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ROF 18:The Big Show PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Bex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klayd Kol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bex comes to the ring accompanied by Guys like me. Roberto Bex has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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, Roberto Bex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Klayd Kol!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bex has closed the distance and engaged Kol in a clinch.
Kol looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bex lands an elbow just above Kol 's eye.
It looks like Klayd Kol has been cut.
Bex with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bex stalling against the ropes.
Bex lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bex lands a vicious elbow to the side of Kol's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Bex tries to finish him with strikes but Kol still seems able to defend himself so Bex steps back and lets Kol get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Kol is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kol walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Bex! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Bex!
An out of breath Roberto Bex thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Inspectah Deck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Tulfo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Inspectah Deck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Erwin Tulfo!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deck lands a nice shot to the body.
Tulfo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tulfo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tulfo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tulfo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tulfo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Tulfo trying to pass the guard but Deck defending well.
Tulfo is looking to take a break and control but Deck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tulfo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deck gets full guard.
Tulfo trying to control the position from guard on top but Deck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tulfo preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tulfo wants to control from the top but Deck keeps moving.
Deck 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 fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Deck content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Deck throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Deck stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deck lands with a shot to the body.
Tulfo throws a hook to the side of Deck's head but Deck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tulfo defending well as Deck loads up on a big left hand.
Deck clinches.
Deck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Deck is trying to force a seperation but Tulfo has the dominant position.
Tulfo trying to stall but Deck improves his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deck breaks the clinch.
Tulfo moves into the clinch.
Deck keeps control of Tulfo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Deck tries to pull guard but Tulfo holds him up against the ropes and eventually Deck drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulfo is trying to push Deck away but Deck has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Deck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tulfo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tulfo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tulfo clinches with his opponent.
Tulfo wants to get back to striking at distance but Deck won't allow it.
Deck tries to pull guard but Tulfo won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Inspectah Deck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deck tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tulfo just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Tulfo is looking to break free of the clinch but Deck has double underhooks.
Deck is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Tulfo to keep the fight standing.
Deck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Deck working aggressively here.
Deck avoids the elbow strike from Tulfo, against the ropes.
Deck jumps guard but Tulfo stands there with Deck around his waist. Deck gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deck tries to pull guard but Tulfo won't allow it.
Tulfo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Deck uses from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tulfo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Deck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tulfo wants to sweep but no luck.
Tulfo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Deck off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Tulfo closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tulfo's elbow.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tulfo is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Deck can't fight it off and eventually Tulfo manages to take the fight to the floor. Deck looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tulfo throws an elbow that misses. Deck uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tulfo's guard. Nice move by Deck!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Tulfo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Deck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tulfo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tulfo.
Tulfo throws a right hand that Deck ducks under and follows up with a left that Deck also avoids with ease.
Deck tries to clinch up.
Deck tries to clinch up but Tulfo circles away and keeps his distance.
Deck looks to score with a jab to the body but Tulfo is just out of range.
Tulfo misses with a combination
and Deck counters with a right hand to the body.
Deck takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Deck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulfo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Deck is looking to wear down Tulfo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tulfo has closed the distance and engaged Deck in a clinch.
Tulfo manages to pull guard.
Deck prevents Tulfo from getting back to his feet.
Deck is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Deck wants to get up but he can't break Tulfo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Deck throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tulfo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tulfo trying to keep a closed guard but Deck is proving a slippery customer.
Deck trying to control the position from guard on top but Tulfo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulfo is pulling down on Deck's head to control his posture.
Erwin Tulfo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tulfo misses with a low kick as Deck jumps back.
Nice body kick there by Tulfo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tulfo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tulfo swings for the body but Deck moves out of range.
Tulfo takes the fight into the clinch.
Deck breaks the clinch.
Deck lands with a straight right. Tulfo didn't see that one coming.
Tulfo swats away the attempt to clinch by Deck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Tulfo. Those never looked like landing.
That kick from Tulfo tenderised Deck's leg. Deck is trying to keep his angry face on.
Deck throws an overhand right that lands on Tulfo's shoulder, as Tulfo tries to avoid the shot.
Tulfo misses with a two punch combination.
Tulfo moves into the clinch.
Deck throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Deck gets control of Tulfo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Deck will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Deck pulls Tulfo in close to his closed guard and prevents Tulfo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tulfo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulfo wants to stand but Deck is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tulfo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deck is keeping the position for now.
Tulfo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tulfo trying to control the position but Deck is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deck is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Erwin Tulfo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tulfo pulls guard effortlessly.
Deck scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Deck working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tulfo is trying to keep Deck in close.
Tulfo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Deck 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Deck accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Deck trying to control the position from guard on top but Tulfo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deck is really struggling to control Tulfo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Inspectah Deck wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tulfo misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulfo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Deck blocks a low kick nicely.
Tulfo gets a clinch.
Tulfo tightens his grip and picks Deck up, before dumping him to the ground. Deck manages to land in guard.
Erwin Tulfo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Deck is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tulfo looking to pass the guard.
Tulfo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tulfo looking to sit in guard and control but Deck gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Deck wants to pass the guard but Tulfo is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Deck postures up and lands a big shot to Tulfo's brow.
Tulfo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tulfo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tulfo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tulfo is trying to control the position but Deck postures up.
Deck wants to control from the top but Tulfo keeps moving.
Deck tries to free his leg and advance position but Tulfo is retaining full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tulfo rushes Deck and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deck jumps guard but Tulfo stands there with Deck around his waist. Deck gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tulfo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tulfo misses with a series of wild punches.
Deck checks the leg kick nicely there.
Erwin Tulfo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Deck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Deck gets tackled into the ropes by Tulfo. Tulfo maintains the clinch.
Tulfo blocks a body shot from Deck.
Deck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tulfo walks away with a smile on his face. Deck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Deck connects with a nice looking jab.
Tulfo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Deck will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tulfo throws a chopping leg kick but Deck manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tulfo throws a right hand that Deck ducks under and follows up with a left that Deck also avoids with ease.
Tulfo throws a series of strikes that have Deck backpedaling.
Erwin Tulfo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tulfo. Deck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tulfo fails to land with a series of punches.
Deck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tulfo.
Deck tries to clinch but Tulfo moves away
and Tulfo counters with an outside leg kick.
Deck tries to close the distance and clinch but Tulfo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tulfo misses with a double jab.
Tulfo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Inspectah Deck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erwin Tulfo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body punch from Deck - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Erwin Tulfo.
Well Tulfo 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erwin Tulfo!
Erwin Tulfo very nearly forgot to thank Springfield HW Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georgi Sveklovak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Kronic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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, Georgi Sveklovak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Kronic!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronic moves out of range as Sveklovak throws a body kick.
Kronic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sveklovak avoids it really well and circles away.
Sveklovak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sveklovak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kronic.
Sveklovak looking to throw knees to the head but Kronic is blocking nicely.
Kronic takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Paul Kronic has been cut.
Sveklovak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kronic is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sveklovak obliges.
Sveklovak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kronic scores with a shot to the side of Sveklovak's head.
Kronic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kronic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sveklovak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kronic avoids the elbow strike from Sveklovak, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronic dodges an elbow strike from Sveklovak.
Sveklovak keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kronic's efforts to push away.
Kronic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sveklovak is keeping busy.
Sveklovak landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sveklovak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kronic's brow.
Kronic working hard to break the clinch.
Sveklovak missing with knees to the body.
Kronic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sveklovak takes one to the chin there.
Sveklovak tries to clinch up but Kronic circles away and keeps his distance.
Kronic tries to keep at a distance but Sveklovak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kronic managing to block the knees to the body from Sveklovak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sveklovak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sveklovak using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sveklovak landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sveklovak tries to land knees in the clinch but Kronic avoids the damage to the body.
Kronic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sveklovak.
Sveklovak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sveklovak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kronic is defending well for now.
Kronic is trying to force a seperation but Sveklovak has the dominant position.
Sveklovak prevents the takedown attempt.
Georgi Sveklovak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Kronic.
Kronic is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Sveklovak gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kronic can't break the clinch.
Kronic wants to get back to striking at distance but Sveklovak won't allow it.
Kronic wants to get back to striking at distance but Sveklovak won't allow it.
Kronic lands a body punch.
Kronic tries to break the clinch but Sveklovak is controlling the position.
Sveklovak landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronic is looking to break free of the clinch but Sveklovak has double underhooks.
Sveklovak lands a nice elbow.
Sveklovak lands a knee to the head.
Sveklovak crunches a lovely knee into Kronic's ribcage.
Sveklovak is breathing heavily.
Kronic gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sveklovak is refusing to be controlled, as Kronic sits in half guard.
Sveklovak wants to control but Kronic is keeping busy.
Kronic perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sveklovak trying to control here.
Kronic maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sveklovak could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kronic has cracked it and Sveklovak is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kronic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Kronic!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Yakimyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Yakimyuk 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roman Yakimyuk!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakimyuk checks the leg kick.
Penn throws a series of punches but Yakimyuk moves out of range.
Penn throws the left hand but Yakimyuk avoids the punch easily.
Penn walks into a jab.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Yakimyuk slips a jab from Penn.
Yakimyuk throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn tries to work over Yakimyuk's front leg with a kick but Yakimyuk checks it.
Yakimyuk keeps the fight on the outside.
Yakimyuk blocks a jab.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Yakimyuk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick from Penn misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakimyuk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Penn closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yakimyuk to the mat! Yakimyuk manages to get full guard.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yakimyuk is keeping the position for now.
Penn won't allow Yakimyuk to get back to his feet.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
Penn 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.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Penn is controlling him.
Yakimyuk keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
Penn is pushing down on Yakimyuk's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yakimyuk is fighting to maintain full guard but Penn has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yakimyuk is trying to stand.
Penn is working for a kimura but Yakimyuk is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yakimyuk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to work for an arm triangle but Yakimyuk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Penn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yakimyuk is in trouble now - Penn has advanced to mount!
Penn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Penn.
Penn is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Yakimyuk is surviving well by controlling Penn's body position as best he can.
Penn goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Yakimyuk turns into him and now he's in Penn's guard.
Yakimyuk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Penn's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Penn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Penn throws a series of punches but Yakimyuk moves out of range.
Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yakimyuk pinned against the ropes. Yakimyuk gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Penn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Penn showed some decent athleticism there.
Penn is looking for a kimura but Yakimyuk is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Penn to get the leverage.
Penn is looking for a kimura here.
Penn wants to pass to mount but Yakimyuk is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakimyuk is looking to escape.
Penn is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Yakimyuk is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Penn!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hlynur Skallagrimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skallagrimson comes to the ring accompanied by Viđ spilum endalaust by Sigur Rós. Mike Assassin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hlynur Skallagrimson's chin.
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hlynur Skallagrimson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Assassin duly obliges.
It looks like Hlynur Skallagrimson has been cut.
Skallagrimson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Assassin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assassin thows a body shot but no joy.
Skallagrimson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Assassin throws a looping overhand right but Skallagrimson ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Assassin does no damage.
Skallagrimson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assassin.
Skallagrimson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Skallagrimson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assassin.
Assassin just misses with a punch to the body.
Assassin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skallagrimson doesn't seem bothered though.
Assassin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skallagrimson circles away quickly and effectively.
Skallagrimson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Assassin to score with a decent uppercut.
Skallagrimson staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mike Assassin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skallagrimson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assassin misses with a looping left.
Assassin throws out a loose jab but Skallagrimson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big left from Assassin misses.
Assassin fails to land with a series of punches.
Assassin throws a hook but Skallagrimson avoids it easily.
Skallagrimson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Assassin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Assassin misses the jab.
Assassin connects with a looping right hand.
Assassin takes a swing at Skallagrimson's ribcage but misses.
Assassin looks to land a combination but Skallagrimson avoids it well.
Assassin looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin throws a lazy right hand but Skallagrimson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assassin just misses with a punch to the body.
Skallagrimson gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Skallagrimson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skallagrimson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Assassin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Skallagrimson.
Skallagrimson is working for a kimura but Assassin is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Assassin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Skallagrimson.
Skallagrimson in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Assassin tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Skallagrimson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hlynur Skallagrimson!
Hlynur Skallagrimson gave a mention to Hilo Clothing Co **Laundry 3% fee** in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brodus Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djamel Hammouche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
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269 lbs
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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 Hilo, Brodus Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Djamel Hammouche!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay doesn't manage to clinch there - Hammouche circles away.
Hammouche throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Clay is looking to clinch but Hammouche is avoiding it.
Hammouche with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hammouche tries a head kick but it misses.
Clay is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hammouche with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hammouche tries to score with a low kick but Clay moves his leg out of the way.
Brodus Clay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammouche keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hammouche, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clay lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hammouche is looking to slow Clay down with leg kicks.
Clay fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay misses the body punch
and Hammouche makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Clay is breathing heavily.
Hammouche darts in and clinches Clay up against the ropes.
Hammouche lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Brodus Clay has been cut.
Hammouche has a couple of punches blocked by Clay.
Hammouche lands a right hand.
Clay tries to throw a body punch but Hammouche avoids it by throwing Clay back against the ropes.
Hammouche throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clays head.
Clay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hammouche misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hammouche misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clay.
Hammouche with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hammouche with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hammouche throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clay blocks it with crossed arms.
Clay has a couple of punches blocked by Hammouche.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammouche connects with a nasty looking knee right to Clay's face.
Clay slows down the pace here.
Clay lands a body punch.
Clay stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Clay cracks Hammouche with a nice body shot.
Hammouche throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clay blocks it with crossed arms.
Clay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammouche scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay is trying to stall.
Hammouche with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hammouche working aggressively here.
Hammouche working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hammouche lands a shoulder strike.
Hammouche lands a nice knee to the body.
Clay stalling in the clinch but Hammouche improves position.
Hammouche tries to land a knee to the head but Clay blocks with his arms.
Hammouche working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hammouche throws a punch but it's blocked by Clay.
Clay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammouche scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hammouche scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammouche misses with a knee to the head.
Hammouche working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hammouche.
Clay will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hammouche up against the ropes.
Clay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clay trying to stall but Hammouche improves his position.
Hammouche scores with a knee to the head.
Hammouche with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hammouche lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammouche misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clay looking to slow down the pace here.
Hammouche using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Djamel Hammouche dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brodus Clay's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Clay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clay moves in looking to clinch but Hammouche pushes him off.
Hammouche clinches up with Clay and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hammouche with a knee to the head.
Clay is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammouche.
Clay looking to slow down the pace here.
Hammouche throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammouche lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hammouche throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clay blocks it with crossed arms.
Hammouche lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Clay throws a head punch that misses.
Hammouche with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hammouche working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hammouche.
Hammouche with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Clay blocks an uppercut.
Hammouche scores with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Clay.
Hammouche lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clay backwards.
Hammouche throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clay blocks it with crossed arms.
Clay is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hammouche is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammouche blocks an uppercut.
Hammouche swings wildly with an uppercut but Clay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammouche lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brodus Clay's cut is getting worse.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hammouche using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clay tries to stall but Hammouche uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hammouche with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hammouche tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hammouche scores with a shoulder strike.
Clay has a couple of punches blocked by Hammouche.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammouche has a couple of punches blocked by Clay.
Hammouche with a knee to the head.
Djamel Hammouche seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hammouche obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammouche looking to throw knees to the head but Clay is blocking nicely.
A short right from Hammouche.
Hammouche lands a left hand.
Clay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hammouche working aggressively here.
Hammouche lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammouche misses with the head strike.
Hammouche lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Clay working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammouche makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hammouche blocking some punches.
Clay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hammouche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Clay misses with a body punch.
Hammouche lands a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hammouche.
Clay is rocked!
Brodus Clay's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hammouche drops Clay onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Clay is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Clay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hammouche using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clay looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammouche prevents a body shot from Clay.
Clay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clay seems to have got his legs back now.
Clay blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Djamel Hammouche showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brodus Clay's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Clay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hammouche, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hammouche doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammouche lands a hook that snaps the head of Clay backwards.
Hammouche tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hammouche with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hammouche lands with a light punch inside.
Hammouche throws a head punch that misses.
Hammouche tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hammouche swings wildly with an uppercut but Clay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammouche throws a head punch that misses.
Hammouche throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clay blocks it with crossed arms.
Hammouche has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammouche tries a knee to the head but Clay blocks it.
Clay blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammouche tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Clay avoids it.
Clay is looking to control Hammouche's arms but Hammouche gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clay has his back to the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Clay.
Hammouche looking to throw knees to the head but Clay is blocking nicely.
Hammouche lands a nice uppercut.
Clay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammouche's elbow.
Clay tries a body shot but Hammouche blocks it.
Clay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hammouche misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hammouche swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clay struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammouche controls his hands.
Hammouche tries to land knees in the clinch but Clay avoids the damage to the body.
Hammouche lands a hook that snaps the head of Clay backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammouche doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammouche tries a knee to the head but Clay blocks it.
Hammouche with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hammouche with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hammouche lands a hook that snaps the head of Clay backwards.
Hammouche throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clay is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hammouche doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clay swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammouche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clay is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hammouche is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammouche lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clay avoiding damage.
Hammouche scores with a knee to the head.
Clay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammouche with a knee to the head.
Hammouche drops Clay with a big knee straight up the middle! Clay is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Jeez, Brodus Clay's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
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!
Clay rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammouche moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammouche sends Clay crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hammouche is motioning to the referee to let Clay up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Brodus Clay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammouche throws an uppercut from hell that sends Clay clean off his feet! He's out cold! Hammouche stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Djamel Hammouche!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirco Polimeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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18
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mirco Polimeno!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Polimeno scores with a body shot.
Burton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Polimeno throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Polimeno, as that shot connected.
Burton misses with a straight left.
Burton moves out of range as Polimeno strikes.
Burton throws an overhand right that lands on Polimeno's shoulder, as Polimeno tries to avoid the shot.
Polimeno connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burton walks into a stiff left hand from Polimeno.
Polimeno lands the left hand.
Burton is rocked!
Burton defending well as Polimeno loads up on a big left hand.
Polimeno throws a monster overhand right that drops Burton! Polimeno follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mirco Polimeno!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helge Fossmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeddicus Zorrander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fossmo comes into the arena with Helge Fossmo predikar blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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22
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Helge Fossmo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeddicus Zorrander!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fossmo avoids the body shot from Zorrander.
Fossmo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zorrander swivels and escapes.
A big left from Zorrander misses.
Zorrander connects with a solid leg kick.
Zorrander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fossmo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fossmo there as he acknowledges the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fossmo.
A leg kick checked by Fossmo.
A head kick misses from Zorrander.
Zeddicus Zorrander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zorrander motions for Fossmo to come forward. Zorrander throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zorrander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fossmo checks a low kick from Zorrander.
Zorrander comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossmo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fossmo throwing shots but Zorrander is blocking nicely.
Zorrander is trying to stand back up but Fossmo is controlling him
Zorrander blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fossmo.
Fossmo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fossmo throwing shots but Zorrander is blocking nicely.
Fossmo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zorrander with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fossmo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fossmo wants to work for an arm triangle but Zorrander is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zorrander keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo is looking for a kimura here.
Fossmo thows a huge punch but Zorrander dodges it nicely.
Zorrander wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fossmo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
It looks like Zeddicus Zorrander has been cut.
Fossmo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fossmo stops Zorrander from getting back to his feet.
Fossmo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fossmo is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo looks to land a strike but Zorrander avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fossmo postures up.
Fossmo throws a big elbow that misses.
Zorrander trying to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zorrander preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo throwing strikes from guard but Zorrander blocks nicely.
Fossmo chips away with some ground and pound.
That has opened up Zeddicus Zorrander's cut even more.
Fossmo postures up in Zorrander's guard and throws a big left but Zorrander blocks it.
Zorrander avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fossmo throws a big right hand that misses.
Zorrander avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fossmo postures up.
Zorrander working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fossmo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zorrander looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fossmo throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helge Fossmo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeddicus Zorrander's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Fossmo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Zorrander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fossmo moves away.
Zorrander connects with an inside leg kick.
Zorrander misses with a straight left.
Zorrander tries a head kick but it misses.
Zorrander shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A cross from Zorrander lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zorrander lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fossmo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fossmo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fossmo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zorrander napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fossmo is trying to get an arm triangle but Zorrander is defending well.
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.
You can see the frustration on Zorrander's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossmo looks up at the clock and then as Zorrander takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fossmo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fossmo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The strikes coming from Fossmo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zorrander is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Zeddicus Zorrander's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zeddicus Zorrander's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Helge Fossmo!
Helge Fossmo retains his super heavyweight title!
Helge Fossmo made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellraiser Fightgear ($10-$20 Clothing) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Horn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Fontaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fontaine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. P.S. Phuk You Too kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenny Horn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Fontaine!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horn misses with a body kick.
Horn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Horn misses with a body kick.
Horn tries to clinch up.
Horn is looking to clinch but Fontaine is avoiding it.
Fontaine fails to land with a series of punches.
Fontaine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Horn circles away.
Horn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Horn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fontaine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fontaine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Horn - the referee stops the clock and Fontaine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Horn. Fontaine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Horn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Horn moves into range and clinches up with Fontaine.
Horn lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontaine goes for a takedown in the clinch but Horn prevents it.
Horn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fontaine looks gassed!
Horn landing knees to the head.
It looks like Ricky Fontaine has been cut.
Horn connects with a knee to the head.
Fontaine is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fontaine wants to take the fight to the mat but Horn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Fontaine is still on wobbly legs! Can Horn finish him?
Kenny Horn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Fontaine.
Horn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fontaine takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Horn.
Horn has Fontaine pressed against the ropes. He pushes Fontaine back and as he springs towards him off the ropes, Horn throws a beautiful elbow that sends Fontaine crashing to the floor! Horn piles on the pressure with more strikes! Fontaine is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Horn!
Kenny Horn retains his heavyweight title!
Kenny Horn decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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