catches Hart right on the button with a cross.
Hart drops his hands momentarily and Brandford takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crunch! Brandford slams his shin into Hart's torso.
Brandford lands a slapping body shot.
Brandford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brandford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brandford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hart moves out of range of the strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brandford!
A slapping body kick lands there for Brandford.
Hart moves out of range as Brandford throws a body kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brandford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandford.
Brandford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brandford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brandford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brandford lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hart takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandford misses the shot to the body.
Brandford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brandford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brandford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brandford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hart.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brandford sizes up Hart with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brandford looks for the body kick but Hart saw that one coming.
Brandford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
RIck Brandford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hart avoids a kick to the body.
Brandford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brandford connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hart takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brandford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Brandford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
RIck Brandford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brandford 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for RIck Brandford!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for RIck Brandford!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for RIck Brandford!
RIck Brandford wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kane Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bambooo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shipping up to Boston. Kane Lynch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bambooo Man's chin.
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27
213 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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26
215 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kane Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bambooo Man!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch scores with a nice strike.
Man slips a straight right by Lynch.
Lynch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lynch lands a really nice looking cross but Man seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man misses with an uppercut. Lynch saw that one coming.
Lynch thows a body shot but no joy.
Lynch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Man under the eye.
Lynch lands an overhand right.
Lynch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lynch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Kane Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lynch drops Man with a beautiful combination! Man stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lynch is looking for the KO!
Man is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Man is looking to close the distance but Lynch sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Man crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Man is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kane Lynch!
Kane Lynch made sure to mention his sponsor, RMC - Rio Mma Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layne Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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31
181 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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25
197 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Layne Fields!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fields keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mason.
Mason doesn't manage to clinch there - Fields circles away.
Mason connects with a crisp jab.
Mason swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fields counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Craig Mason has been cut.
Mason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fields manages to avoid it.
Mason sizes up Fields with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fields circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mason has Fields up against the cage in a clinch.
Mason is trying to pull guard but Fields turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fields blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fields.
Fields utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fields taking a breather.
Fields scores a nice knee to the body.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fields slowing the pace effectively.
Mason misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fields scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mason.
Mason is trying to pull guard but Fields has him pressed against the cage.
Mason is trying to pull guard but Fields turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Mason. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fields with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fields lands a knee to the body.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Mason misses with some punches.
Fields lands a nice elbow.
Fields landing knees to the body.
Mason takes an elbow to the forehead.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fields landing knees to the head.
Fields is trying to stall.
Fields pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fields avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Mason. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields has Mason up against the cage in a clinch.
Fields breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mason. Fields does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mason tries to bum rush Fields with a series of wild strikes but Fields uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fields avoids the body shot from Mason.
Fields sizes up Mason with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fields drives through and clinches with Mason against the cage.
Fields landing knees to the head.
Fields throws an elbow but it misses.
Mason blocks an elbow strike from Fields.
Mason tries to throw a body punch but Fields avoids it by throwing Mason back against the cage.
Mason works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fields controlling the action here for a moment.
Fields with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Craig Mason's cut is getting worse.
Mason misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason managing to block the knees to the body from Fields.
Mason scores with a shot to the side of Fields's head.
Fields working Mason over with knees to the body.
Fields presses Mason against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mason.
Mason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Fields misses with a knee to the head.
Fields manages to break the clinch.
Fields throws a head kick but Mason moves out of range.
Mason waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fields.
Craig Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fields fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mason instigates a clinch.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fields's elbow.
Fields tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mason effectively controlling the action here.
Fields's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Layne Fields is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Fields there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fields throws a front kick that sends Mason stumbling back into the cage.
Fields is looking to clinch.
Mason takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fields avoids the body shot from Mason.
Mason clinches up against the cage.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Fields is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mason.
Mason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mason misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fields takes a shot to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mason blocks an elbow strike from Fields.
Fields with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fields landing knees to the head.
Mason slows down the pace here.
Mason pulls guard.
Mason manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mason stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Mason throws a right hand that Fields ducks under and follows up with a left that Fields also avoids with ease.
Mason lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mason digs a good body shot into Fields's ribs.
Mason checks the leg kick nicely there.
Some wild striking there from Mason.
Fields keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fields has Mason up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Fields lands a left hand.
Fields is trying to break the clinch but Mason is controlling him.
Mason scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Layne Fields has been cut.
Mason throws a head punch that misses.
Mason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fields throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mason's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mason duly obliges.
Fields wants to slow Mason down by chopping away at his legs.
Fields chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mason misses with a wild combination.
Mason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fields moves in looking to clinch but Mason pushes him off.
Fields pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fields looks to land a combination but Mason avoids it well.
Mason lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fields circles away quickly and effectively.
Fields lands a head shot.
Mason throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mason fails with the takedown.
Mason tries to clinch but Fields is having none of it.
Mason swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mason checks a low kick from Fields.
Fields throws a hook but Mason avoids it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fields on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fields tries to clinch there but Mason circles away.
Mason avoids the head kick by Fields.
Fields keeps the fight on the outside.
Mason swats away the attempt to clinch by Fields.
Mason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mason digs a good body shot into Fields's ribs.
Good shot there by Mason.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Fields misses.
Fields clinches up against the cage.
Mason tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fields avoids it.
Fields keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mason's efforts to push away.
Fields lands an elbow just above Mason 's eye.
Fields is trying to maintain a safe position but Mason gets an underhook and turns Fields into the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fields gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Craig Mason's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mason trying to stall but Fields improves his position.
Mason scores with a hook to the body.
Mason tries to work over Fields's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fields is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mason is keeping busy.
Mason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mason working aggressively here.
Fields softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mason takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fields stalls.
Mason lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mason takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Layne Fields will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mason checks a low kick from Fields.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fields paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fields lands an overhand right.
A big left from Mason misses.
Mason misses with a body shot.
Mason shoots in and drives through. Fields sprawls well.
Mason missing with a left hand there. Fields was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fields tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mason is looking to clinch.
Fields darts in and clinches Mason up against the cage.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fields's elbow.
Fields lands an elbow inside that Mason shrugs off.
Fields misses with a knee strike.
Mason on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fields lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jeez, Craig Mason's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fields takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mason works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fields tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mason avoids it.
Mason swings wildly with an uppercut but Fields uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fields holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mason taking a breather.
Layne Fields seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mason goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mason takes an elbow to the temple.
Fields is stalling here.
Fields tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fields scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mason lands with a short shot to the head.
Mason takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Craig Mason's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Layne Fields!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Layne Fields made sure he mentioned Knockout Nutrition (150Q $25), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aimo Mojaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McFly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - All Nightmare Long. This should be fireworks!
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28
277 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aimo Mojaus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bubba McFly!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFly checks a leg kick.
Mojaus checks a low kick from McFly.
McFly lands a leg kick that knocks Mojaus off balance momentarily.
Mojaus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McFly checks it well.
Mojaus throws a hook to the side of McFly's head but McFly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mojaus rushes McFly and presses him up against the cage.
McFly lands a nice knee to the body.
McFly breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by McFly.
Mojaus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McFly's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFly shoots in and gets a takedown into Mojaus's guard.
McFly working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mojaus's head.
McFly wants to control from the top but Mojaus keeps moving.
McFly content to stall in guard here.
McFly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McFly is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that McFly has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
McFly 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.
McFly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McFly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McFly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mojaus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mojaus wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly forces his way into half guard.
McFly wants to take a breather but Mojaus is having none of it.
McFly is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mojaus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McFly on the ground.
McFly is nestled in close to Mojaus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
McFly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mojaus's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mojaus wants to get back to full guard but McFly has mounted him!
McFly looking to control but Mojaus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McFly sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McFly unloads with some shots from mount but Mojaus bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mojaus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mojaus regains half guard.
McFly 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.
McFly lands strikes from half guard.
McFly keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McFly landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McFly is controlling the pace.
Mojaus blocking the ground and pound attempt from McFly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McFly moves into full mount! Mojaus won't be happy about that!
McFly tries to control but Mojaus wriggling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McFly prevents Mojaus from getting the reversal.
McFly controlling from mount.
Mojaus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mojaus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mojaus tries to get out of the position.
McFly 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.
McFly raining down hammerfists from mount.
McFly lands a big elbow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McFly controlling from mount.
Mojaus tries to reverse the position but McFly maintains control.
McFly lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McFly tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McFly cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McFly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mojaus working to try and regain half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mojaus wants to hold on but McFly pushes him away.
McFly dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mojaus tries to hold on but McFly postures up.
McFly scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McFly takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McFly landing punches.
McFly lands a big shot there that rocks Mojaus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McFly putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McFly lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mojaus is rocked!
McFly looking to finish Mojaus with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mojaus!
Oh Mojaus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McFly connects with a bit shot that sees Mojaus covering up! More strikes from McFly and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! McFly is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba McFly! Bubba McFly retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele has chosen Cinderella Man as his entrance music. Michael Martin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Steele's chin.
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Martin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Steele!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steele.
Nice straight punches there by Steele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steele.
Martin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martin lands a high kick!
It looks like George Steele has been cut.
Steele misses with a straight left.
Martin misses with a series of wild punches.
Martin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steele is out of range.
Steele looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steele walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
Steele throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Steele. Beautiful body shot.
Steele fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martin checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steele 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 Martin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martin tried to score with a low kick but Steele checks it.
Steele checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big left from Martin misses.
Steele moves out of range of the body kick from Martin.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Steele is just out of range.
Steele looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Martin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Steele moves away and avoids it.
Steele looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Martin!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Steele fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Steele misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Steele working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele landing punches.
It looks like Michael Martin has been cut.
A nice elbow there by Steele.
Steele has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steele landing strikes, looking to finish!
Michael Martin's cut is getting worse.
Steele postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Martin out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Steele goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). George Steele! George Steele retains his light heavyweight title!
After the big win, George Steele made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors xXx - Voodoo Labs - 159+ Energy - $45 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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