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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Ja Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greco comes to the cage accompanied by target=blank>Jesus Fucking Christ. Tony Ja Greco looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Great elbows
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Ja Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rico Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greco.
A swing and a miss from Rodriguez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Greco.
Greco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Greco chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Greco tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Greco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Greco dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Greco lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguez won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Greco obliges.
Rodriguez looks gassed!
Greco's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Greco lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Greco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stalling in the clinch from Greco.
Greco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Greco lands a damaging elbow.
Greco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Greco leaning against his opponent.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Greco scores a nice knee to the body.
Greco scores a nice knee to the body.
Greco lands an elbow inside that Rodriguez shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Greco.
Greco scores with a knee to the head.
Greco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Greco lands a damaging elbow.
Greco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Greco just leaning against Rodriguez, taking a breather.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but Greco won't allow it.
Greco has Rodriguez pushed against the cage.
Greco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rodriguez pulls guard successfully.
Greco trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rodriguez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco controls Rodriguez momentarily but Rodriguez frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Greco holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Greco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ja Greco dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Greco swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Greco is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez misses with a few strikes there.
Rodriguez fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Greco.
Greco tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rodriguez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A clash of legs there as Rodriguez blocks the low kick.
Greco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez throws a head kick but Greco moves out of range.
Rodriguez looks to land a body kick but Greco moved away.
Greco doesn't manage to clinch there - Rodriguez circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rodriguez shoots in and drives through. Greco sprawls well.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Greco darts in and clinches Rodriguez up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Greco.
Greco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodriguez's defenses.
Greco lands an elbow inside that Rodriguez shrugs off.
Greco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Greco lands an elbow inside.
Greco connects with a knee to the head.
Greco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tony Ja Greco has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Greco is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Greco lands a knee to the body.
Greco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Greco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Greco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Greco lands an elbow just above Rodriguez 's eye.
Nice elbow from Greco.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Greco.
Greco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Greco stops a takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Tony Ja Greco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Rodriguez.
Greco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodriguez jumps into guard, dragging Greco to the mat.
Rodriguez controls Greco momentarily but Greco frees himself.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Greco wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
Rodriguez wants to sweep here but Greco controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Ja Greco dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Greco cracks the inside of Rodriguez's front leg.
Greco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tony Ja Greco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greco clinches with his opponent.
Greco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Greco lands an elbow inside.
Greco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Rico Rodriguez has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Greco lands an elbow inside.
Greco stalling.
Greco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Greco landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco lands a damaging elbow.
Greco lands a nice elbow.
Greco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rodriguez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rodriguez has Greco pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Greco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Greco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Greco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rodriguez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Greco lands a nice elbow.
Greco is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Greco lands a nice knee to the body.
Greco lands an elbow that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Greco obliges.
Rodriguez fails to pull guard.
Greco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rodriguez's defenses.
Rodriguez working aggressively here.
Greco scores with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Greco has him pinned against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Greco.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Greco.
Greco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rodriguez wants a takedown but no success here.
Tony Ja Greco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Rodriguez.
Greco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Greco holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Greco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Greco tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Greco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez.
Greco lands an elbow inside.
Greco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Greco lands an elbow just above Rodriguez 's eye.
Greco landing knees to the body.
Greco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rodriguez pulls guard effortlessly.
Rodriguez managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to sweep here but Greco controlling him for the moment.
Greco trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Rico Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rodriguez looking to control.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Greco from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Ja Greco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Greco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Ja Greco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noah Spitler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmie Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns has chosen You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon as his entrance music. Jimmie Johns told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Noah Spitler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmie Johns!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spitler.
Johns misses with a body shot.
Spitler dives in and grabs Johns's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johns pushes down on Spitler's head and hops out.
Johns stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Spitler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spitler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johns as he avoids it easily.
Johns stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johns wants it to stay on the feet.
Spitler ducks under a wild hook from Johns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Johns. No joy for Spitler on that attempt.
Spitler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Spitler misses with a takedown attempt - Johns sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spitler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jimmie Johns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Spitler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johns misses the shot to the body.
Johns just misses with a punch to the body.
Horrible takedown by Spitler or perhaps it was just good defense by Johns which made him look bad.
Spitler has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johns lands a nice hook to Spitler's body. Spitler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spitler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johns circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Johns as Spitler shoots in.
Johns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johns looks to score with a jab to the body but Spitler is just out of range.
Spitler dives in and grabs Johns's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johns pushes down on Spitler's head and hops out.
Spitler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johns as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spitler misses with a takedown attempt - Johns sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spitler misses with a takedown attempt - Johns sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johns is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spitler rather than just go for the knockout.
Spitler looks for a takedown but Johns sprawls well.
Spitler shoots in and drives through. Johns sprawls well.
Spitler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johns is fending him off so far but Spitler persists. Nope, Johns circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Spitler fails to land the takedown.
Spitler is breathing heavily.
Spitler closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johns circles away.
Johns stuffs the takedown.
Johns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spitler looks for a takedown but Johns sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spitler avoids the body shot from Johns.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmie Johns dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Johns.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Spitler is defended easily by Johns.
Spitler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Spitler lands in his opponent's guard.
Spitler drops back, looking for a kneebar! Johns looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Johns looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Johns!
Johns content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Spitler is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spitler is looking to regain half guard here but Johns keeps moving and retains side control.
Johns just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Spitler is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Johns has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Noah Spitler will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spitler.
Horrible takedown by Spitler or perhaps it was just good defense by Johns which made him look bad.
Spitler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johns as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Spitler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spitler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns leaves Spitler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Spitler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spitler shoots in but Johns avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Spitler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johns but Johns pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Spitler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johns defends it nicely.
Spitler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Spitler closes the distance and clinches up with Johns, looking for a takedown. Spitler pushes Johns against the cage but Johns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johns lands with an uppercut that bounces Spitler off the cage and back into rage.
Johns stuffs the takedown attempt from Spitler. Spitler gets slowly back to his feet.
Noah Spitler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johns throws a body punch but Spitler moves out of range.
Spitler shoots for a double leg takedown but Johns sprawls well. He's pushed Spitler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johns looks to score with a jab to the body but Spitler is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spitler shoots for a takedown but Johns saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Spitler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johns swings for the body but Spitler moves out of range.
Spitler looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johns is fending him off so far but Spitler persists. Nope, Johns circles away and we're back to standing.
Johns lands a slapping body shot.
Spitler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johns as he avoids it easily.
Spitler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johns but Johns pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johns stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Johns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spitler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spitler tries for a takedown but Johns sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johns looks to score with a jab to the body but Spitler is just out of range.
Johns misses with a body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johns misses with a body shot
and Spitler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spitler tries for a takedown but Johns sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmie Johns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johns has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmie Johns!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Al Koholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Marcelo Riberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koholic's entrance music is The Distance by Cake. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Koholic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Marcelo Riberio!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koholic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koholic scores with a kick to the body.
Koholic moves into the clinch successfully.
Riberio tries to pull guard but Koholic won't allow it.
Riberio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Koholic smiles and moves away.
Riberio tries for a takedown but Koholic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Al Koholic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Marcelo Riberio.
Koholic is looking to clinch but Riberio is avoiding it.
Riberio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koholic's waist but Koholic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riberio off to one side.
Koholic moves into range and clinches up with Riberio.
Riberio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koholic walks away with a smile on his face. Riberio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Riberio tries to keep at a distance but Koholic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koholic stops a takedown attempt from Riberio.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koholic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Riberio's brow.
Koholic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Riberio.
Koholic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koholic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Koholic. No joy for Riberio on that attempt.
Koholic gets a clinch.
Riberio jumps guard but Koholic stands there with Riberio around his waist. Riberio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Koholic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riberio backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short left from Koholic.
Riberio has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Koholic uses from the top position.
Koholic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koholic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Riberio keeping full guard, as Koholic tries to pass.
Koholic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riberio on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koholic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Koholic trying to control but Riberio is working from the bottom.
Koholic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Koholic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Koholic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Riberio for as long as he can get away with.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Koholic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Koholic tries to clinch there but Riberio circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riberio shoots in and drives through. Koholic sprawls well.
Riberio keeps the fight on the outside.
Al Koholic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riberio fails with a takedown attempt.
Koholic pushes Riberio up against the cage in a clinch.
Riberio tries to pull guard but Koholic won't allow it.
Koholic gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Riberio is staying active underneath Koholic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Koholic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Riberio slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Riberio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Riberio looks gassed!
Riberio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koholic defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koholic controlling from the top position.
Koholic wants to control from the top but Riberio keeps moving.
Riberio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koholic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Koholic is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Koholic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koholic tries to clinch but Riberio is having none of it.
Riberio tries to clinch up
and Koholic counters by moving into the clinch.
Koholic breaks the clinch.
Koholic looks to clinch
so Riberio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Riberio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Koholic keeping moving, preventing Riberio from controlling successfully.
Koholic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Koholic has control of Riberio's left arm, preventing Riberio from doing any damage.
Riberio stopping the sweep attempt from Koholic.
Koholic wants to get back to his feet but Riberio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koholic keeping moving, preventing Riberio from controlling successfully.
Koholic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koholic clinches with his opponent.
Koholic lands with a short shot to the head.
Koholic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riberio's face.
It looks like Andre Marcelo Riberio has been cut.
Riberio is breathing heavily.
Riberio is fighting off a takedown attempt but Koholic is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Riberio to the mat. Riberio regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Riberio keeping moving, preventing Koholic from controlling successfully.
Koholic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Koholic pushing down on Riberio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koholic stalling.
Koholic is trying to control the action in half guard but Riberio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Koholic controlling the action here.
Riberio trying to control but Koholic postures up.
Riberio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Riberio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koholic trying to control the pace.
Koholic is keen to just control but Riberio is a slippery customer.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Koholic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Riberio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Koholic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riberio won't be happy with that.
Riberio struggling a bit here.
Koholic looks up at the clock and then as Riberio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Koholic smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Koholic has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Riberio!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koholic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Koholic tries to control but Riberio wriggling away.
Koholic landing strikes from the mount and Riberio is in trouble!
Koholic looking to control but Riberio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Koholic controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Koholic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andre Marcelo Riberio's cut.
That's time! Koholic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Koholic just misses with a punch to the body.
Koholic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Riberio tries to hold on but Koholic postures up.
Koholic controlling from the full mount.
Riberio wants to get back to his feet.
Riberio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Koholic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Riberio is looking to escape.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Koholic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Riberio with a poor takedown
and Koholic moves into the clinch.
Riberio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koholic has Riberio pushed against the cage.
Koholic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riberio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Koholic.
Riberio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koholic manages to break the clinch.
Riberio misses with a takedown
and Koholic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Koholic looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Koholic thows a huge punch but Riberio dodges it nicely.
Koholic seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riberio tries to roll over but Koholic keeps him under control.
Koholic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Koholic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Koholic is trying to control the action in half guard but Riberio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koholic perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Al Koholic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Koholic doesn't manage to clinch there - Riberio circles away.
Koholic has closed the distance and engaged Riberio in a clinch.
Koholic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riberio tries to circle away but Koholic has him pinned against the cage.
Riberio has had enough of the clinch but Koholic keeps him there for the moment.
Koholic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riberio fails with the takedown
and Koholic counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Riberio!
Al Koholic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Marcelo Riberio.
Koholic looking to control but Riberio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Riberio tries to hold on but Koholic pushes him away.
Koholic controlling his opponent.
Riberio is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koholic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Koholic trying to control but Riberio is having none of it.
Koholic controlling the position easily from mount.
Andre Marcelo Riberio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Koholic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Al Koholic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koholic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Koholic!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ellison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to im bad. Marcus Jones is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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277 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Ellison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellison tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ellison sees it coming and defends easily.
Jones throwing shots but Ellison is blocking nicely.
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ellison is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Ellison is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ellison to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Ellison is retaining full guard.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones working some strikes from top position.
Ellison keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
An elbow from Jones crashes against the mat.
Jones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ellison is avoiding damage well.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ellison is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison is trying to get back to his feet.
Ellison is breathing heavily.
Ellison is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ellison down.
Jones in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jones landing a few strikes.
Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but Ellison is defending well.
Ellison managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ellison has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellison is letting Jones control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ellison knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jones landing strikes.
Jones advances to mount.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ellison's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ellison manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellison is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Ellison tries to escape but Jones is in control.
Ellison takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Ellison is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Jones yanks on the arm and Ellison is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Jones!
Marcus Jones is the new super heavyweight champion!
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