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QFC Tournament 7 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maui Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aden Chamber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Maui Mayhem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aden Chamber!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chamber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chamber shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mayhem dips to his left and cracks Chamber with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Mayhem misses its intended target.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayhem gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mayhem is trying to ground and pound but Chamber uses the momentary lack of control by Mayhem to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayhem thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chamber's head.
Mayhem looks to land a strike but Chamber avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mayhem trying to control the position from guard on top but Chamber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mayhem accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chamber keeping moving, preventing Mayhem from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Maui Mayhem wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chamber throws a sloppy head kick and Mayhem moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Chamber does no damage.
Mayhem scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mayhem lands with a right hand.
Mayhem throws a hook but Chamber blocks it.
Mayhem throws a shot to the body.
Chamber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mayhem sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chamber somewhat.
Mayhem fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chamber to the ground. Mayhem is now in Chamber's guard.
Chamber is looking to stand up but Mayhem isn't so interested in that idea.
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!
Mayhem advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamber trying to control but Mayhem postures up.
Mayhem looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mayhem throwing shots but Chamber is blocking nicely.
Mayhem controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aden Chamber.
Mayhem throws a hook but Chamber blocks it.
Mayhem throws a big shot that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chamber.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Mayhem misses.
Chamber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chamber throws a right hand that Mayhem ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayhem also avoids with ease.
Chamber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chamber stuffs the takedown attempt from Mayhem. Mayhem gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayhem throws out a loose jab but Chamber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayhem loads up on a big right hand but Chamber slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Maui Mayhem will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mayhem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chamber.
Chamber throws a hook to the side of Mayhem's head but Mayhem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mayhem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chamber misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Chamber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Chamber does no damage.
Chamber throws a good cross that connects.
Mayhem stuffs the takedown.
Chamber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayhem.
Mayhem lands a nice shot that snaps Chamber's head back.
Chamber defending well as Mayhem loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Chamber.
Mayhem looks to land a right hand but Chamber moved out of range.
Mayhem misses with a looping left.
Mayhem works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chamber gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chamber has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mayhem has passed into side control.
Mayhem lands a few punches from side control.
Chamber is trying to control Mayhem's posture but Mayhem avoids it.
Mayhem looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chamber is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mayhem misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mayhem trying to control the position but Chamber is working away.
Mayhem throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamber is trying to get back to his feet.
Mayhem tries to move to mount but Chamber blocks the move with his legs.
Mayhem working away.
Chamber gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Chamber can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mayhem looking to ground and pound but Chamber is blocking nicely.
Mayhem with a couple of short strikes.
Mayhem lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chamber tries to hold on but Mayhem pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayhem landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maui Mayhem dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Chamber throws a sloppy head kick and Mayhem moves out of range easily.
Mayhem steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chamber.
A swing and a miss from Mayhem.
Chamber doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayhem circles away.
Chamber tries to bum rush Mayhem with a series of wild strikes but Mayhem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aden Chamber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chamber slips a jab from Mayhem.
Mayhem is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mayhem fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chamber on the side of the head.
Mayhem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chamber.
Mayhem swings for the body but Chamber moves out of range.
Chamber swinging wildly here.
Chamber fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayhem closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mayhem is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamber has a hand on Mayhem's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mayhem takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Mayhem scoring with strikes but Chamber is staying in there.
Mayhem cracks Chamber with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mayhem thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mayhem cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chamber looks a forlorn figure.
Mayhem throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mayhem landing strikes from the mount and Chamber is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayhem misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The referee warns Chamber that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mayhem looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mayhem lands a nice shot to the head.
Chamber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mayhem tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem with a couple of short strikes.
Chamber takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mayhem looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mayhem with good strikes from the mount here!
Aden Chamber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Chamber that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chamber can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mayhem working Chamber over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maui Mayhem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mayhem, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Maui Mayhem!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Maui Mayhem!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Maui Mayhem!
Maui Mayhem wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Maui Mayhem, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Nexton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Leroy Nexton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benson Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nexton drops Henderson with a beautiful combination! Henderson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nexton is looking for the KO!
Henderson is rocked!
It looks like Benson Henderson has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nexton pounces like a tiger and cracks Henderson with a vicious hook! Henderson is down but not out! Nexton follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leroy Nexton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peter Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holda Opp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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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, Peter Andrei Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Holda Opp!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrei Arlovski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andrei Arlovski tries for a takedown but Opp sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Andrei Arlovski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Opp's half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Opp moves into full guard.
Andrei Arlovski trying to control but Opp is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Opp is on top in guard.
Opp stopping the sweep attempt from Andrei Arlovski.
Opp controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Andrei Arlovski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Opp on the ground.
Andrei Arlovski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Andrei Arlovski tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Holda Opp wasn't active enough on the ground.
Andrei Arlovski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Opp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrei Arlovski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrei Arlovski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Opp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrei Arlovski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Opp.
Opp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andrei Arlovski connects with a solid leg kick.
Opp thows a body shot but no joy.
Andrei Arlovski fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Andrei Arlovski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Opp is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Opp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Opp takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Holda Opp has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Opp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andrei Arlovski.
Opp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andrei Arlovski moves away.
Opp lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrei Arlovski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Opp sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Andrei Arlovski somewhat.
Opp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Peter Andrei Arlovski has been cut.
Opp catches Andrei Arlovski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Andrei Arlovski.
Opp lands the left hand.
Andrei Arlovski ducks right into an uppercut from Opp.
Andrei Arlovski shoots in for a double leg but Opp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Peter Andrei Arlovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrei Arlovski is breathing heavily.
Donk. Opp catches Andrei Arlovski right on the button with a cross.
Andrei Arlovski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Opp.
Holda Opp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrei Arlovski shoots in but no luck this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Opp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Andrei Arlovski tries for a takedown but Opp sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Opp paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrei Arlovski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Opp.
Opp throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Andrei Arlovski on the side of the head.
Andrei Arlovski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Opp as he jumps to the side.
Andrei Arlovski takes one to the side of the head.
Andrei Arlovski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Opp digs a good body shot into Andrei Arlovski's ribs.
Opp lands a slapping body shot.
Andrei Arlovski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Opp.
Opp misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andrei Arlovski ducks right into an uppercut from Opp.
Andrei Arlovski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Opp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holda Opp dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Opp scores with the left hand. Andrei Arlovski knows he should have avoided that one.
Andrei Arlovski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Opp's waist but Opp gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andrei Arlovski off to one side.
Opp scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Andrei Arlovski is rocked!
Opp takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oh Andrei Arlovski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Opp with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Andrei Arlovski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Opp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holda Opp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Opp drops Andrei Arlovski with a straight right hand, right on the button! Opp follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Holda Opp!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oli McKinnon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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, Oli McKinnon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Santiago Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKinnon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. McKinnon sprawls well.
McKinnon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.
McKinnon tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
McKinnon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oli McKinnon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Alvarez.
McKinnon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McKinnon duly obliges.
It looks like Santiago Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McKinnon tries for a takedown but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McKinnon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McKinnon wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Alvarez or perhaps it was just good defense by McKinnon which made him look bad.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Alvarez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McKinnon is desperately trying to improve his position but Alvarez has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez 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! Alvarez extends the arm and McKinnon is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Santiago Alvarez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jalmari Pyykko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earnest T Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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, Jalmari Pyykko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Earnest T Bass!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pyykko digs a good body shot into T Bass's ribs.
Pyykko lands a jab to T Bass's midsection.
Pyykko tried to score with a low kick but T Bass checks it.
Pyykko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pyykko looks to land a left hand but T Bass moved out of range nicely.
T Bass misses the shot to the body.
T Bass takes a swing at Pyykko's ribcage but misses.
T Bass throws a jab when Pyykko was well out of range.
T Bass walks into a straight right hand from Pyykko.
Pyykko thows a left - swing and a miss!
T Bass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
T Bass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Pyykko counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Pyykko coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pyykko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pyykko slips a jab from T Bass.
T Bass throws the left hand but Pyykko avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyykko digs a good body shot into T Bass's ribs.
Pyykko throws a jab but it's blocked by T Bass.
Pyykko slips a jab from T Bass.
T Bass misses with a straight left.
T Bass loads up on a big right hand but Pyykko slips the punch.
Pyykko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but T Bass circles away quickly and effectively.
Pyykko cracks T Bass with an open hand slap.
Pyykko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pyykko throws a series of punches but T Bass avoids them all with ease.
T Bass moves away from the strike by Pyykko.
T Bass swings widly with a right hand
and Pyykko counters with a nice uppercut.
T Bass takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pyykko looks to land a left hand but T Bass moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
T Bass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Pyykko as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pyykko throws the left hand but T Bass avoids the punch easily.
A lazy left from Pyykko finds it's target.
T Bass looks gassed!
T Bass throws a hook but Pyykko blocks it.
T Bass shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pyykko eats them both and turns towards T Bass to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pyykko throws a good cross that connects.
T Bass looks to land a combination but Pyykko avoids it well.
Pyykko connects with the punch.
Pyykko catches T Bass with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pyykko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
T Bass is rocked!
Pyykko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T Bass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Pyykko.
Pyykko looks to throw the jab but T Bass is out of range.
T Bass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pyykko connects with a right hand. T Bass shakes it off.
Pyykko connects with a right hand. T Bass shakes it off.
Pyykko sizes up T Bass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pyykko scores with a nice right hand.
T Bass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pyykko.
T Bass takes one on the button.
T Bass is still on wobbly legs! Can Pyykko finish him?
Pyykko with a hook.
A nice combination there by Pyykko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pyykko lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
T Bass walks into a jab.
Pyykko lands with a right that hurts T Bass. T Bass looks to clinch but Pyykko throws a short knee that drops T Bass. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jalmari Pyykko!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Primotivo Urbano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncle Bulli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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, Primotivo Urbano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uncle Bulli!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urbano shoots and misses
and Bulli counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Urbano's guard now.
Bulli postures up.
Urbano looking for a sweep. Not yet Urbano, not yet.
Bulli trying to stand up but can't free himself from Urbano's guard.
Urbano looking to control.
Bulli trying to stand up but can't free himself from Urbano's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bulli shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Urbano manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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!
Bulli would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urbano trying to control the position.
Bulli stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Urbano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bulli is fending him off so far but Urbano persists. Nope, Bulli circles away and we're back to standing.
Uncle Bulli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bulli wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Primotivo Urbano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bulli tries a head kick but it misses.
Urbano is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bulli sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bulli throws a series of punches but Urbano moves out of range.
Urbano shoots in looking for a takedown. Bulli tries to sprawl out of it but Urbano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bulli manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Urbano tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bulli sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Urbano somewhat.
Urbano is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulli tries a head kick but it misses.
Bulli closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Urbano did well to prevent Bulli getting side control.
Bulli wants to get back to his feet.
Urbano could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bulli throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Urbano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulli tries to stand and escape but Urbano is controlling the position.
Bulli is pressing down on Urbano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Urbano is holding on for now.
Bulli escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urbano slips a jab and a cross from Bulli.
Urbano shoots in and drives through. Bulli sprawls well.
Urbano shoots for a double leg takedown but Bulli sprawls well. He's pushed Urbano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bulli misses with a head kick.
Urbano moves out of range of the body kick.
Bulli looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Urbano keeping moving, preventing Bulli from controlling successfully.
Urbano is trying to keep Bulli in close.
Bulli stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bulli stuffs the takedown attempt from Urbano. Urbano gets slowly back to his feet.
Bulli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like Bulli is going to stand back up.
Bulli stands up from half guard.
Sloppy strikes from Bulli. Those never looked like landing.
Bulli has a takedown stuffed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bulli stuffs the takedown.
Bulli misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uncle Bulli 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.
Bulli throws a sloppy head kick and Urbano moves out of range easily.
Urbano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bulli.
Urbano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Urbano shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bulli is trying to defend but Urbano finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Urbano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bulli wants to get back to his feet.
Urbano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bulli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Urbano drops an elbow to the side of Bulli's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulli is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Urbano scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Urbano.
Bulli wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Urbano lands a nice short elbow.
Bulli tries to roll over but Urbano keeps him under control.
Bulli is breathing heavily.
Urbano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Urbano drops an elbow to the side of Bulli's head.
Urbano trying to control from half guard but Bulli is working away.
Urbano content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urbano wants to free his trapped foot but Bulli is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Urbano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bulli on the ground.
Urbano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Urbano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Urbano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bulli's head.
Urbano lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulli looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Urbano.
Bulli wants to control but Urbano is keeping busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bulli can do anything to dispel that myth.
Urbano landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Urbano winds up and cracks Bulli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bulli pushes Urbano off looking to stand but Urbano dives back in and keeps control.
Bulli is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Urbano's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Urbano's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urbano wants to control his opponent's hands but Bulli gets his hands free.
Bulli is landing with strikes from the back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Bulli keeps control of the position as Urbano tries to break free.
Urbano trying to control the position but Bulli manages to sink in the hooks.
Bulli looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bulli scores with strikes from the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bulli is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Primotivo Urbano dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Urbano looks for a takedown but Bulli sprawls well.
Urbano shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bulli is trying to defend but Urbano finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bulli wants to control but Urbano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Urbano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bulli keeps working.
Bulli tries to roll over but Urbano keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urbano with the ground and pound but Bulli uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Urbano throwing strikes from guard but Bulli blocks nicely.
Urbano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Urbano wants to control from the top but Bulli keeps moving.
Bulli kicks Urbano off and gets to his feet.
Bulli attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bulli throws a jab when Urbano was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulli throws a head kick that misses.
Urbano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bulli sprawls well. Bulli wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Urbano gets slowly back to his feet.
Bulli looks for a takedown but Urbano sprawls well.
Bulli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bulli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urbano fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bulli to the ground. Urbano is now in Bulli's guard.
Urbano trying to control but Bulli is working from the bottom.
Urbano throwing strikes from guard but Bulli blocks nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urbano won't allow Bulli to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Urbano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bulli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bulli throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Urbano scoring with some ground and pound.
Urbano tries to free his leg and advance position but Bulli is retaining full guard.
Bulli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Urbano trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bulli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Urbano manages to get himself to full guard.
Bulli lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urbano is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bulli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Urbano is controlling Bulli's posture.
Urbano wants to sweep but no luck.
Urbano is trying to control the position but Bulli postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Primotivo Urbano.
Bulli fails to land with a series of punches.
Bulli looks to land a right hand but Urbano moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Primotivo Urbano showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Urbano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Uncle Bulli!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Uncle Bulli!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Uncle Bulli!
Uncle Bulli wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Garcia Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Donald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald has chosen Mac Miller - Donald Trump as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Alejandro Garcia Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronald Donald!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donald closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Garcia Jr did well to prevent Donald getting side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Donald moves into full mount! Garcia Jr won't be happy about that!
Donald working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Garcia Jr looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Donald! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ronald Donald!
Ronald Donald bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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