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ROF Fight Night 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Joyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Joyce had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 147.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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154 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Joyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Joyce looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jenkins lands with a punch from half guard.
Jenkins content to control rather than advance.
Jenkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jenkins working the head and body with strikes.
Jenkins working Joyce over with strikes.
Jenkins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jenkins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Joyce is rocked!
Jenkins controlling the position easily from mount.
Oh Joyce is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jenkins postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Joyce in real trouble here! The ref calls for Joyce to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Jenkins!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Bouncer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Laden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Bouncer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Laden's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Bouncer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Laden!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouncer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laden fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bouncer to the ground. Laden is now in Bouncer's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Laden is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Laden is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bouncer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Laden pushes down on Bouncer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bouncer is trying to maintain the position but Laden is very close to passing his half guard.
Laden passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bouncer!
Laden looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laden with good strikes from the mount here!
Laden controlling from mount.
Bouncer is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Laden throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Bouncer has his hands clasped together but Laden breaks the hold and Bouncer is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Laden!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Laden!
Post fight, an emotional Jack Laden said 'I just love to fight, I love the sport, and I love you guys. Thanks so much!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johonny Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James McDonovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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183 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johonny Crash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James McDonovan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonovan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crash.
McDonovan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James McDonovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from McDonovan as Crash shoots in.
McDonovan stuffs the takedown attempt from Crash. Crash gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johonny Crash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crash closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Crash controlling the pace.
McDonovan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crash is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McDonovan defends it well.
Crash is trying to work for a kimura but McDonovan is defending well.
Crash wants to work for an arm triangle but McDonovan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonovan is defending against the submission attempts here by Crash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash thows a huge punch but McDonovan dodges it nicely.
Crash is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McDonovan is trying to get back to full guard.
Crash is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Crash is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonovan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McDonovan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crash.
Crash looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Crash is working for a kimura but McDonovan is defending it quite comfortably.
Crash scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McDonovan is trying to get back to full guard.
Crash seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McDonovan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crash is trying for a kimura here. McDonovan looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Crash wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johonny Crash!
Johonny Crash decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jalen Hammonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammonds comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Undertaker theme song ''rollin'' lyrics kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jared Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jalen Hammonds!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammonds throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hart's waist but Hart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hammonds off to one side.
Hammonds closes the distance and pushes Hart back into the ropes.
Hammonds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oooooh!!! Hart has knocked Hammonds down with a huge combo! Hart steps away and waves a wobbly Hammonds back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Hammonds is rocked!
It looks like Jalen Hammonds has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hart lands with a right and another and another! Hammonds is in big trouble! Hart lands again and this time it's lights out for Hammonds! A quality knockout there for Hart.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jared Hart!
Post fight, Jared Hart took to the microphone: 'thanks my fans and my sponsor witch is elite fighter clothing
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Dowal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Estima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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179 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Dowal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roger Estima!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Estima wants to improve his position but Dowal is controlling well.
Dowal is trying to work for a kimura but Estima is defending well.
Dowal is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Estima manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Estima wants to sweep here but Dowal controlling him for the moment.
Dowal stands and throws Estima's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dowal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dowal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Estima is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowal is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Estima is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dowal working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Estima is looking to reverse the position.
Dowal tries to move to mount but Estima blocks the move with his legs.
Estima is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Estima is trying to get back to half guard.
Dowal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dowal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Estima wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowal tries for a kimura but Estima is defending well.
Dowal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Estima knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Estima manages to get back to half guard.
Estima tries to roll over but Dowal keeps him under control.
Dowal is pressing down on Estima's thigh, looking to free his foot. Estima is holding on for now.
Dowal is working for a kimura but Estima is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estima is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dowal's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dowal's back!
Estima working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
You can see the frustration on Dowal's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dowal trying to control the hands but Estima won't let him.
Dowal defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Estima's arms.
Estima is trying to stick to Dowal's back but Dowal is turning into Estima. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Estima's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dowal.
Dowal passes Estima's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dowal is working for a kimura but Estima is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dowal is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Estima is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dowal is pressing down on Estima's thigh, looking to free his foot. Estima is holding on for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Estima moves into full guard.
Dowal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dowal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dowal tries to free his leg and advance position but Estima is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Estima working for a triangle but Dowal defends it easily.
Estima is looking for a triangle but Dowal pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Dowal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dowal moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dowal.
Dowal decides to pull guard.
Estima postures up in Dowal's guard and throws a big left but Dowal blocks it.
Dowal wants to stand up but Estima is controlling him.
Dowal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dowal trying to keep a closed guard but Estima is proving a slippery customer.
Dowal is looking for a triangle but Estima pushes his legs off easily.
Dowal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Estima defends it easily.
Estima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dowal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowal has his foot on Estima's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Estima works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowal trying to keep a closed guard but Estima is proving a slippery customer.
Estima throwing strikes from guard but Dowal blocks nicely.
Estima trying to control the position from guard on top but Dowal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Estima drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Estima jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dowal looking for a sweep. Not yet Dowal, not yet.
Dowal will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dowal is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Estima makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Estima trying to control but Dowal is working from the bottom.
Steve Dowal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Estima might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dowal kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowal looking for a guillotine here but Estima defends easily.
Estima avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Estima drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Estima jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Estima drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Estima jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dowal wriggles free and stands up.
Estima fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dowal sprawls well initially but Estima persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Estima is breathing heavily.
Estima missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowal punching from the bottom.
Dowal looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dowal is trying to stand back up but Estima is controlling him
Dowal flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Estima scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dowal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Estima prevents Dowal from getting back to his feet.
Estima avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dowal keeping moving, preventing Estima from controlling successfully.
Dowal had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Estima defends it easily.
Dowal keeping moving, preventing Estima from controlling successfully.
Estima scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Estima wants to control from the top but Dowal keeps moving.
Dowal has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Estima off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dowal shoots in and drives through. Estima sprawls well.
Dowal darts in and clinches Estima up against the ropes.
Dowal is looking to break free of the clinch but Estima has double underhooks.
Dowal has picked Estima up - he's going for a ride! Dowal dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Estima is looking for a sweep. Dowal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dowal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dowal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Dowal dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Estima with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dowal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dowal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Estima.
Dowal closes the distance and clinches.
Estima is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Dowal to keep the fight standing.
Steve Dowal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Estima.
Dowal wants the takedown. Estima is fighting it off but Dowal persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Estima's guard against the ropes.
Dowal forces his way into half guard.
Dowal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dowal is looking for a kimura but Estima is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dowal to get the leverage.
Dowal passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Estima!
Dowal has control of Estima's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Estima regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dowal scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Estima?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estima wants to control but Dowal is having none of it.
Estima is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Dowal looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Estima bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Estima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Estima won't allow Dowal to sweep him here.
Estima got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dowal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Estima has managed to get both his arms back between Dowal's legs - danger averted.
Dowal is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Dowal has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Estima is trying to keep an underhook but Dowal manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Estima makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Estima.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowal works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dowal is looking for a kimura but Estima is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dowal to get the leverage.
Estima looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dowal seems to be looking for submissions.
Estima wants to control but Dowal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Estima looking for submissions off his back.
Dowal passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dowal moves to the back.
Dowal has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowal looking for the choke from the back.
Dowal lands a shot to the head.
Dowal patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowal looking for the RNC.
Estima rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Estima is trying to stand.
Dowal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Estima can do to turn this around?
Dowal is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Estima manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Estima's head.
Dowal throwing strikes but missing.
Estima working for a triangle but Dowal defends it easily.
Dowal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dowal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dowal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dowal stands and throws Estima's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Estima tries to improve position but can't.
Roger Estima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Dowal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Estima tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Dowal is looking to take a break and control but Estima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Dowal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dowal 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Dowal!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikito Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikito Akiyama will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Story!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikito Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Story closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Akiyama quickly recovers to half guard.
Story is looking to take a break and control but Akiyama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Story seems to be looking for submissions.
Story seems to be working for a kimura but Akiyama defends the submission attempt.
Story with the ground and pound but Akiyama uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Story accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Story passes Akiyama's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Story working Akiyama over with strikes.
Story is looking for a kimura here.
Akiyama is staying active underneath Story, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Story 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 one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama is defending against the submission attempts here by Story.
Story is looking to take a break and control but Akiyama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Story working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Story not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Akiyama wants to improve his position but Story is controlling well.
Story wants to take a breather but Akiyama is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story lands with a punch from half guard.
Story passes the guard and advances to mount!
Story landing punches.
The referee warns Akiyama that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Story working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Akiyama is looking to improve his position but Story isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Story lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Akiyama is rocked!
Story lands a big elbow - Akiyama is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Akiyama is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tim Story!
Tim Story gave a mention to Hopkins Athletics in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeddicus Zorrander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey has chosen Last Wordz as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeddicus Zorrander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Will Bailey!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorrander feints and then cracks Bailey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bailey down.
Zorrander throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A low kick from Zorrander is predictable there
and Bailey counters with a big head kick but Zorrander shrugs it off.
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!
Zorrander fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bailey manages to avoid it.
Zorrander throws a lazy right hand but Bailey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zeddicus Zorrander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zorrander misses with a leg kick.
Bailey misses with a body shot.
Bailey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zorrander.
Bailey has closed the distance and engaged Zorrander in a clinch.
Bailey breaks the clinch.
Zorrander throws a leg kick
and Bailey counters with a head kick. That will keep Zorrander thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bailey wants to clinch.
Bailey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bailey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bailey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey blocks a body shot from Zorrander.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailey.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zorrander connects with an inside leg kick.
Zorrander throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
Bailey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Zeddicus Zorrander has been cut.
Bailey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bailey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bailey is looking to clinch.
Bailey staying out of range there.
Bailey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bailey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zorrander.
Zorrander connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zorrander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zorrander connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bailey tries to close the distance and clinch but Zorrander swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorrander throws a leg kick
and Zorrander takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bailey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bailey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zorrander counters with a big head kick but Bailey shrugs it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zorrander.
Zorrander throws a good cross that connects.
Bailey tries to clinch there but Zorrander circles away.
Bailey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zorrander looks to land a right hand but Bailey moved out of range.
Bailey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and Zorrander moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Bailey.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and Zorrander moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey blocks a low kick nicely.
Zorrander gets tackled into the ropes by Bailey. Bailey maintains the clinch.
Zorrander swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey tries to work over Zorrander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zorrander content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bailey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bailey tries to circle away but Zorrander has him pinned against the ropes.
Bailey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zorrander backwards.
Zorrander swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zorrander throws a head punch that misses.
Zorrander works on Bailey's body with a couple of short punches.
Bailey breaks the clinch.
Bailey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bailey rushes Zorrander and presses him up against the ropes.
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!
Zorrander lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorrander content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zorrander misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bailey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A frustrated look appears on Bailey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zorrander lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
Zorrander blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zorrander as Bailey tries to tie him up.
Zorrander is trying to maintain a safe position but Bailey gets an underhook and turns Zorrander into the ropes.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Bailey stalling in the clinch but Zorrander improves position.
Zorrander throws a punch but it's blocked by Bailey.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zorrander leaning against his opponent.
Zorrander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
Bailey breaks the clinch.
Zorrander looks to land a left hand but Bailey moved out of range nicely.
Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zorrander.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeddicus Zorrander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeddicus Zorrander's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bailey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bailey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zorrander fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bailey is out of range.
Good work by Bailey as he checks the leg kick.
Zorrander throws a hook but Bailey blocks it.
Zorrander throws a leg kick
and Bailey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bailey moves out of range of the body kick.
A left and a right from Bailey both land. Nice combination.
Zorrander misses with a head kick.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses.
Zeddicus Zorrander is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Zorrander.
Bailey doesn't manage to clinch there - Zorrander circles away.
Bailey misses with a head kick.
Zorrander blocks a head kick by Bailey.
Zorrander walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorrander thuds a left hand into Bailey's body.
Zorrander tests Bailey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bailey misses with a few strikes there.
Zorrander throws a body punch but Bailey moves out of range.
Zorrander is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zorrander misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bailey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bailey connects with a single shot there.
Bailey throws a combination that misses
letting Zorrander counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zorrander punishes Bailey's body with a nice straight punch.
Bailey is breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Bailey blocks the low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Bailey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zorrander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zorrander throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Zorrander.
Bailey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zorrander throws a front kick aimed at Bailey's knee but Bailey avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Zorrander.
Zorrander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bailey.
Bailey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zorrander misses with an uppercut
and Bailey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Zorrander.
Zorrander is looking to chop away at Bailey's legs.
Zorrander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bailey has closed the distance and engaged Zorrander in a clinch.
Zorrander wants to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Bailey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorrander has Bailey pressed against the ropes, preventing Bailey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Zorrander.
Bailey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zorrander has him pressed against the ropes.
Bailey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bailey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zorrander lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zorrander working aggressively here.
Zorrander tries to stall but Bailey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zorrander.
Bailey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zorrander working aggressively here.
Zorrander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zorrander misses with some punches.
Zorrander lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bailey misses with a punch on the inside.
Bailey lands a hook that snaps the head of Zorrander backwards.
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!
Zorrander is looking to control Bailey's arms but Bailey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zorrander has his back to the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Zorrander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey pushes Zorrander back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Zorrander swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey with a knee to the head.
Zorrander has Bailey pressed against the ropes, preventing Bailey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zorrander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bailey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bailey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick and Zorrander moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Zorrander is predictable there
and Bailey moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bailey blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zorrander.
Zorrander has a couple of punches blocked by Bailey.
Zorrander slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeddicus Zorrander dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zeddicus Zorrander's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bailey pushes Zorrander up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zorrander has a couple of punches blocked by Bailey.
Bailey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zorrander blocks a body shot from Bailey.
Bailey scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailey.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Bailey scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zorrander lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zorrander lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bailey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Zorrander fails to land.
Zorrander misses with some punches.
Zorrander scores with a shot to the side of Bailey's head.
Zorrander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bailey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zorrander has him pressed against the ropes.
Zorrander blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zorrander has Bailey pressed against the ropes.
Zorrander has a couple of punches blocked by Bailey.
A frustrated look appears on Bailey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bailey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bailey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zorrander scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bailey throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bailey.
Zorrander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zorrander lands a shot to the body.
Zorrander is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bailey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailey.
Zorrander tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bailey working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Zorrander.
Zorrander swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zorrander tries to stall but Bailey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zorrander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zorrander is trying to maintain a safe position but Bailey gets an underhook and turns Zorrander into the ropes.
Zorrander swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zorrander cracks Bailey with a nice body shot.
Zorrander tries a body shot but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey has Zorrander pushed against the ropes.
Zorrander scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bailey blocking some punches.
Bailey misses with a knee to the head.
Bailey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zorrander struggles to land a body shot inside as Bailey controls his hands.
Zorrander swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zorrander trying to stall but Bailey improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorrander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zorrander pushes Bailey back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bailey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zorrander has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Zorrander on the inside.
Zorrander lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bailey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zorrander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Zorrander creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bailey blocks an uppercut.
Zorrander blocks an uppercut.
Zorrander lands a hook that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zorrander blocks an uppercut.
Bailey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zorrander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bailey tries to stall but Zorrander uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Zeddicus Zorrander is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey tries to land a knee to the head but Zorrander blocks with his arms.
Bailey misses with a punch on the inside.
Zorrander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bailey trying to stall but Zorrander improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Bailey fails to land.
Bailey blocking some punches.
Bailey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zorrander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zorrander.
Will Bailey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeddicus Zorrander showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zorrander 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeddicus Zorrander!
A very excited looking Zeddicus Zorrander made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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