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Bowser's Castle 13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nazz Smooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smooth kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Breathe. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nazz Smooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smooth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wallace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smooth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wallace looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wallace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wallace closes the distance and clinches.
Smooth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smooth throws a right and a left that Wallace avoids nicely.
Wallace clinches up with Smooth and pushes him back against the cage.
Wallace is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smooth to keep the fight standing.
Smooth stops a takedown attempt from Wallace.
Nazz Smooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wallace.
Wallace has a couple of punches blocked by Smooth.
Wallace wants a takedown but no success here.
Smooth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smooth's waist but Smooth gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wallace off to one side.
Wallace comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smooth as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smooth goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wallace will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nazz Smooth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smooth tries to avoid it but Wallace manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smooth to the ground. Smooth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smooth lands an overhand right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wallace.
Nice cross by Smooth.
Smooth shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense.
Smooth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wallace.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smooth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Smooth. No joy for Wallace on that attempt.
Smooth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wallace looks gassed!
Wallace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wallace thows a body shot but no joy.
Smooth stalks Wallace and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wallace's face. Wallace staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wallace clinches up with Smooth and pushes him back against the cage.
Smooth manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smooth looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Smooth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Wallace fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smooth avoids it really well and circles away.
Smooth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Wallace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wallace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wallace gets control of Smooth's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wallace will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wallace wants to improve his position but instead Smooth has moved into half guard.
Wallace trying to control but Smooth postures up.
Smooth is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wallace can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wallace wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking for a sweep. Smooth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wallace trying to control but Smooth postures up.
Wallace tries to kick Smooth off but Smooth keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Smooth there.
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.
Smooth trying to mount his opponent but Wallace defends it.
Wallace pushes Smooth off looking to stand but Smooth dives back in and keeps control.
Wallace is refusing to be controlled, as Smooth sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smooth throwing shots but Wallace is blocking nicely.
Wallace kicks Smooth off and gets back to his feet.
Smooth leaves Wallace with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wallace tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smooth swivels and escapes.
Smooth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Smooth misses with a straight right.
Wallace rushes Smooth and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smooth just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wallace has picked Smooth up - he's going for a ride! Wallace dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wallace passes to side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smooth is looking for a sweep.
Smooth is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wallace's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nazz Smooth will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wallace shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smooth defends it nicely.
Wallace cracks Smooth with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wallace scores with a shot to the body.
Smooth leaves Wallace with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smooth but Smooth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nazz Smooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wallace.
Wallace wants to clinch up but Smooth keeps it at a distance.
Nice body kick there by Smooth.
Smooth scores with a hook to the body. Wallace takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nazz Smooth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smooth shoots in looking for a takedown. Wallace tries to sprawl out of it but Smooth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wallace manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wallace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smooth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smooth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smooth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wallace sprawls well. Wallace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smooth gets slowly back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smooth scores with a leg kick.
Wallace shoots in for a double leg but Smooth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sloppy strikes from Wallace. Those never looked like landing.
Wallace is breathing heavily.
Smooth fails with a takedown attempt.
Wallace wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Smooth.
Wallace gets the takedown into side control.
Smooth throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Wallace landing strikes.
Smooth struggling a bit here.
Smooth is trying to buck Wallace off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace working away.
Wallace wants to control but Smooth is keeping him busy.
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!
Smooth is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wallace's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Smooth throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Wallace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smooth's head.
Wallace is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Smooth defends it well.
Wallace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smooth defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace wants to pass the guard but Smooth is defending well.
Wallace keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Smooth is staying active underneath Wallace, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smooth works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smooth manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wallace can't escape the position.
Smooth working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Smooth lands a big shot there that rocks Wallace but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smooth looking to finish with strikes here!
Wallace is trying to escape the mount.
Smooth 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.
Smooth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace is looking to improve his position but Smooth isn't that keen on the idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace wants to hold on but Smooth pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William Wallace will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wallace has managed to clinch.
Smooth breaks from the clinch.
Smooth misses with a head kick.
Wallace's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smooth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wallace scrambles back to his feet.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smooth sprawls well. Smooth wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wallace gets slowly back to his feet.
Smooth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wallace throws a shot to the body.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smooth as he jumps to the side.
Smooth keeps the fight on the outside.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smooth as he avoids it easily.
Nazz Smooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wallace.
Smooth fails with the takedown.
Smooth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt.
Wallace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smooth shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wallace defends it nicely.
Smooth is looking to wear down Wallace with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wallace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smooth.
Wallace shoots in and drives through. Smooth sprawls well.
Smooth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab lands there for Smooth.
Smooth misses with a wild combination.
Smooth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Smooth.
Wallace shoots in and bounces Smooth off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Smooth manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smooth cracks Wallace with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smooth won't let Wallace get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Wallace is trying to escape the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smooth manages to capitalize on a mistake by Wallace to take his back!
Smooth doesn't have the hooks in and Wallace manages to turn into his guard.
Wallace won't allow Smooth to get back to his feet.
Smooth trying to control the position here.
Smooth keeping full guard, as Wallace tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smooth tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smooth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smooth trying to strike off his back.
Wallace stopping the sweep attempt from Smooth.
Wallace is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wallace trying to control but Smooth is working from the bottom.
Smooth throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. William Wallace wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt - Smooth sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wallace.
Nazz Smooth is winning the standup battle so far.
Wallace fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wallace.
Wallace defending well as Smooth loads up on a big left hand.
Wallace scores with a hook to the body. Smooth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smooth misses with a wild body shot.
Wallace will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wallace takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch lands to the side of Wallace 's head but he takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch combination from Smooth misses.
Smooth throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nazz Smooth.
I think Smooth has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nazz Smooth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Forrest Bonnar!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Paul Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Bonnar.
Smith lands a head kick. Bonnar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bonnar tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bonnar to the ground. Bonnar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Bonnar with an uppercut!
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bonnar circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith tries to clinch but Bonnar is having none of it.
Bonnar misses with a double jab.
Bonnar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonnar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Forrest Bonnar has been cut.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bonnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith with a hook.
Bonnar is rocked!
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bonnar is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith throws a series of punches but Bonnar moves out of range.
Smith connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Bonnar! He's out on his feet! Smith rushes in and drops Bonnar with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bear Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rai Satele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butcher comes to the cage accompanied by Murder Of MAnkind by BIOHAZARD. Rai Satele is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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255 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bear Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rai Satele!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Satele.
Satele gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Butcher counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Butcher finds it's way through Satele's defenses.
Satele shoots and misses
and Butcher counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Satele won't allow Butcher to pass to mount.
Satele is looking to control Butcher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Satele avoid being mounted?
Butcher is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Satele wants to get back to his feet.
Butcher wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Satele is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Butcher pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Butcher is thwarting Satele's attempts to control the position.
Butcher tries to stand and escape but Satele is controlling the position.
Satele wants to get back to his feet.
Butcher tries to stand and escape but Satele is controlling the position.
Butcher controlling the action here.
Butcher seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Satele for as long as he can get away with.
Bear Butcher has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Satele gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Satele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bear Butcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rai Satele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Butcher as Satele shoots in.
Satele shoots in and drives through. Butcher sprawls well.
Satele looks gassed!
Butcher cracks Satele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Horrible takedown by Satele or perhaps it was just good defense by Butcher which made him look bad.
Butcher lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher cracks Satele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Satele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Butcher closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Butcher prevents Satele from improving his position.
Butcher tries to pass the half guard into mount. Satele knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satele wants to control but Butcher is keeping busy.
Butcher not doing much here.
Butcher passes to side control.
Butcher tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Satele tries to escape but Butcher is in control.
Butcher tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Butcher is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Butcher wants to stand but Satele is controlling his arm.
A lull in the action here as Butcher stalls from top position.
Butcher wants to stand but Satele has his arm trapped.
You can see the frustration on Satele's face as Butcher controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butcher wants to stand but Satele has his arm trapped.
Butcher stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Butcher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Satele gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Butcher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Butcher shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Satele's guard.
Satele is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Butcher would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Butcher trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Butcher looking to sit in guard and control but Satele gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Butcher has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Satele off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher looking to score a takedown here. Satele is defending well but Butcher drives through and ends up in Satele's guard.
Bear Butcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Butcher tries to stand but Satele is controlling from the bottom.
Butcher wants to stand and escape but instead Satele has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Butcher controls Satele momentarily but Satele frees himself.
Butcher wants to stand and escape but Satele is having none of it.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Satele from controlling successfully.
Butcher looking to control.
Butcher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bear Butcher just wasn't active enough.
Satele shoots for a double leg takedown but Butcher sprawls well. He's pushed Satele's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Butcher fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Satele avoids it really well and circles away.
Satele has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice sprawl there from Satele as Butcher shoots in.
Butcher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bear Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butcher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher lands a right hook to the body.
Butcher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Butcher shoots in but no luck this time.
Butcher stuffs the takedown attempt from Satele. Satele gets slowly back to his feet.
Satele shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Butcher defends it nicely.
Satele is breathing heavily.
Satele takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Butcher stuffs the takedown attempt from Satele. Satele gets slowly back to his feet.
Bear Butcher is winning the standup battle so far.
Satele tries to move into range but Butcher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher scores with a decent looking hook.
Satele closes this distance looking for a takedown but Butcher circles away.
Bear Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher cracks Satele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Butcher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Butcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Satele can do to turn this around?
Butcher jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Butcher misses with a series of wild punches.
Butcher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Satele avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bear Butcher dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Satele shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Butcher as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown by Satele or perhaps it was just good defense by Butcher which made him look bad.
Butcher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sloppy strikes from Butcher. Those never looked like landing.
Satele walks into a stiff left hand from Butcher.
Butcher tests Satele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Satele is rocked!
Satele fails with a takedown attempt.
Bear Butcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rai Satele.
Satele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab, jab by Butcher - just one landing.
Satele is still on wobbly legs! Can Butcher finish him?
Butcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satele switches off momentarily and Butcher cracks him with a monster right hand! Satele topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Butcher dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Butcher!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bear Butcher!
A relieved looking Bear Butcher 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 Polo Cambodia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Riding All Night And Day kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
148 lbs
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22
130 lbs
6 - 1 - 1 |
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Basic striking
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Polo Cambodia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, George Santos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cambodia looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
Cambodia swinging wildly here.
Cambodia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Santos to the mat! Santos manages to get full guard.
Cambodia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cambodia stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cambodia fails to land with a series of punches.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Cambodia misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cambodia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos tries to clinch but Cambodia is having none of it.
Cambodia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cambodia. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Cambodia pushes him off.
Cambodia throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Cambodia lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
George Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch but Cambodia is having none of it.
Cambodia gets a takedown into half guard.
Cambodia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cambodia lands with a punch from half guard.
Cambodia decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Cambodia throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Santos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cambodia tries to score a body lock takedown but Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Santos.
It looks like Polo Cambodia has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the cage.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cambodia's defenses.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos throws an elbow but it misses.
Santos pushes off an throws an elbow but Cambodia leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cambodia manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Santos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cambodia's guard.
Cambodia gets back to full guard.
Santos wants to control from the top but Cambodia keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia pushes Santos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Santos wants to clinch.
Cambodia wants to land a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Cambodia throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Cambodia misses with a wild body shot.
Cambodia throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Santos wants to clinch up but Cambodia keeps it at a distance.
Cambodia tries to land a front kick but Santos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cambodia looks to throw a body kick
and Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Santos.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Cambodia avoids the damage to the body.
Cambodia blocks the elbow strike.
Cambodia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Santos wants to stall.
Santos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cambodia tries to throw a body punch but Santos avoids it by throwing Cambodia back against the cage.
Santos misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Polo Cambodia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Polo Cambodia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cambodia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A leg kick checked by Santos.
Cambodia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cambodia misses the jab.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cambodia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cambodia swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Cambodia tries a low kick but Santos avoids it.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cambodia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cambodia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cambodia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Polo Cambodia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cambodia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos avoids the head kick by Cambodia.
Cambodia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Cambodia circles away.
Santos avoids the head kick by Cambodia.
Cambodia swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Cambodia scores with a four punch combination!
Santos is looking to clinch.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Cambodia pushes him off.
Cambodia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cambodia tries a head kick but it misses.
Cambodia misses the shot to the body.
Cambodia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Cambodia misses with a wild body shot.
Santos tries to clinch but Cambodia moves out of range.
Cambodia throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
Cambodia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santos.
Cambodia throws a shot from downtown. Santos moves away and avoids it.
Cambodia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cambodia swinging wildly here.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cambodia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cambodia throws a right and a left that Santos avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia throws a push kick but Santos slaps the foot to one side.
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Cambodia avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the cage.
Cambodia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cambodia's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cambodia blocks an elbow strike from Santos.
Cambodia taking a breather.
Cambodia tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Santos throws an elbow but it misses.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Come on Cambodia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cambodia wants to stall.
Cambodia blocks the elbow strike.
Santos blocks a body shot from Cambodia.
Cambodia blocks an elbow strike.
Cambodia managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Cambodia takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cambodia blocks the elbow strike.
Cambodia avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Cambodia avoids the damage to the body.
Cambodia managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos lands a damaging elbow.
Cambodia has clasped his hands together around Santos's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Cambodia decides to stand back up.
Cambodia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos is looking to clinch.
Cambodia is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Santos's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cambodia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Cambodia circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cambodia wants to land a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Cambodia shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Santos napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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.
Cambodia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Polo Cambodia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Polo Cambodia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cambodia fails with a takedown attempt.
Cambodia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cambodia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos checks a leg kick.
Cambodia misses with the combination.
Cambodia looks to land a left hand but Santos moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Cambodia.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cambodia.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Cambodia pushes him off.
Cambodia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cambodia looking to score a takedown here. Santos is defending well but Cambodia drives through and ends up in Santos's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos working for a triangle but Cambodia defends it easily.
Cambodia is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Santos tries to strike from the bottom.
Santos wants to hit a switch here but Cambodia passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Santos there!
Cambodia working Santos over with strikes here.
Cambodia controlling his opponent.
Cambodia looking for a guillotine from mount but Santos is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cambodia swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Polo Cambodia!
Polo Cambodia retains his bantamweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Dope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Flair might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Slayer - Reign In Blood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
260 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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27
270 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ric Flair!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Dope!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flair shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dope as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dope.
Dope tries to clinch but Flair is having none of it.
Dope blocks a jab.
Dope takes the fight into the clinch.
Flair drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Flair is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dope pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ric Flair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flair tries to score a body lock takedown but Dope shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dope is pressed up against the cage. Flair has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dope down to the mat. Dope avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Flair gets tackled into the cage by Dope. Dope maintains the clinch.
Dope gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Flair is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dope pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dope thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flair's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair works his way to full guard. Good work.
Flair is trying to keep Dope in close.
Dope tries to free his leg and advance position but Flair is retaining full guard.
Flair preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Flair escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dope gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dope's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dope keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Flair's head.
Dope must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Flair is looking for a triangle but Dope pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dope working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dope trying to control the position from guard on top but Flair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flair throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Flair keeping moving, preventing Dope from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair controls Dope momentarily but Dope frees himself.
Dope really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flair. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dope is posturing up here but Flair has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Dope tries to roll out but it's too tight and Dope has to tap! Slick submission there by Flair!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ric Flair!
Ric Flair is the new heavyweight champion!
Ric Flair really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Malicious Intent Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laxa Tiv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiv's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Animal I have become - Three Days Grace. Cain Velasquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
247 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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25
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Laxa Tiv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tiv tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Velasquez is in Tiv's guard.
Tiv has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Velasquez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Velasquez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tiv was covering up waiting for the punch and Velasquez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Velasquez throwing strikes but missing.
Velasquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velasquez won't allow Tiv to get back to his feet.
Velasquez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tiv is keeping the position for now.
Tiv uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Velasquez misses with a double jab.
Tiv throws a series of punches but Velasquez avoids them all with ease.
Velasquez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiv throws a front kick that sends Velasquez stumbling back into the cage.
Velasquez looks gassed!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Velasquez.
A good leg kick by Tiv.
A head kick from Tiv lands but Velasquez takes it in his stride.
It looks like Cain Velasquez has been cut.
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!
Left hook, right uppercut from Tiv.
Tiv connects with an inside leg kick.
Tiv lands with a big left! Velasquez is wobbled badly! Tiv comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Velasquez to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Laxa Tiv!
In his post fight interview, Laxa Tiv started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Aces (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber has chosen Motörhead - King of Kings as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Urijah Faber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonny Aces!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aces throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aces takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Faber shoots in for a takedown but Aces shows good takedown defense.
Faber dodges the punch combination from Aces.
The crowd cheers as Aces lands an impressive looking overhand right. Faber doesn't seem phased though.
Aces lands a high kick!
Aces takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Faber misses with a few strikes there.
Faber tries for a takedown but Aces sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aces eats them both and turns towards Faber to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Faber.
Jonny Aces has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.
Faber shoots in looking for a takedown but Aces manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Faber's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aces scores with a decent looking hook.
Aces misses with a wild combination.
Faber lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aces moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jonny Aces is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aces jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faber swinging wildly here.
Faber dodges the punch combination from Aces.
Aces throws a jab but it's blocked by Faber.
Aces misses with a few strikes there.
Aces throws a series of punches but Faber moves out of range.
Faber lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Faber lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Faber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Faber throws a one two combo.
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!
Faber lands with a nice combination. Aces backs away looking to recover.
Aces is rocked!
Faber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aces.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber swings for the body but Aces moves out of range.
Aces misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aces throws out the jab.
Faber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Faber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faber throws a right and a left that Aces avoids nicely.
Aces misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Aces.
Aces swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Faber counters with a series of strikes. Aces will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aces throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faber avoids the body shot from Aces.
Aces on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Faber tries to bum rush Aces with a series of wild strikes but Aces uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aces showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faber.
Aces throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber throws a combination that misses
and Aces counters with a series of strikes. Faber will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aces swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aces misses with an uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Faber.
Aces throws a head kick but Faber moves out of range.
A combination from Aces does no damage.
Faber is working the combinations to good effect here.
Aces defending well as Faber loads up on a big left hand.
Aces throws a right and a left that both miss.
Faber takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Faber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Faber fails to land with a series of punches.
Aces takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aces misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Aces misses the target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Faber!
Urijah Faber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aces throws a nice looking combination but Faber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aces circles away quickly and effectively.
Aces dodges the punch combination from Faber.
Faber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aces.
A looping hook to the body misses from Faber. Aces does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aces throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faber shoots in looking for a takedown but Aces manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Faber's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Faber throws a right and a left that Aces avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faber takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aces steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faber.
Aces lands a glancing blow to the side of Faber's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Urijah Faber will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A left and a right from Aces both land. Nice combination.
Faber connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Faber!
Nice uppercut there from Aces.
Faber swinging wildly here.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Aces! Faber is out on his feet! Aces rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Faber is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Faber is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Aces!
After the fight, Jonny Aces was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Kalizhnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Kalizhnikov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Ellis's chin.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Kalizhnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ellis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kalizhnikov was covering up waiting for the punch and Ellis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kalizhnikov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ellis defends it easily.
Kalizhnikov has his foot on Ellis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ellis works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ellis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kalizhnikov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ellis on the ground.
Kalizhnikov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ellis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ellis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ellis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kalizhnikov keeping moving, preventing Ellis from controlling successfully.
Ellis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kalizhnikov kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kalizhnikov can't keep his opponent in guard - Ellis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kalizhnikov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis is trying to work for a kimura but Kalizhnikov is defending well.
Kalizhnikov pushes Ellis off but Ellis dives into side control.
Kalizhnikov is trying to work for a sweep but Ellis has mounted him!
Ellis working for a submission but Kalizhnikov is keeping him at bay.
Ellis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kalizhnikov is looking to get to half guard.
Ellis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalizhnikov is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Ellis locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Kalizhnikov is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Ellis!
Alexander Ellis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes to the cage accompanied by Destroy Everything - Hatebreed. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price connects with an inside leg kick.
Price fails in his attempt to clinch.
Price chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tyson can pounce on him.
Tyson lands the left hand.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Price closes the distance and clinches.
Price tries to land knees in the clinch but Tyson avoids the damage to the body.
Price gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Charles Tyson has been cut.
Tyson gets through Price's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Price lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Price is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Price throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tysons head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Price has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.
Price lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Charles Tyson's cut even more.
A right hook to the body lands for Tyson.
Price is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tyson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Price walks away with a smile on his face. Tyson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Price scores with a kick to the midsection.
Trevor Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trevor Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Price.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Price blocks a head kick by Tyson.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Price is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Price closes the distance and clinches.
Price stops a takedown attempt from Tyson.
Trevor Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Tyson.
Price taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price lands a nice uppercut.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Price has him pressed against the cage.
Price pushes Tyson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyson takes an elbow to the temple.
The cut above Charles Tyson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tyson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Price lands an elbow just above Tyson 's eye.
Charles Tyson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charles Tyson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trevor Price!
Trevor Price decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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