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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mroczny The Nightmare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammed Jolly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhammed Jolly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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245 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mroczny The Nightmare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muhammed Jolly!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jolly moves into the clinch.
The Nightmare can't get the takedown.
The Nightmare has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jolly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jolly lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jolly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jolly lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mroczny The Nightmare has been cut.
The Nightmare keeps control of Jolly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jolly lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Nightmare letting Jolly take a breather here.
Jolly cracks The Nightmare with a nice body shot.
The Nightmare is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Jolly.
A body shot lands from Jolly.
Jolly working hard to break the clinch.
Jolly presses The Nightmare against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jolly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolly lands an uppercut.
Jolly lands a shoulder strike.
Jolly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jolly works on The Nightmare's body with a couple of short punches.
Jolly cracks The Nightmare with a nice body shot.
Jolly presses The Nightmare against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jolly digs a right hand into The Nightmare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Nightmare's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Jolly.
A short uppercut from Jolly.
Jolly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jolly.
Jolly lands a right hand.
The Nightmare is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh The Nightmare is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jolly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Jolly.
Mroczny The Nightmare's cut is getting worse.
Jolly unloads with a big right hand that wobbles The Nightmare! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jolly is unloading with more strikes now! The Nightmare drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muhammed Jolly!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Brunson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Greg Brunson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woods closes the distance but Brunson moves to the side
and Brunson counters with a two punch combo.
Brunson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
Woods stalks Brunson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brunson's face. Brunson staggers backwards, shaken.
Brunson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
Brunson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woods.
Woods throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brunson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Jason Woods has been cut.
Brunson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Woods was well out of range. Poor timing from Brunson.
Woods fails in his attempt to clinch.
Woods scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Woods. Those never looked like landing.
Brunson looks to land a combination but Woods avoids it well.
Woods throws a head kick that misses.
Woods pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brunson tries to bum rush Woods with a series of wild strikes but Woods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Woods is looking to clinch but Brunson is avoiding it.
Brunson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brunson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brunson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brunson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Brunson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A lazy left from Brunson finds it's target.
Brunson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brunson misses with a looping left.
Brunson throws a series of punches but Woods moves out of range.
Brunson scores with a jab to the body.
Woods throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brunson swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.
Woods slips a straight right by Brunson.
Woods tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brunson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brunson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunson misses with a double jab.
Woods looks to clinch
and Brunson counters with a straight right hand.
Brunson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Woods counters with a stiff right hand.
Woods closes the distance and clinches.
Woods tries to work over Brunson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Woods breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Woods will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brunson misses with a series of wild punches.
A left lands for Brunson.
Woods tries to clinch there but Brunson circles away.
Brunson drops Woods with a beautiful combination! Woods stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brunson is looking for the KO!
Woods is rocked!
Jason Woods's cut is getting worse.
Brunson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Woods is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brunson misses with a double jab
and Woods counters with a left and a right that stings Brunson.
Brunson tries a head kick but it misses.
Woods seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brunson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brunson keeps the fight on the outside.
Brunson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Woods.
Woods showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brunson.
Woods fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Woods slips a jab from Brunson.
Brunson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brunson lands a left and a right that send Woods crashing to the mat, dazed. Brunson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Woods is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Woods will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Brunson does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Woods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brunson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Woods dodges the punch combination from Brunson.
Woods tries to clinch up.
Woods moves to clinch but Brunson breaks away
letting Brunson counter with a right hand.
Jason Woods's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Woods is looking to clinch.
Woods is looking to clinch but Brunson is avoiding it.
Woods tries to clinch
and Brunson counters with a three punch combo that has Woods backing up. Woods nods at Brunson to acknowledge the strikes.
Jeez, Jason Woods's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jason Woods's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Greg Brunson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarez De Ertu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patricio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jarez De Ertu!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Ertu is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
De Ertu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
De Ertu working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Ertu pulls his head out easily.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but De Ertu pulls his head out easily.
De Ertu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Ertu won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva looking for a triangle here. De Ertu is fighting it but it looks tight! Silva pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, De Ertu is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Patricio Silva!
After winning the bout, Patricio Silva 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Lollapalooza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uday Saeed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uday Saeed will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Lollapalooza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uday Saeed!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lollapalooza shoots in but Saeed avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Saeed throws a right and a left that Lollapalooza avoids nicely.
Lollapalooza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saeed pinned against the cage. Saeed gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Saeed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown by Lollapalooza or perhaps it was just good defense by Saeed which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Lollapalooza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oooooh!!! Saeed has knocked Lollapalooza down with a huge combo! Saeed steps away and waves a wobbly Lollapalooza back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Xavier Lollapalooza has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saeed throws a nice looking combination but Lollapalooza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saeed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lollapalooza circles away quickly and effectively.
Saeed thuds his right hand into Lollapalooza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saeed gets caught napping as Lollapalooza dives in and scores a takedown. Saeed manages to retain guard.
Saeed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lollapalooza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lollapalooza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saeed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saeed wants to get back to his feet but Lollapalooza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lollapalooza throws an elbow that misses. Saeed uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lollapalooza's guard. Nice move by Saeed!
Lollapalooza is trying to keep Saeed in close.
Lollapalooza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lollapalooza had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saeed defends it easily.
Lollapalooza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lollapalooza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Saeed defends well.
Lollapalooza is breathing heavily.
Lollapalooza looking for a guillotine here but Saeed defends easily.
Lollapalooza pushes Saeed off and gets back to his feet.
Saeed throws a right and a left that Lollapalooza avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saeed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lollapalooza shoots in for a takedown but Saeed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Saeed misses.
Saeed throws a series of punches but Lollapalooza moves out of range.
Saeed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lollapalooza circles away quickly and effectively.
Lollapalooza takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lollapalooza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saeed.
Saeed throws a right and a left that Lollapalooza avoids nicely.
Saeed misses with the combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lollapalooza is defended easily by Saeed.
Saeed works over Lollapalooza's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saeed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lollapalooza drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lollapalooza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Saeed is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lollapalooza looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lollapalooza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saeed keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uday Saeed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Lollapalooza's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Saeed fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Uday Saeed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saeed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saeed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lollapalooza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lollapalooza fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Saeed swinging wildly here.
Lollapalooza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saeed lands a two punch combo.
Saeed throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Lollapalooza's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Saeed dives in looking to finish as Lollapalooza flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Saeed's strikes! Saeed is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Lollapalooza's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Lollapalooza 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 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uday Saeed!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nazz Smooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smooth comes to the cage accompanied by Breathe. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nazz Smooth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smooth pinned against the cage. Smooth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smooth drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Davis is trying to control Smooth's posture but Smooth avoids it.
Smooth fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Smooth working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Davis is looking for a sweep.
Davis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smooth trying to control the position but Davis is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis is looking to regain half guard here but Smooth keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smooth misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Smooth tries for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Davis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Smooth manages to get to full guard.
Smooth is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smooth wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Davis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smooth keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Smooth throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smooth trying to keep a closed guard but Davis is proving a slippery customer.
Smooth keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Smooth wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
Smooth throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smooth looking for subs off his back but Davis has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smooth manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smooth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smooth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davis manages to get himself to full guard.
Davis has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Smooth is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Davis.
Smooth scoring with punches and elbows.
Smooth trying to control the position but Davis is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis struggling a bit here.
Smooth stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Horrible takedown by Davis or perhaps it was just good defense by Smooth which made him look bad.
Nazz Smooth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Davis.
Davis looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smooth with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Davis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nazz Smooth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smooth darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smooth passes to full mount!
Davis is desperately trying to improve his position but Smooth has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nazz Smooth dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smooth goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smooth as he jumps to the side.
Smooth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smooth scores a takedown into full mount!
Davis is trying to escape the mount.
Smooth wants to control the pace but Davis is squirming around nicely.
Smooth swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Davis is now in Smooth's guard. A big mistake from Smooth there, giving up the dominant position!
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smooth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smooth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smooth working for a triangle but Davis defends it easily.
Smooth looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Davis advances position into side control!
Smooth is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Davis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is working for a submission of some sort.
Smooth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smooth has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Davis. Oh but Smooth has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Davis goes limp - he's gone! Smooth jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nazz Smooth!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hiapo Makaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Faber's choice of entrance music: Motörhead - King of Kings. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hiapo Makaha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber tries to clinch but Makaha moves out of range.
Makaha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faber, pushing him back against the cage.
Makaha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Faber closes the distance and clinches.
Faber fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Makaha throws a head punch that misses.
Faber pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Makaha keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Faber's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makaha gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Makaha takes a swing at Faber's ribcage but misses.
Makaha fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Makaha has had enough of the clinch but Faber keeps him there for the moment.
Faber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makaha tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Makaha's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faber jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Makaha walks away with a smile on his face. Faber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Makaha clinches up against the cage.
Faber prevents a body shot from Makaha.
Makaha breaks the clinch.
Faber fails to land with a series of punches.
Faber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Faber shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Makaha eats them both and turns towards Faber to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Hiapo Makaha has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faber is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Faber throws a head kick that misses.
Faber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Makaha counters with a stiff right hand.
Faber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Makaha working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Makaha smiles and moves away.
Hiapo Makaha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.
Faber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Makaha tries to clinch there but Faber circles away.
Faber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left lands for Makaha.
Makaha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makaha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Faber is looking to clinch but Makaha is avoiding it.
Makaha wants to clinch.
Faber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makaha cracks Faber with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands with a shot to the body.
Faber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Faber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makaha.
Faber tries to clinch there but Makaha circles away.
Makaha scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Faber doesn't seem bothered though.
Makaha scores with a nice right hand.
Makaha throws a push kick but Faber slaps the foot to one side.
Faber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makaha.
Makaha stuns Faber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Faber misses with a series of wild punches.
Faber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hiapo Makaha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makaha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Makaha tries to clinch but Faber is having none of it.
Makaha works over Faber's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Makaha swivels and escapes.
Makaha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Faber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makaha throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faber counters with a one-two to the body.
Makaha tries to clinch up.
Makaha tests Faber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Faber swats away the attempt to clinch by Makaha.
Makaha throws a jab when Faber was well out of range.
Makaha just misses with a punch to the body.
Faber on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faber throws a nice looking combination but Makaha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Makaha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makaha moves in looking to clinch but Faber pushes him off.
Makaha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Faber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiapo Makaha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiapo Makaha's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Faber has managed to clinch.
Makaha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Faber blocking some punches.
Makaha wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faber.
Faber jumps guard but Makaha stands there with Faber around his waist. Faber gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Faber blocks a body shot from Makaha.
Makaha lands a nice uppercut.
Faber jumps guard but Makaha stands there with Faber around his waist. Faber gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Makaha gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Faber looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaha stands up from half guard.
Faber misses with the combination.
Faber connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Faber shoots for a double leg takedown but Makaha sprawls well. He's pushed Faber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hiapo Makaha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.
Faber is looking to clinch.
Faber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Makaha misses.
Makaha misses with a body shot.
Makaha leaves Faber with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Faber circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Makaha lands a nice shot that snaps Faber's head back.
Makaha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Faber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makaha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faber misses with a double jab.
Makaha tries to clinch but Faber is having none of it.
Faber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Makaha.
Faber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faber throws a right and a left that Makaha avoids nicely.
Faber moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Faber keeps the fight on the outside.
Faber fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Makaha is out of range.
Faber takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Makaha fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaha sizes up Faber with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Faber throws a leg kick that misses.
Makaha tries to clinch but Faber is having none of it.
Faber shoots in looking for a takedown but Makaha manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Faber's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Faber defending well as Makaha loads up on a big left hand.
Makaha moves into the clinch.
Faber fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Faber tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Makaha drags the fight down to the ground.
Faber throws a big elbow that misses.
Faber throwing strikes but missing.
Faber wants to pass the guard but Makaha is keeping the position.
Faber stopping the sweep attempt from Makaha.
Makaha on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Makaha tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Makaha seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Faber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Faber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Faber wants to control from the top but Makaha keeps moving.
Makaha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makaha uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Makaha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiapo Makaha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hiapo Makaha's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circling - Makaha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Faber keeps the fight on the outside.
Faber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Faber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makaha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Faber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faber doesn't manage to clinch there - Makaha circles away.
Makaha throws out a powerful jab.
Faber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Makaha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Faber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makaha moves away.
Faber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makaha tries to land a front kick but Faber steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Faber shoots for a takedown but Makaha saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Faber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Makaha misses with the combination.
Makaha misses with a body shot.
Urijah Faber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faber swats away the attempt to clinch by Makaha.
Faber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makaha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Faber fails with a takedown attempt.
Faber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makaha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makaha wants to clinch up but Faber keeps it at a distance.
Makaha wants to clinch.
Faber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makaha shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Faber eats them both and turns towards Makaha to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Faber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makaha manages to avoid it.
Faber closes the distance and pushes Makaha back into the cage.
Makaha wants to break free but Faber has control.
Faber tries to pull guard but Makaha won't allow it.
Hiapo Makaha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.
Faber fails to pull guard.
Faber jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Makaha walks away with a smile on his face. Faber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Makaha counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makaha clinches up with Faber and pushes him back against the cage.
Faber gets control of Makaha's arms and successfully pulls guard. Faber will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Faber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Makaha distracts Faber with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Makaha from controlling successfully.
Faber has a closed guard, preventing Makaha from standing up.
Faber working for a triangle but Makaha defends it easily.
Makaha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Faber is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Makaha defends well.
Makaha trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
That's four 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!
Makaha postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Makaha tries to stand but Faber is controlling from the bottom.
Makaha preventing the sweep.
Makaha wanted to stand there but Faber had control of the position.
Faber is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Makaha defends well.
Makaha trying to control the position from guard on top but Faber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faber working for a triangle but Makaha defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urijah Faber really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiapo Makaha's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Faber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Faber throws a series of punches but Makaha moves out of range.
Makaha throws a right and a left that Faber avoids nicely.
Faber clinches with his opponent.
Makaha scores with a shot to the side of Faber's head.
Makaha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Faber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makaha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Faber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makaha tries to close the distance and clinch but Faber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Faber moves into the clinch successfully.
Faber ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Faber no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makaha decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Faber is looking to clinch but Makaha is avoiding it.
Faber doesn't manage to clinch there - Makaha circles away.
Makaha looks to land a combination but Faber avoids it well.
Makaha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faber.
Makaha tries to keep at a distance but Faber has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hiapo Makaha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Faber fails to pull guard.
Faber jumps guard but Makaha turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Makaha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faber's elbow.
Makaha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Makaha working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Makaha walks away with a smile on his face. Faber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hiapo Makaha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.
Faber fails to land the takedown.
Faber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Makaha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Faber misses with a wild body shot.
Faber takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makaha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makaha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hiapo Makaha is winning the standup battle so far.
Makaha connects with a body shot.
Makaha fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faber, pushing him back against the cage.
Makaha manages to pull guard.
Faber won't allow Makaha to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Makaha tries to escape but Faber is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Faber has an Americana. Makaha didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Faber is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Faber hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Urijah Faber!
An out of breath and clearly excited Urijah Faber thanked Jutsu FightGear (15$ clothing) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rad Colt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koopa Troopa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troopa has chosen Koopa Troopa as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
192 lbs
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26
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rad Colt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Koopa Troopa!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colt swinging wildly here.
A bone on bone clash there as Troopa blocks the leg kick.
Colt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Colt throwing shots but Troopa is blocking nicely.
Troopa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Colt throwing strikes from guard but Troopa blocks nicely.
Colt throws a big elbow that misses.
Troopa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Colt is aware though and is defending well.
Colt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Troopa on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troopa wants to sweep here but Colt controlling him for the moment.
Troopa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Colt.
Colt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Troopa is on top in guard.
Troopa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Colt's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colt lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Troopa is trying for a kimura here. Colt looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Troopa wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Koopa Troopa!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Koopa Troopa waved his t-shirt featuring Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benji Danilison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Riding All Night And Day. George Santos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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22
130 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benji Danilison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, George Santos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos slips a jab from Danilison.
Danilison misses with a few strikes there.
Danilison misses with a kick to the body.
Danilison misses with a low kick.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Danilison.
Santos tries to clinch but Danilison moves away
and Danilison holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Danilison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
A bit of stalling here from Danilison.
Danilison tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danilison tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danilison leaning against his opponent.
Danilison managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danilison tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Danilison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danilison trying to land knees to the body.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Danilison drops down looking for an ankle pick but Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Santos tries to clinch but Danilison moves away
and Danilison counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
George Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Danilison does no damage.
Santos checks a low kick from Danilison.
A head kick misses from Danilison.
Santos wants to clinch
and Danilison counters with a two punch combo.
Danilison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Danilison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Danilison. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Danilison will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Danilison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danilison thumps Santos with a low kick.
Danilison circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Danilison counter with a right hand.
Danilison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Danilison counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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 wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Danilison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilison controlling the action here.
Santos is not content to let Danilison control the position.
Danilison missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Danilison not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Danilison is keen to just control but Santos is a slippery customer.
Danilison is thwarting Santos's attempts to control the position.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Danilison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danilison lands strikes from half guard.
Danilison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Danilison controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Danilison lands a nice short elbow.
Danilison controlling the action here.
Danilison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.
Danilison looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benji Danilison dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Santos looks to clinch
and Danilison counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Danilison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Danilison.
Danilison tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Danilison counters by moving into the clinch.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Benji Danilison has been cut.
Danilison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Danilison throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Danilison misses with a body punch.
Danilison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Santos avoiding damage as Danilison throws knees to the body.
Danilison is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Danilison trying to stall but Santos improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Danilison blocks the elbow strike.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Danilison.
Danilison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Danilison's defenses.
Santos avoiding damage as Danilison throws knees to the body.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danilison.
Santos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Danilison being controlled against the cage.
Danilison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Danilison takes an elbow to the temple.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danilison avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danilison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Danilison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Danilison blocks an elbow strike.
Danilison blocks an elbow strike from Santos.
Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Danilison.
Danilison avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Santos lands a nice elbow.
Danilison holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Danilison.
Santos misses with an elbow over the top.
Danilison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
Danilison has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Santos after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danilison lands a knee to the body.
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Danilison throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danilison blocks an elbow strike from Santos.
Santos avoiding damage as Danilison throws knees to the body.
Santos avoiding damage as Danilison throws knees to the body.
Santos avoiding damage as Danilison throws knees to the body.
Danilison is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santos is keeping busy.
Danilison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Santos.
Santos prevents a body shot from Danilison.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danilison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Santos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Santos.
Benji Danilison's cut is getting worse.
Danilison blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Danilison letting Santos take a breather here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danilison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Danilison's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but George Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Benji Danilison's cut.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danilison will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Danilison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danilison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Santos wants to clinch up but Danilison keeps it at a distance.
Santos wants to clinch but Danilison slips to the side
and Danilison counters with a good, hard body kick but Santos shrugs it off.
Santos wants to clinch
and Danilison counters with a leg kick.
Danilison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santos wants to clinch
and Danilison counters with a nice body kick.
Santos tries to clinch but Danilison is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danilison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Danilison.
Sloppy strikes from Danilison. Those never looked like landing.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
Benji Danilison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos wants to clinch.
Danilison looks for the body kick but Santos saw that one coming.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Danilison pushes him off.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Danilison counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to clinch but Danilison is avoiding it.
George Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos looks to clinch
and Danilison finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Danilison.
Santos tries to clinch there but Danilison circles away.
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Danilison in a clinch.
Danilison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Santos avoiding damage as Danilison throws knees to the body.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Danilison trying to land knees to the body.
Danilison is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santos is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos stalling against the cage.
Danilison trying to land knees to the body.
Danilison tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Danilison taking a breather.
Santos lands an elbow inside that Danilison shrugs off.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Danilison is defending well for now.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
Santos wants to stall.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Santos lands an elbow just above Danilison 's eye.
Benji Danilison's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Danilison tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is stalling here.
Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Santos blocks a body shot from Danilison.
Santos misses with an elbow over the top.
Danilison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Santos effectively controlling the action here.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Danilison.
Danilison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Danilison.
Danilison avoids a wild elbow strike from Santos.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Danilison missing with knees to the body.
Danilison managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
Danilison missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to George Santos.
I think Santos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... George Santos!
George Santos decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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