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IFC 4: Martin vs Hallavaara PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Mad Cow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brown's choice of entrance music: The One. Derek Brown has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Mad Cow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Derek Brown!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad Cow is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mad Cow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Mad Cow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mad Cow stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mad Cow is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Brown pulls his head out easily.
Brown is looking to advance position but Mad Cow won't allow it.
Brown is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Mad Cow defends it.
Brown is stalling here. Mad Cow is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Brown seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mad Cow has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Brown is trying to control Mad Cow's posture but Mad Cow avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Brown gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mad Cow landing shots from mount.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brown tries to hold on but Mad Cow pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mad Cow scores with a couple of good head shots there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mad Cow looking for a guillotine from mount but Brown is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown is in a horrible position here. Mad Cow smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brown is rocked!
Mad Cow unloading with bombs!
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Mad Cow finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mad Cow postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Brown badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Mad Cow around the waist but Mad Cow pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Mad Cow is the winner by TKO! Mad Cow jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Mad Cow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Long has Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Long is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Long breaks the clinch.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt
and Long counters with a straight right hand.
Thomas shoots and misses
and Long counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Long.
How Long has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Thomas.
Thomas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Long just stands there and leans against the cage.
Long breaks from the clinch.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Long circles away easily
and Long moves into the clinch.
Long softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thomas pulls guard.
Long passes Thomas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Thomas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Long is trying to work for a kimura but Thomas is defending well.
Long looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Long not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thomas trying to hold on to Long's head to control him but Long postures up.
Long is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Thomas sees it coming and defends easily.
Long trying to pass the guard but Thomas defending well.
Long stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a takedown
and Long counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas fails with the takedown
and Long counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Long.
Long lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Long does no damage.
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Long gets a clinch.
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt
and Long counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas looks gassed!
Long fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Long misses with a knee to the head.
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Long has closed the distance and engaged Thomas in a clinch.
Long works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long breaks the clinch.
Long gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas shoots and misses
and Long counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
How Long dominated that round.
That's time! Long's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Long doesn't seem bothered though.
Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Long. Long maintains the clinch.
Long manages to break the clinch.
Thomas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Long counters by moving into the clinch.
Long has Thomas pressed against the cage, preventing Thomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Long is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Long clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Long.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Long lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Long manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Long misses.
Long pushes Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Long manages to break the clinch.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Long holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
How Long has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Thomas.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Long has him pressed against the cage.
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
How Long is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Long counters by moving into the clinch.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas darts in trying to clinch
and Long counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to clinch up
and Long counters by clinching up.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Long counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Long breaks from the clinch.
Long gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jason Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long forces Thomas back against the cage and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Long.
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Long has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thomas finds it's way round the side to connect with Long's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range.
Long takes the fight into the clinch.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Long has closed the distance and engaged Thomas in a clinch.
Thomas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Long uses from the top position.
Long throws a strike but Thomas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thomas throws an elbow that misses. Long uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thomas's guard. Nice move by Long!
Long gets to his feet - Thomas follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt
and Long holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Long circles away easily
and Long counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Long.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Long circles away easily
and Long connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Long clinches with his opponent.
Long leaning his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
How Long dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Thomas has his takedown stuffed
and Long counters by moving into the clinch.
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Long counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Long throws a series of punches but Thomas avoids them all with ease.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas misses with a takedown
and Long counters by clinching up.
How Long has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Thomas.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas shoots and misses
and Long counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Long.
Long slowing the pace effectively.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
How Long is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Long clinches up against the cage.
Long is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Thomas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Long smiles and moves away.
Thomas fails with the takedown
and Long moves into the clinch.
Long manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Long counters by moving into the clinch.
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Long clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas shoots and misses
and Long counters by clinching up.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Long moves into the clinch.
Long scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long breaks from the clinch.
Long throws a right and a left that both miss.
Long rushes Thomas and presses him up against the cage.
Long misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas scores with a three punch combo!
Long clinches up with Thomas and pushes him back against the cage.
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Long moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Long.
Long breaks from the clinch.
Long throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Long. Long maintains the clinch.
Long breaks from the clinch.
Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Long. Long maintains the clinch.
Thomas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Long just stands there and leans against the cage.
Long lands a right hand.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt
and Long counters by clinching up.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Long circles away easily
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long lands a head shot.
Long moves into range and clinches up with Thomas.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Long circles away easily
and Thomas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Long works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
Long throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Long gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Long jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
Jason Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
How Long is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thomas misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
How Long showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Long has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... How Long!
After the fight, How Long was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Kalei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Zapputo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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300 lbs
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275 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jared Kalei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mickey Zapputo!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalei steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zapputo. That one must have hurt.
Kalei swinging wildly here.
Zapputo gets a clinch.
Zapputo lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jared Kalei has been cut.
Zapputo lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zapputo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kalei up against the cage.
Zapputo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kalei is breathing heavily.
Zapputo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zapputo lands a knee to the body.
Zapputo lands a good knee to the midsection. Kalei won't want to take too many of those.
Zapputo pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapputo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kalei takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Zapputo.
A short right from Zapputo on the inside.
Zapputo misses with a knee to the head.
Zapputo is working Kalei over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zapputo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zapputo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zapputo.
Zapputo landing knees to the body.
Zapputo lands a good knee to the midsection. Kalei won't want to take too many of those.
Zapputo landing knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Zapputo.
Zapputo slowing the pace effectively.
Zapputo works on Kalei's body with a couple of short punches.
Zapputo controlling the action here for a moment.
Zapputo lands a good knee to the midsection. Kalei won't want to take too many of those.
Zapputo tries to land a knee to the head but Kalei blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zapputo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaleis head.
Zapputo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
Zapputo has Kalei pushed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Zapputo.
Zapputo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zapputo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zapputo landing knees to the body.
Zapputo lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapputo lands a nice knee to the body.
Zapputo digs a right hand underneath Kalei's ribcage. Kalei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Zapputo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zapputo lands a nice knee to the body.
Zapputo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zapputo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zapputo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zapputo scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Zapputo.
Zapputo lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Zapputo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jared Kalei'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.
Zapputo scores with a nice body kick.
Zapputo scoring well with a low kick there.
Zapputo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zapputo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Zapputo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kalei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zapputo can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zapputo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zapputo thuds his shin into the meat of Kalei's side.
Kalei on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Zapputo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zapputo scores with a hook to the body.
Zapputo lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zapputo.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zapputo.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zapputo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zapputo lands a nice knee to the body.
Zapputo with a knee to the head.
Zapputo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zapputo lands a nice knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Zapputo.
Zapputo has Kalei pressed against the cage.
Zapputo lands a good knee to the midsection. Kalei won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapputo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zapputo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zapputo pushes Kalei back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zapputo.
Zapputo lands a knee to the head.
Zapputo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zapputo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Zapputo with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zapputo.
Mickey Zapputo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zapputo lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zapputo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zapputo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zapputo lands a knee to the body.
Zapputo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kalei or not.
Zapputo lands a shot to the body.
Zapputo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zapputo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zapputo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kalei or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapputo crunches a lovely knee into Kalei's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Zapputo.
Zapputo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zapputo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zapputo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zapputo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zapputo.
Zapputo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Zapputo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jared Kalei's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Zapputo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zapputo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short left from Zapputo.
Kalei takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zapputo gets through Kalei's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zapputo avoiding damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zapputo.
Zapputo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Zapputo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zapputo scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapputo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zapputo connects with a knee to the head.
Zapputo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zapputo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Zapputo scores a nice knee to the body.
Zapputo scores with a knee to the head.
Zapputo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zapputo scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zapputo.
Jared Kalei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapputo working Kalei over with knees to the body.
Zapputo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kalei or not.
Zapputo crunches a lovely knee into Kalei's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Zapputo.
Zapputo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zapputo crunches a lovely knee into Kalei's ribcage.
Zapputo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kalei's face.
Jared Kalei's cut is getting worse.
A left hand lands to the body for Zapputo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Zapputo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zapputo works on Kalei's body with a couple of short punches.
Zapputo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zapputo with a knee to the head.
Zapputo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zapputo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zapputo scores with a knee to the head.
Zapputo lands a knee to the body.
Kalei takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zapputo scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Zapputo.
Zapputo has Kalei pushed against the cage.
Zapputo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Zapputo.
Zapputo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kalei.
Zapputo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kalei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zapputo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zapputo obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Zapputo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zapputo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Josh West scores the fight 24:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Zapputo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sid Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage comes into the arena with the scatman blaring out of the sound system. Locke has chosen Star Wars - Imperial March as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sid Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Savage to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Savage is looking to work some ground and pound but Locke has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Locke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Savage defends it easily.
Savage looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Savage has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Locke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Locke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Locke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Locke has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Savage can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Locke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savageis looking to pass into half guard but Locke pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Locke is in guard.
Locke wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.
Savage wants to stand up but Locke is controlling him.
Locke passes into half guard.
Savage manages to get to full guard.
Locke is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Savage is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Savage has escaped and now he's on top!
Locke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Savage doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Savage manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Locke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Locke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Savage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Locke keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.
Locke wants to sweep here but Savage controlling him for the moment.
Savage working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Locke is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Savage, into his guard.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Locke from controlling successfully.
Locke drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Locke jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Locke prevents Savage from getting back to his feet.
Locke passes Savage's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke wants to take a breather but Savage is having none of it.
Savage wants to improve his position but Locke is controlling well.
Savage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Locke on the ground.
Locke is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Locke is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Locke is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Savage wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Locke is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Savage doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Locke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Savage scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Locke manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Locke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Savage sees it coming and defends easily.
Savage is trying to escape back to his feet but Locke uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Locke is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Savage has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Locke is trying to get an arm triangle but Savage is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage wants to get back to his feet.
Locke wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Savage, who protects the arm well.
Locke tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Savage is trying to buck Locke off.
Locke is trying to get an arm triangle but Savage is defending well.
Savage wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke is trying to get an arm triangle but Savage is defending well.
I wouldn't like to be where Savage is right now.
Savage is pushing Locke's head away, looking to escape. Locke manages to hold on to the position though.
Locke wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Savage, who protects the arm well.
Locke trying to control the position but Savage is working away.
Savage is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Locke tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Locke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Savage is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Savage wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Locke goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Savage rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Locke's guard! Nice work there by Savage!
Savage got a little sloppy there for a moment and Locke has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Savage has managed to get both his arms back between Locke's legs - danger averted.
Savage postures up and lands a big shot to Locke's brow.
Locke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Savage defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Locke is on top in guard.
John Locke has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savage is looking to stand up but Locke isn't so interested in that idea.
Locke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Savage is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Savage throws a lazy right hand but Locke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Savage scores with a decent looking hook.
Savage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Locke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No joy there for Savage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Savage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Savage jabs Locke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Savage lands a nice hook to Locke's body. Locke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Locke scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Savage misses its intended target.
Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Locke is just out of range.
Savage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Locke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Savage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Locke counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Savage's guard now.
Savage pushes Locke off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Savage shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Locke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Savage defends well.
Savage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Locke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage wants to control from the top but Locke keeps moving.
Savage slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Savage throws a big elbow that misses.
Savage postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Locke has momentary wrist control but Savage slips an elbow through the middle.
Savage with a flurry of punches that miss.
Locke is looking for a triangle but Savage pushes his legs off easily.
Locke being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a big elbow that misses.
Locke is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Savage is aware though and is defending well.
Locke looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Savage has picked Locke up and slammed him! Locke can't keep hold of the triangle and Savage manages to pass to side control!
Savage lands a nice forearm strike.
Savage is putting a hurting on Locke here, landing some big shots from side control.
Locke regains half guard.
Savage looks to land a strike but Locke avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Locke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Locke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Savage content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sid Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Savage looks up at the clock and then as Locke takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Savage smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Savage lands a decent elbow from side control.
Savage throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Savage working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Locke regains half guard.
Locke moves into full guard.
Savage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Locke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Savage defends well.
Locke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sid Savage showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Locke 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Locke!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleimalulani Hart (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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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson 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, Kaleimalulani Hart!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Hart moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hart has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hart can't break the clinch.
Silva jumps guard and drags Hart to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva throwing strikes here but Hart is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Hart is blocking nicely.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hart is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Hart is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throwing strikes here but Hart is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva 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.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hart blocking the ground and pound.
Hart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Hart looks gassed!
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hart wants to get back to his feet.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hart's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva breaks from Hart's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hart is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva breaks from Hart's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Hart is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva breaks from Hart's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hart is rocked!
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hart is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round.
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.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hart seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hart has him pressed against the cage.
Silva prevents Hart from breaking the clinch.
Silva works on Hart's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hart can do to turn this around?
Silva keeps control of Hart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva gets through Hart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hart is defending well for now.
Silva prevents Hart from breaking the clinch.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Hart keeps him there for the moment.
Hart manages to break the clinch.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hart manages to avoid it.
Hart throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Hart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Hart blocks an elbow strike.
Hart is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva tries to break free but Hart pushes him back against the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Hart avoids the head kick by Silva.
Hart takes one to the side of the head.
Hart gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Hart won't allow it.
Hart is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Hart has double underhooks.
Hart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Hart is blocking nicely.
Hart working hard to break the clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva has Hart pressed against the cage, preventing Hart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Hart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva has Hart up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva keeps control of Hart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva jumps guard.
Silva has Hart pulled in close to control his posture.
Hart postures up.
Anderson Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva pulls Hart in close to his closed guard and prevents Hart from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anderson Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Hart misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hart, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Hart wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Hart has double underhooks.
Silva stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva jumps into guard, dragging Hart to the mat.
Hart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throwing shots but Hart is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hart moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Hart.
It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Silva drives through and clinches with Hart against the cage.
Hart wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Hart is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Hart breaks from the clinch.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Hart which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Kaleimalulani Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaleimalulani Hart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Hart shows good takedown defense.
Hart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Hart counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Hart to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva is looking to clinch but Hart is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hart.
Silva clinches.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silva throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hart manages to get himself to full guard.
Hart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in 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!
Silva lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
A victorious Anderson Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Go To Church. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Miller!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Penn's guard.
Miller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Penn looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Miller is defending well. Penn quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Miller has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Penn celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brian Penn!
Brian Penn took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unski Hallavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallavaara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dr. dre kush. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Martin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Unski Hallavaara!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Unski Hallavaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hallavaara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hallavaara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hallavaara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Martin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Hallavaara counters by moving into the clinch.
Hallavaara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Martin is defending well for now.
Martin taking a breather.
Martin taking a breather.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hallavaara looking to slow down the pace here.
Martin stalling in the clinch but Hallavaara improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallavaara tries to work over Martin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hallavaara leaning against his opponent.
Hallavaara looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin.
A left hand lands to the body for Hallavaara.
Martin blocks an elbow strike from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martin or not.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hallavaara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Hallavaara on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hallavaara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hallavaara avoiding damage.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin motions for Hallavaara to come forward. Martin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Hallavaara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Hallavaara.
Martin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hallavaara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hallavaara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Martin has had enough of the clinch but Hallavaara keeps him there for the moment.
Hallavaara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hallavaara lands an elbow inside that Martin shrugs off.
It looks like Michael Martin has been cut.
Hallavaara lands a hook that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Martin manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hallavaara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martin takes a swing at Hallavaara's ribcage but misses.
Hallavaara ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin misses with a looping right.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Hallavaara.
Martin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hallavaara.
Hallavaara throws a head kick that misses.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Hallavaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara walks into a stiff left hand from Martin.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hallavaara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hallavaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Hallavaara lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallavaara drops his hands momentarily and Martin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hallavaara takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and Hallavaara counters with a left to the body.
Hallavaara doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hallavaara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martin.
Martin throws a big shot that misses.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hallavaara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Unski Hallavaara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Martin'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.
A jab from Martin misses.
Hallavaara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hallavaara closes the distance looking to clinch
and Martin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hallavaara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hallavaara under the eye.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Hallavaara holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin throws an off balance right hand
and Hallavaara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hallavaara.
Martin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hallavaara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Hallavaara has him pressed against the cage.
Hallavaara misses with a punch on the inside.
Hallavaara tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.
Hallavaara swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
Hallavaara closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martin.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hallavaara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hallavaara fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is looking to chop away at Hallavaara's legs.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hallavaara.
Martin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hallavaara tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
Hallavaara ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hallavaara in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hallavaara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martin.
Hallavaara wants to clinch.
Hallavaara scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallavaara will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Martin lands with an overhand left.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Hallavaara's head but Hallavaara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hallavaara fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Hallavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hallavaara wants to clinch
and Martin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hallavaara instigates a clinch.
Martin is trying to break free.
Hallavaara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hallavaara wants to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hallavaara trying to land knees to the body.
Hallavaara tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martin avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Martin is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara pushes Martin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hallavaara.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin looking to stall.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hallavaara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hallavaara blocks a jab.
Martin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hallavaara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin misses the shot to the body.
Hallavaara moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Martin takes a swing at Hallavaara's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Martin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Martin'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.
Martin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hallavaara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hallavaara rushes Martin and presses him up against the cage.
Martin looking to slow down the pace here.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martin wants to break free but Hallavaara has control.
Hallavaara crunches a lovely knee into Martin's ribcage.
Hallavaara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hallavaara is leaning against Martin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Hallavaara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martin or not.
Hallavaara is working Martin over against the cage.
Hallavaara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallavaara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hallavaara tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Hallavaara pushes Martin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hallavaara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Hallavaara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hallavaara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martin prevents a body shot from Hallavaara.
Martin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallavaara lands a hook that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Martin tries to work over Hallavaara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hallavaara lands a big knee! That's hurt Martin! Oh, he's all over the place! Hallavaara lands another knee that sends Martin to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Unski Hallavaara!
Unski Hallavaara is the new light heavyweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Unski Hallavaara said 'Thanks to my trainer who picked me up and thanks to my team mates for helping me get better. Welcome to the new era of Hallavaara.'.
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