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Dynasty FC 2: Retreat PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mika Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West has chosen Cee Lo Green - F-bomb as his entrance music. Robert West will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mika Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert West!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West clinches up with Daniels and pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
West with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mika Daniels has been cut.
Daniels fails to pull the fight into his guard.
West connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Daniels goes down! West jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Daniels is rocked!
West is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West controlling from mount.
Oh Daniels is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daniels tries to buck West off but he can't manage it.
Daniels is looking to improve his position but West isn't that keen on the idea.
Daniels seems to have got his legs back now.
West controlling from the full mount.
Daniels tries to lock up and control but West gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
West tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to improve his position but West isn't that keen on the idea.
West tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
West raining down hammerfists from mount.
West sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
West's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Daniels keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
West trying to control but Daniels is having none of it.
West takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Daniels is working to get back to half guard.
Daniels tries to lock up and control but West gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
West lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West won't let Daniels get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Daniels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
West controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Daniels looks a forlorn figure.
West content just to control the position here.
Daniels on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Daniels tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Daniels takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Daniels tries to reverse the position but West maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels tries to lock up and control but West gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
West lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Daniels can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Daniels tries to lock up and control but West gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West controlling from the full mount.
Daniels working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West trying to control but Daniels is having none of it.
Daniels wants to hold on but West pushes him away.
West looking to finish Daniels with some ground and pound. This is bad for Daniels!
West looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Daniels is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
West looking to control but Daniels is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Daniels tries to hold on but West pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert West dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mika Daniels's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daniels takes the fight into the clinch.
Daniels wants to take the fight to the mat but West manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
West manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Daniels looking for a takedown.
West landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by West.
Daniels is trying to pull guard but West turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mika Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daniels's efforts to push away.
West keeps control of Daniels as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daniels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West is pushing Daniels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
West utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West landing knees to the head.
West has Daniels tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Daniels to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Robert West!
After winning the bout, Robert West thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tanla Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daws Berrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berrera has chosen High School Gym as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tanla Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daws Berrera!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Berrera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Berrera tries to land a front kick but Singh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Berrera connects with a solid leg kick.
Berrera lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Singh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Berrera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Berrera tests Singh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Berrera lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berrera moves out of range as Singh strikes.
Singh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Berrera scores with a four punch combination!
Berrera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berrera lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick lands from Berrera.
Berrera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Singh.
That kick from Berrera tenderised Singh's leg. Singh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Singh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berrera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Berrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berrera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Berrera misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berrera keeps Singh at a distance using the push kick.
A nice combination there by Berrera.
Singh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berrera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Berrera throws a nice head kick!
Singh thows a leg kick but Berrera checks it
and Berrera counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Berrera lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Singh backs up against the cage.
Berrera keeps Singh at a distance using the push kick.
Berrera misses with a head kick.
Singh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Oooh a lovely combination from Berrera sends Singh down but not out. Berrera dives into side control looking to finish.
Singh is rocked!
Singh is letting Berrera control him for a moment.
Oh Singh is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Daws Berrera wasn't active enough on the ground.
Berrera misses with a few strikes there.
Berrera swinging wildly here.
Berrera thuds a left hand into Singh's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berrera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Singh throws a hook but Berrera avoids it easily.
Berrera cracks Singh with a good jab.
Berrera scores with a kick to the body.
Daws Berrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Singh throws a body punch but Berrera moves out of range.
Berrera scores with a decent looking hook.
Singh tries to score with a low kick but Berrera moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Berrera.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh blocks a head kick by Berrera.
Singh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daws Berrera dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Berrera misses with the combination.
Singh moves out of range of the body kick from Berrera.
Berrera misses with a double jab.
Singh avoids the head kick by Berrera.
Decent striking displayed by Singh there.
Berrera works over Singh's head and body with a nice combination.
Berrera moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Singh moves out of range of the body kick.
Berrera feints and then cracks Singh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Singh down.
Singh blocks a head kick by Berrera.
Berrera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berrera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Singh pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid body kick from Berrera.
Berrera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Singh. That did some damage!
Berrera throws a one two combo.
Singh misses the shot to the body.
Singh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Singh moves out of range as Berrera throws a body kick.
Singh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Berrera.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Berrera - that will leave a mark!
Berrera lands with a nice body kick.
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!
Singh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berrera throws a nice looking combination but Singh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Berrera does no damage.
Singh throws a sloppy head kick and Berrera moves out of range easily.
Berrera throws a body kick that misses.
Berrera scores with a push kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Singh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Berrera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Berrera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Berrera lands a head kick. Singh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Singh throws a head kick but Berrera moves out of range.
A head kick from Berrera lands but Singh takes it in his stride.
Singh dips to his left and cracks Berrera with an uppercut!
Berrera scores with a decent looking hook.
Singh will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Singh got wobbled bad by a big combination! Berrera presses forward with punches and knees until Singh stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Singh closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daws Berrera!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nike Dallas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader has chosen Imperial March as his entrance music. Darth Vader is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nike Dallas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darth Vader!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Vader. Those never looked like landing.
Horrible takedown by Dallas or perhaps it was just good defense by Vader which made him look bad.
Vader moves to clinch but Dallas breaks away
and Dallas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vader throws a leg kick that misses.
Darth Vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dallas throws a leg kick but Vader checks it.
Dallas keeps the fight on the outside.
Vader tries to close the distance and clinch but Dallas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vader looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vader closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Nike Dallas has been cut.
Vader throws a body punch but Dallas moves out of range.
Vader closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vader leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vader has Dallas pressed against the cage, preventing Dallas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dallass head.
Vader is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dallas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Vader.
Dallas pulls Vader into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vader looking to sit in guard and control but Dallas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vader looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dallas controls the pace.
Dallas wants to get up but he can't break Vader's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vader holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Darth Vader wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vader shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Vader was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vader landing strikes from the mount and Dallas is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vader goes for an armbar but Dallas turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dallas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader looking to control.
Dallas stands and steps away. Vader gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dallas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vader.
Vader avoids the head kick by Dallas.
Dallas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nike Dallas's cut is getting worse.
A nice combination there by Vader.
Nike Dallas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A left and a right from Vader both land. Nice combination.
Dallas is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vader throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Dallas's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Vader dives in looking to finish as Dallas flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Vader's strikes! Vader is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Dallas's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Dallas was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darth Vader!
Darth Vader took some time post fight to say the following; 'Wossup, ma niggas?'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kolo Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kolo Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Young!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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.
Bryant working away.
Bryant controls the position from side control.
Bryant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bryant is staying tight to Young's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bryant prevents Young from escaping the position.
Bryant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young wants to control but Bryant postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bryant takes the fight into the clinch.
Young blocks an elbow strike from Bryant.
A nice left hand lands by Young.
Bryant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Young avoids it.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bryant digs a good hook to Young's body.
Young misses with a head kick.
Young throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bryant is looking to clinch.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Young with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alan Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bryant somewhat.
Young goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bryant blocks a head kick by Young.
Bryant fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kolo Bryant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young thuds his shin into the meat of Bryant's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryant throws a body punch but Young moves out of range.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young tries to clinch up.
Bryant throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bryant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bryant walks into a straight right hand from Young.
Young lands with a nice combination. Bryant backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young scores with a spinning back kick!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bryant crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Young - the referee stops the clock and Bryant gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Young. Bryant manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice takedown defense from Young. No joy for Bryant on that attempt.
Bryant looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Bryant shoots in and drives through. Young sprawls well.
Bryant is breathing heavily.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bryant gets a takedown into half guard.
Bryant is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Young can do anything to dispel that myth.
Young tries to get to full guard but Bryant has control of the leg.
Young looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kolo Bryant.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Bryant is looking to clinch.
Young moves into range and clinches up with Bryant.
Young breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bryant takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Young plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Kolo Bryant has been cut.
Bryant fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alan Young will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kolo Bryant's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Young gets caught napping as Bryant dives in and scores a takedown. Young manages to retain guard.
Bryant trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Young working for a triangle but Bryant defends it easily.
Bryant trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Bryant preventing the sweep.
Young being controlled here, momentarily.
Bryant wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kolo Bryant wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant tries to clinch there but Young circles away.
Bryant blocks a head kick by Young.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bryant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bryant takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alan Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bryant scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bryant closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Young to the mat! Young manages to get full guard.
Bryant slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Young looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bryant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Young is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young working for a triangle but Bryant defends it easily.
Bryant wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Bryant controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bryant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Young is keeping the position for now.
Bryant is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bryant wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Bryant is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We're going to have a standup here because Kolo Bryant wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bryant sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bryant just misses with a punch to the body.
Young fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bryant, pushing him back against the cage.
Young manages to break the clinch.
Alan Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Young with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bryant looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Young's head.
Bryant stalling away here and it's allowed Young to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bryant showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryant postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bryant is aware though and is defending well.
Bryant throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kolo Bryant dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kolo Bryant's cut.
That's time! Bryant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bryant moves away from the strike by Young.
Bryant wants to clinch.
Young throws a body punch but Bryant moves out of range.
Young lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bryant's sensitive parts.
Young tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bryant is able to avoid easily.
Young scores with a nice head shot.
Bryant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crunch! Young slams his shin into Bryant's torso.
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Young throws a head kick but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant wants to clinch.
Young throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bryant scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Young is looking for a sweep. Bryant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bryant in particular looking to stall.
Bryant frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bryant putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bryant controlling his opponent.
Kolo Bryant overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Young tries to lock up and control but Bryant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant controlling from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young tries to lock up and control but Bryant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bryant looking to secure an arm triangle but Young defends it well.
Bryant tries to control but Young wriggling away.
Young tries to reverse the position but Bryant maintains control.
Bryant controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bryant is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Bryant extends the arm and Young is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kolo Bryant!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akbahi King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Garcilazo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akbahi King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorenzo Garcilazo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Garcilazo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Garcilazo has his takedown stuffed
and King counters with a shoot takedown. Garcilazo fights it but they end up in guard.
Garcilazo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as King controls the pace.
King preventing the sweep.
Garcilazo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Garcilazo has a closed guard, preventing King from standing up.
King pushes down on Garcilazo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Garcilazo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garcilazo is trying to get back to full guard.
King not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcilazo tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King moves nicely into side control.
Garcilazo throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Garcilazo wants to control but King postures up.
King decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lorenzo Garcilazo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King scores with a takedown into Garcilazo's guard.
King is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
King's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Garcilazo has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.
King content to stall in guard here.
Garcilazo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo is trying to control the position but King postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcilazo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
King content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Akbahi King.
Garcilazo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and King counters with a nice double leg into side control. Garcilazo won't be happy with that.
King decides to take the fight back to the feet.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garcilazo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garcilazo has his takedown stuffed
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akbahi King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Garcilazo.
Garcilazo looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo with a poor takedown
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Garcilazo or perhaps it was just good defense by King which made him look bad.
Garcilazo with a poor takedown
and King counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
King breaks the clinch.
King gets a takedown into half guard.
King winds up and cracks Garcilazo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
King is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Garcilazo wants to control but King is keeping busy and won't allow it.
King passes the guard and advances to mount!
King controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King lands a nice shot to the head.
King lands a nice shot to the head.
King takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
King prevents Garcilazo from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King controlling the pace for now.
Garcilazo is bucking up trying to escape but King cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
King controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akbahi King dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
King scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
King passes to side control.
King controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
King cracks Garcilazo with a right hand to the side of the head.
King drives through and clinches with Garcilazo against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
King with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcilazo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garcilazo gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcilazo with a poor takedown
and King counters with a right hand to the body.
Akbahi King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Garcilazo.
Garcilazo is breathing heavily.
King shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Garcilazo's guard.
Akbahi King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King controlling from the top position.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Garcilazo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
Garcilazo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
King advances position into side control!
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!
Garcilazo wants to control but King postures up.
Garcilazo is letting King control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Garcilazo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garcilazo throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
King working the head with strikes.
King happy to just control the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Akbahi King wasn't doing enough on the ground.
King has taken the fight to the clinch.
King has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Garcilazo regains guard immediately.
King gets to his feet - Garcilazo follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King lands a good knee to the midsection. Garcilazo won't want to take too many of those.
King is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Garcilazo can't fight it off and eventually King manages to take the fight to the floor. Garcilazo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
King slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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. Akbahi King wasn't doing enough on the ground.
King gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akbahi King dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
King throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Garcilazo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. King is in Garcilazo's guard.
King advances position into side control!
Garcilazo is looking to reverse the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Garcilazo is looking for a sweep.
Garcilazo struggling a bit here.
King controls the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Akbahi King.
King changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garcilazo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcilazo tries to buck King off but King is having none of it.
King stands up and beckons Garcilazo to his feet.
Garcilazo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King shoots in for a takedown but Garcilazo shows good takedown defense.
Akbahi King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garcilazo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King lands a high kick!
King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcilazo, pushing him back against the cage.
King tightens his grip and picks Garcilazo up, before dumping him to the ground. Garcilazo manages to land in guard.
Garcilazo looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
Garcilazo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcilazo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
King is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Garcilazo is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
Garcilazo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as King controls the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Akbahi King just wasn't active enough.
Garcilazo shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Akbahi King is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown by Garcilazo or perhaps it was just good defense by King which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcilazo with a lazy takedown attempt
and King counters with a left to the body.
Akbahi King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Garcilazo.
King shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Garcilazo's guard.
King 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.
Akbahi King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King pushes down on Garcilazo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if King is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Akbahi King just wasn't active enough.
King shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Garcilazo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King works a leg free and moves into half guard.
King decides to stand up.
Horrible takedown by Garcilazo or perhaps it was just good defense by King which made him look bad.
King drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
King taking a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight!
Akbahi King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akbahi King!
A victorious Akbahi King thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koki Smokey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Koki Smokey!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smokey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smokey wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smokey fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Smokey persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smokey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Smokey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smokey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smokey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smokey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smokey trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Smokey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smokey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Smokey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
Smokey trying to control from Jones's half guard. Jones has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smokey has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Smokey looking to pass the guard.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Smokey defends easily.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smokey is aware though and is defending well.
Smokey thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smokey wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smokey is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smokey regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smokey is controlling Jones's posture.
Smokey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones is pushing down on Smokey's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smokey is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Smokey regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smokey is keeping the position for now.
Jones postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Smokey is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jones, into his guard.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Smokey defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smokey works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Smokey is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Jones works his way to full guard. Good work.
Smokey wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Smokey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smokey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Koki Smokey will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smokey shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Smokey finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ground and pound from Smokey.
Smokey wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones is in trouble now - Smokey has advanced to mount!
Smokey lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Smokey has a good base and remains in mount.
Smokey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Smokey putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Smokey controlling from the full mount.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokey avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Smokey landing strikes from the mount.
Smokey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Smokey landing shots from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smokey looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smokey lands a big elbow - Jones is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Jones is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Koki Smokey!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shiah Coore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Campbell is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shiah Coore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coore works over Campbell's head and body with a nice combination.
Coore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Campbell as he avoids it easily.
Coore tries to clinch up.
Coore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Campbell shoots in for a double leg but Coore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Campbell shoots for a double leg takedown but Coore sprawls well. He's pushed Campbell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Campbell shoots in looking for a takedown. Coore tries to sprawl out of it but Campbell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shiah Coore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Campbell.
Campbell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Coore sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Campbell somewhat.
Campbell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Coore defends it nicely.
Coore throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Coore pushes Campbell up against the cage in a clinch.
Coore digs a right hand into Campbell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Campbell's gas tank.
Campbell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Coore is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Campbell is trying to drag Coore to the mat but Coore just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Coore just leaning against Campbell, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Campbell looks gassed!
Coore manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coore is looking to take this one to the mat.
Campbell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Coore pulls his leg out and moves away.
Coore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Coore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Campbell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shiah Coore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coore keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Coore. No joy for Campbell on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coore as he jumps to the side.
Coore pivots, looking for a leg kick but Campbell is out of range and Coore settles back down.
Coore wants to clinch
and Campbell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Coore trying to control from the bottom.
Coore wants to get back to his feet.
Campbell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Coore wants to control but Campbell is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coore makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Coore throws the kick towards the body but Campbell avoids it.
Coore tries to clinch but Campbell is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Coore sprawls well. Coore wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Campbell gets slowly back to his feet.
Coore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Campbell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Donk. Coore catches Campbell right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shiah Coore dominated that round.
That's time! Coore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Coore closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Coore.
Campbell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Coore pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Coore holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Coore trying to control the position but instead, Campbell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Coore into the cage.
Coore content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Coore lands a nice shot to the body.
Coore decides to pull guard.
Campbell postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coore is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Campbell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Campbell is fighting to break Coore's control of his arms but Coore is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Campbell won't allow Coore to get back to his feet.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Coore keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Shiah Coore wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Coore slaps away a takedown attempt from Campbell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Coore clinches up against the cage.
Campbell is looking for a takedown.
Shiah Coore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Campbell.
Coore gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Campbell.
Coore breaks the clinch.
No luck for Coore with that takedown attempt.
Shiah Coore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Campbell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coore but Coore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Campbell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Coore somewhat.
Campbell shoots in for a double leg but Coore sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Coore wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
Coore throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Coore tries to clinch up but Campbell circles away and keeps his distance.
Coore lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Coore sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Coore lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Coore scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Coore throws a head kick but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Coore counters with a three punch combo that has Campbell backing up. Campbell nods at Coore to acknowledge the strikes.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
Coore gets a clinch.
Coore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Campbell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Campbell working away.
Coore is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Campbell's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coore makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Coore.
Campbell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Coore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coore is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Coore looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coore is adopting a defensive guard.
Coore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coore pulls Campbell in close to prevent any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Shiah Coore wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Coore fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shiah Coore dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Coore has managed to clinch.
Campbell tries to score a body lock takedown but Coore shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Campbell wants the takedown. Coore is fighting it off but Campbell persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Coore's guard against the cage.
Coore pulls Campbell in close to his closed guard and prevents Campbell from doing any damage or advancing position.
Coore keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Coore trying to control the position.
Campbell won't allow Coore to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Campbell trying to control but Coore is working from the bottom.
Campbell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Campbell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coore pinned against the cage. Coore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coore shoots in but Campbell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Coore shoots in for a double leg but Campbell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Campbell with that takedown attempt.
Shiah Coore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Campbell.
Coore shoots for a double leg takedown but Campbell sprawls well. He's pushed Coore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Coore moves to clinch but Campbell breaks away
and Campbell counters with a shoot takedown. Coore fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coore keeping moving, preventing Campbell from controlling successfully.
Campbell drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Coore manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Campbell has Coore in his guard.
Campbell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coore stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coore.
Coore tries to clinch up but Campbell circles away and keeps his distance.
Campbell dives in and grabs Coore's left leg, looking for a takedown. Coore pushes down on Campbell's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coore shoots in looking for a takedown but Campbell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Coore's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Coore stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Coore wants it to stay on the feet.
Shiah Coore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Campbell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Coore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Campbell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Coore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Coore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Coore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Campbell shoots in and drives through. Coore sprawls well.
Coore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coore has closed the distance and engaged Campbell in a clinch.
Coore holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Coore gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Campbell.
Campbell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coore gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Coore has Campbell pushed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coore scores with a nice hook to the head.
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 Shiah Coore.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Coore, 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shiah Coore!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sameer Hamadoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hamadoui's choice of entrance music: Lights Out. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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25
170 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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27
155 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sameer Hamadoui!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbossa lands a two punch combo.
Barbossa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbossa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hamadoui in his tracks.
Hamadoui moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hamadoui stuffs the takedown.
Hamadoui moves into range and clinches up with Barbossa.
Hamadoui is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamadoui breaks from the clinch.
Hamadoui connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbossa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamadoui was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbossa.
Hamadoui wants to clinch.
Barbossa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hamadoui pinned against the cage. Hamadoui gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown by Barbossa or perhaps it was just good defense by Hamadoui which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Barbossa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamadoui goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barbossa moves out of range as Hamadoui throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamadoui has closed the distance and engaged Barbossa in a clinch.
Barbossa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hamadoui uses from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Barbossa is trying to control the position but Hamadoui postures up.
Barbossa wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbossa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barbossa keeping moving, preventing Hamadoui from controlling successfully.
Hamadoui must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barbossa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hamadoui stands up from Barbossa's guard - Hamadoui perhaps looking for a knockout.
Barbossa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barbossa misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hamadoui scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hamadoui throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbossa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamadoui scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barbossa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Hamadoui.
Hamadoui shoots in looking for a takedown. Barbossa tries to sprawl out of it but Hamadoui keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barbossa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barbossa swats away the attempt to clinch by Hamadoui.
Hamadoui chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbossa fails with the takedown
and Hamadoui counters with a big head kick but Barbossa shrugs it off.
Barbossa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barbossa is breathing heavily.
Hamadoui is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa trying to control but Hamadoui is working from the bottom.
Barbossa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hamadoui swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barbossa stands and steps away. Hamadoui gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Barbossa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hamadoui sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barbossa shoots in for a double leg but Hamadoui sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hamadoui tries to avoid it but Barbossa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hamadoui to the ground. Hamadoui escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hamadoui looks to land a combination but Barbossa avoids it well.
Hamadoui manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barbossa on his heels. He'll look to pass Barbossa's guard now, I'm sure.
Hamadoui missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barbossa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hamadoui would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbossa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hamadoui defends well.
Hamadoui trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbossa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbossa working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sameer Hamadoui dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hamadoui tries to close the distance and clinch but Barbossa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hamadoui throws a head kick that misses
and Barbossa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barbossa is trying to work for a kimura but Hamadoui is defending well.
Hamadoui is trying to stand up here but Barbossa is controlling him well.
Barbossa wants to pass to mount but Hamadoui is defending the position.
Barbossa stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Hamadoui fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbossa misses with a few strikes there.
Hamadoui shoots in and gets a takedown into Barbossa's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbossa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hamadoui's guard.
Jake Barbossa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jake Barbossa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamadoui lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbossa's sensitive parts.
Hamadoui throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Hamadoui.
Barbossa shoots in for a takedown but Hamadoui shows good takedown defense.
Hamadoui swinging wildly here.
Barbossa scores with a one two! Hamadoui had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamadoui clinches up against the cage.
Hamadoui manages to break the clinch.
Barbossa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barbossa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hamadoui throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa cracks a nice hook into Hamadoui's ribs.
Hamadoui shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barbossa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbossa manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hamadoui's best efforts.
Hamadoui thows a huge punch but Barbossa dodges it nicely.
Hamadoui really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barbossa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hamadoui decides to return to a standing position.
Hamadoui lands with an overhand left.
Barbossa shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Barbossa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbossa shoots in and drives through. Hamadoui sprawls well.
Hamadoui fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barbossa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hamadoui shoots in and drives through. Barbossa sprawls well.
Hamadoui throws a sloppy head kick
and Barbossa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hamadoui thinking.
Hamadoui tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbossa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hamadoui circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Hamadoui misses.
Hamadoui closes the distance and clinches.
Barbossa is working for takedown but Hamadoui is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hamadoui's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hamadoui misses with a few strikes there.
Hamadoui connects with an inside leg kick.
Barbossa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hamadoui finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hamadoui.
Sameer Hamadoui seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbossa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hamadoui. Hamadoui circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hamadoui lands a nice hook to Barbossa's body. Barbossa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hamadoui throws a head kick but Barbossa moves out of range.
Hamadoui throws a shot to the body.
Hamadoui takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hamadoui throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbossa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui tries to clinch but Barbossa is having none of it.
Hamadoui tries to clinch up but Barbossa circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Hamadoui.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barbossa.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamadoui digs a good body shot into Barbossa's ribs.
Hamadoui slaps away a takedown attempt from Barbossa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hamadoui tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barbossa swivels and escapes.
Hamadoui has Barbossa up against the cage in a clinch.
Hamadoui breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamadoui misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Barbossa. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sameer Hamadoui showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hamadoui moves into the clinch.
Barbossa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hamadoui uses from the top position.
Barbossa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hamadoui drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barbossa dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbossa looking to pass the guard.
Barbossa wants to control from the top but Hamadoui keeps moving.
Barbossa wants to pass the guard but Hamadoui is keeping the position.
Hamadoui keeping moving, preventing Barbossa from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hamadoui wants to stand but Barbossa is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jake Barbossa.
Hamadoui displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barbossa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbossa dives in and grabs Hamadoui's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hamadoui pushes down on Barbossa's head and hops out.
Hamadoui stuffs the takedown attempt from Barbossa. Barbossa gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Barbossa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamadoui throws a head kick that half lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Hamadoui scores with a four punch combination!
Hamadoui scores with a head kick.
Hamadoui scores with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hamadoui. Those never looked like landing.
Barbossa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hamadoui pinned against the cage. Hamadoui gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui connects with an inside leg kick.
Hamadoui tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barbossa dodges the punch combination from Hamadoui.
Hamadoui throws a nice looking combination but Barbossa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbossa misses with the combination.
Barbossa fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hamadoui to the ground. Barbossa is now in Hamadoui's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamadoui is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barbossa is controlling him.
Hamadoui avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hamadoui wants to stand and escape but Barbossa is having none of it.
Barbossa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barbossa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hamadoui is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barbossa is controlling him.
Sameer Hamadoui is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Barbossa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hamadoui but Hamadoui pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barbossa throws a right hand that Hamadoui ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamadoui also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamadoui lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barbossa looks for a takedown but Hamadoui sprawls well.
Hamadoui scores with a three punch combo!
Hamadoui connects with a solid leg kick.
Barbossa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hamadoui is fending him off so far but Barbossa persists. Nope, Hamadoui circles away and we're back to standing.
Hamadoui has managed to clinch.
Hamadoui is struggling to control the position.
Barbossa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hamadoui after a bit of a struggle.
Hamadoui breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Hamadoui misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Hamadoui!
Jake Barbossa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbossa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hamadoui finds it's way round the side to connect with Barbossa's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sameer Hamadoui.
I've got Hamadoui winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sameer Hamadoui!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brady Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brett Williams has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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26
202 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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33
197 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brady Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brett Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
Harrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Williams looks for the body kick but Harrison saw that one coming.
Williams pushes Harrison away with a front kick.
Harrison wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Harrison is out of range.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Harrison has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Williams uses from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Harrison seems keen to control Williams's posture.
Williams tries to stand but Harrison is controlling from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Brett Williams hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Harrison shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Harrison showed some decent athleticism there.
Still in half guard, Harrison seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Harrison manages to move to mount!
Harrison controlling his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harrison lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Harrison's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Williams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Harrison dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harrison lands with a nice body punch.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brady Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harrison checks it well.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Harrison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harrison throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams thumps Harrison with a low kick.
Williams closes the distance and pushes Harrison back into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Harrison's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Harrison lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Williams.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Harrison improves position.
Harrison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harrison's defenses.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Harrison in his tracks for a moment.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Harrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Harrison shrugs off.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harrison blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Harrison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Harrison shrugs off.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harrison blocks an uppercut.
Harrison has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Williams after a bit of a struggle.
Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harrison avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Williams.
Brett Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams lands a nice elbow.
Harrison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Harrison blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Harrison in his tracks for a moment.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Harrison controls his hands.
Harrison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison is trying to break free.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harrison.
Harrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Harrison tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Harrison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harrison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Harrison is trying to pull guard but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams is leaning against Harrison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harrison is looking to take this one to the mat.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Harrison blocks it.
Williams tries a body shot but Harrison blocks it.
Harrison wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brady Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison dodges an elbow strike from Williams.
Harrison is trying to pull guard but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrison is looking to take this one to the mat.
Harrison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Williams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Harrison is rocked!
Williams has Harrison pressed against the cage. He pushes Harrison back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Williams throws a beautiful elbow that sends Harrison crashing to the floor! Williams piles on the pressure with more strikes! Harrison is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brett Williams!
Brett Williams really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that O'Brannigan's Fightwear (Close out Sale!) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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