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QFC Tournament 39 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hack Poll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demario Bethany (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hack Poll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demario Bethany!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bethany shoots in for a double leg but Poll sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Poll with that takedown attempt.
Bethany moves into the clinch.
Poll tries to pull guard but Bethany holds him up against the cage and eventually Poll drops back down to his feet.
Poll jumps guard and drags Bethany to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Poll might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bethany trying to control the position from guard on top but Poll is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bethany forces his way into half guard.
Bethany is keen to just control but Poll is a slippery customer.
Bethany is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bethany wants to pass to mount but Poll is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poll lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Bethany is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Poll doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bethany.
Poll wants to improve his position but Bethany is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poll punching from the bottom.
Bethany tries to stand and escape but Poll is controlling the position.
Bethany blocks the strikes from Poll.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poll throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Poll has his hands clasped together around Bethany's back. He's all about the action.
Bethany is trying to control the action in half guard but Poll is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bethany is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Poll tries to roll over but Bethany keeps him under control.
Bethany prevents Poll from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bethany blocks the strikes from Poll.
Bethany seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Poll does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Demario Bethany wasn't active enough on the ground.
Poll misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bethany shoots in for a double leg but Poll sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bethany looks gassed!
Bethany displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Poll.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hack Poll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poll tries to land a leg kick but Bethany saw it coming and moves away.
Bethany looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bethany scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Poll is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poll trying to get back to full guard but Bethany takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Poll is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poll tries to buck Bethany off but he can't manage it.
Poll working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bethany with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bethany tries to control but Poll wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Demario Bethany will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Poll defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bethany.
Bethany shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Poll defends it nicely.
Bethany bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Poll's head backwards.
Poll tries to clinch up but Bethany circles away and keeps his distance.
Bethany shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Poll has a closed guard, preventing Bethany from standing up.
Bethany throws a big right hand that misses.
Bethany is breathing heavily.
Poll is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poll decides to return to a standing position.
Bethany gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bethany throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bethany keeping full guard, as Poll tries to pass.
Poll looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Poll has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poll is in close to Bethany's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Poll passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bethany is trying to control Poll's posture but Poll avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poll decides to stand back up.
Poll scores with a takedown into Bethany's guard.
Bethany is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bethany looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bethany working a defensive guard here.
Bethany is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poll is not content to let Bethany control the position.
Poll wants to get back to his feet.
Bethany missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bethany is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poll is staying active underneath Bethany, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hack Poll dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bethany tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Poll swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Poll.
Poll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bethany fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bethany throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Poll's waist but Poll gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bethany off to one side.
Hack Poll is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poll shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Poll was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Poll lands a heavy elbow.
Bethany tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poll scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bethany?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poll sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poll with good strikes from the mount here!
Poll sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poll landing punches.
Poll controlling his opponent.
Bethany is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bethany tries to hold on but Poll postures up.
Poll lands with some strikes.
Poll controlling the position easily from mount.
Bethany is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poll knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bethany on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poll lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Poll takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Poll prevents Bethany from getting the reversal.
Poll sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bethany wants to control but Poll is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poll takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bethany tries to hold on but Poll pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hack Poll showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Poll has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Hack Poll!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Hack Poll!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Hack Poll!
Hack Poll wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Poor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lier Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Poor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lier Killer!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Killer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Poor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Killer closes the distance and clinches up with Poor, looking for a takedown. Killer pushes Poor against the cage but Poor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Poor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Poor drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Killer is adopting a defensive guard.
Killer keeping moving, preventing Poor from controlling successfully.
Killer trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Killer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Killer had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Poor defends it easily.
Poor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Killer is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor is looking to work some ground and pound but Killer has wrist control.
Poor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Killer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Poor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Killer pulls Poor in to control the position.
Poor wants to stand but Killer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Poor trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor trying to control the position from guard on top but Killer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poor stopping the sweep attempt from Killer.
Killer wants to stand but Poor is controlling the position.
Poor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Poor shoots in and bounces Killer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Killer keeping moving, preventing Poor from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer pushes Poor off and gets back to his feet.
Killer closes the distance and clinches.
Killer jumps guard but Poor stands there with Killer around his waist. Killer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Killer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poor feints and as Killer raises his hands in defense, Poor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Poor is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor is pushing down on Killer's leg trying to pass to half guard. Killer is fighting to maintain full guard but Poor has managed to sneak the leg through.
Poor is trying to control. Killer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Killer gets back to full guard.
Killer will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Killer looking for a sweep. Not yet Killer, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Killer controls Poor momentarily but Poor frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Poor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for Poor with that takedown attempt.
Poor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Killer.
Poor doesn't manage to clinch there - Killer circles away.
Poor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Poor counters with a three punch combo that has Killer backing up. Killer nods at Poor to acknowledge the strikes.
Poor doesn't manage to clinch there - Killer circles away.
Killer shoots in and drives through. Poor sprawls well.
Killer checks a low kick from Poor.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poor bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor working away.
Poor tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Killer can't do much from the bottom here.
Killer manages to get back to half guard.
Killer is controlling Poor's trapped leg to prevent Poor from advancing to side control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Killer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Killer scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Poor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Poor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Killer tries to avoid it but Poor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Killer to the ground. Killer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Killer is looking to clinch but Poor is avoiding it.
Killer is looking to clinch but Poor is avoiding it.
Killer shoots in and gets a takedown into Poor's guard.
Poor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Killer trying to control but Poor is working from the bottom.
Killer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Killer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Killer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer distracts Poor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Killer gets to his feet - Poor follows without any prompting.
Nice sprawl there from Poor as Killer shoots in.
James Poor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lier Killer.
Killer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Poor to the mat! Poor manages to get full guard.
Poor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Killer.
Poor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Killer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Killer stands up over Poor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor tries to strike from the bottom.
Killer trying to control the position from guard on top but Poor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Killer on the ground.
Killer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Poor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Killer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Killer dives in and grabs Poor's left leg, looking for a takedown. Poor pushes down on Killer's head and hops out.
Killer wants to clinch up but Poor keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lier Killer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Poor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Poor lands in his opponent's guard.
Killer working a defensive guard here.
Poor trying to control but Killer is working from the bottom.
Poor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Killer is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Killer is trying to control the position but Poor postures up.
Lier Killer has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lier Killer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Killer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Poor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Killer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Killer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Poor fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Killer to the ground. Poor is now in Killer's guard.
Poor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Killer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Poor wants to pass the guard but Killer is keeping the position.
Killer manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killer looking to control but Poor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor tries to hold on but Killer postures up.
Killer unloading with bombs!
Killer controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killer prevents Poor from getting the reversal.
Killer landing strikes from the mount and Poor is in trouble!
Poor has given up his back here. Will Killer look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Killer has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Poor is in real trouble here. Killer gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Poor is tapping out! Killer wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lier Killer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nice Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nice Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Watts!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Guy with that takedown attempt.
Watts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watts is looking to clinch.
Guy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Watts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guy somewhat.
Nice Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guy fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nice Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guy dives in and grabs Watts's left leg, looking for a takedown. Watts pushes down on Guy's head and hops out.
Guy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Watts counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Watts.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Watts.
Guy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Guy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Watts gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Guy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watts tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guy can't break the clinch.
Guy prevents a body shot from Watts.
A right hook to the body lands for Watts.
Guy breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts tries to clinch up.
Guy clinches.
Watts tries a body shot but Guy blocks it.
Guy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guy has had enough of the clinch but Watts keeps him there for the moment.
Watts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Guy looking to slow down the pace here.
Watts pushes Guy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Guy misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts stops a takedown attempt from Guy.
Guy is breathing heavily.
Guy looking to stall.
Watts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watts gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Guy.
Guy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Watts just stands there and leans against the cage.
Watts lands a nice shot to the body.
Watts tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Watts will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Watts.
Watts tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
Watts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Guy lands a jab-cross combination.
Guy shoots in looking for a takedown but Watts manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Guy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Guy fails with the takedown
and Watts counters by clinching up.
Watts is working Guy over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Guy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Guy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Watts to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nice Guy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guy is trying to pull guard but Watts turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Guy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Watts tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watts lands a body punch.
Watts misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Guy tries to pull guard but Watts forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Watts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guy missing with knees to the body.
Guy can't break the clinch.
Guy has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Watts uses from the top position.
Watts stands and steps away. Guy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Watts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy wants a takedown but no success here.
Watts tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Watts back against the cage.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watts tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Watts back against the cage.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guy is looking to control Watts's arms but Watts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guy has his back to the cage.
Watts digs a right hand into Guy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Guy's gas tank.
Watts stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Watts lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Watts walks away with a smile on his face. Guy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Watts tries to clinch up but Guy circles away and keeps his distance.
Watts is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Watts gets a clinch.
Watts can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Watts misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watts misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Guy jumps guard but Watts stands there with Guy around his waist. Guy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Watts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Watts wants to clinch
and Guy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Watts struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Guy is trying to break the clinch but Watts has him pressed against the cage.
Watts tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watts struggles to land a body shot inside as Guy controls his hands.
Guy is working Watts over against the cage.
Jack Watts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Watts tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Watts back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Watts.
Guy working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy tries to break free but Watts pushes him back against the cage.
Watts can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Guy pulls guard successfully.
Guy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Watts is controlling him.
Watts wants to get up but he can't break Guy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Guy looking for a sweep. Not yet Guy, not yet.
Watts has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Guy is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watts tries to clinch but Guy moves away
so Guy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watts wants to stand but Guy is controlling the position.
Guy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts wants to get back to his feet but Guy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Guy pushes down on Watts's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Guy controlling the action here.
Guy trying to control the action but Watts is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nice Guy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Watts wants to clinch.
Watts tries to keep at a distance but Guy has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nice Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Watts has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Jack Watts!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Nice Guy!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Jack Watts!
Jack Watts wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Torretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ilya Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lucas Torretto!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Torretto, pushing him back against the cage.
Torretto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie darts in and clinches Torretto up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torretto.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torretto.
Torretto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Torretto gets a clinch.
Torretto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torretto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Torretto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Torretto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie rushes Torretto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Torretto holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Gracie jumps guard but Torretto stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilya Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torretto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ilya Gracie has been cut.
Torretto working Gracie over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torretto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Torretto.
Torretto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torretto scores with a spinning back kick!
Torretto moves into the clinch successfully.
Torretto breaks from the clinch.
Torretto moves into the clinch.
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!
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Torretto to keep the fight standing.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Torretto avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Torretto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Torretto lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Torretto is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Torretto crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Torretto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Torretto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Torretto scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torretto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torretto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torretto takes the fight into the clinch.
Torretto connects with a knee to the head.
Torretto lands a nice knee to the body.
Torretto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Torretto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torretto lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Gracie jumps guard but Torretto stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Torretto holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Torretto.
Torretto breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torretto has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Torretto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torretto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Torretto misses with an elbow strike.
Torretto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gracie tries to pull guard but Torretto won't allow it.
Gracie jumps guard but Torretto stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Torretto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Torretto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torretto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Torretto takes the fight into the clinch.
Torretto controlling the action here for a moment.
Torretto receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torretto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie is looking for a takedown.
Gracie avoiding damage as Torretto throws knees to the body.
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!
Torretto slows down the pace here.
Gracie jumps guard but Torretto stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Torretto has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie jumps guard but Torretto stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Torretto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torretto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torretto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Torretto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ilya Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gracie gets a clinch.
Torretto throws an elbow that misses.
Torretto lands a nice knee to the body.
Lucas Torretto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A knee to the head by Torretto.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torretto.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Torretto won't allow it.
Torretto lands a knee to the body.
Torretto lands a knee to the body.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Torretto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Torretto lands a good knee to the midsection. Gracie won't want to take too many of those.
Torretto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gracie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torretto landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torretto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Torretto.
Torretto controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torretto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torretto effectively controlling the action here.
Torretto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gracie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torretto leaning against his opponent.
Torretto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gracie jumps guard.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torretto manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Torretto is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Torretto managing to control the position.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Torretto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Torretto manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Torretto's guard.
Torretto wants to reverse the position here. Gracie has hold of a leg though and he's dropped back looking for a kneebar! The fighters roll across the mat but Torretto is forced to tap! Torretto looks devastated but at least his leg points in the right direction.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ilya Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dion Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lion comes into a darkened arena with his song building. roit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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170 lbs
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159 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marshall Erickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dion Lion!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erickson moves into the clinch successfully.
Erickson is trying to pull guard but Lion has him pressed against the cage.
Erickson managing to block the knees to the body from Lion.
Erickson slowing the pace effectively.
Erickson managing to block the knees to the body from Lion.
Erickson can't get the takedown.
Erickson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lion avoids the damage to the body.
Erickson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Erickson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Erickson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lion shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Erickson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lion!
Erickson controlling from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lion keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lion looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Lion manages to reverse the position and now he's in Erickson's guard. Nice work there by Lion.
Erickson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lion is one step ahead there.
Lion gets to his feet - Erickson follows without any prompting.
Lion misses with a takedown
and Erickson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lion!
Lion is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erickson wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erickson lands with some strikes.
Erickson controlling from mount.
Lion tries to reverse the position but Erickson maintains control.
Erickson unloading with bombs!
Lion really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lion looks gassed!
Erickson works his way to his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erickson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Lion is in bad spot here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Erickson controlling the positon.
Erickson doesn't have the hooks in and Lion manages to turn into his guard.
Erickson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lion defends it easily.
Lion stands up and waves to Erickson to follow him.
Erickson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erickson breaks the clinch.
Erickson scores a takedown into full mount!
Lion keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erickson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lion hang on?
Erickson dominating with strikes here.
Erickson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Erickson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Erickson controlling his opponent.
Lion is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Erickson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Erickson pushes Lion up against the cage in a clinch.
Erickson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lion just stands there and leans against the cage.
Erickson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lion regains guard immediately.
Lion looking for a guillotine here but Erickson defends easily.
Lion looking for a guillotine here but Erickson defends easily.
Lion looking for subs off his back but Erickson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lion is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erickson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lion is looking to improve his position.
Erickson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lion!
Erickson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lion is surviving well by controlling Erickson's body position as best he can.
Lion is looking to improve his position but Erickson isn't that keen on the idea.
Erickson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lion keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erickson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erickson controlling from mount.
Erickson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Erickson with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erickson scoring with strikes but Lion is staying in there.
Lion is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Lion that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Erickson controlling from the full mount.
Erickson lands a heavy elbow.
Lion is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erickson controlling from the full mount.
Erickson working the ground and pound effectively.
Erickson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Erickson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Erickson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lion is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Erickson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Erickson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Lion to take his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erickson controlling well, preventing Lion from escaping the position.
Erickson biding his time, looking for the opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erickson looking to break Lion's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Lion remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Erickson will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Erickson is landing with strikes. Lion can't take much more of this.
Erickson has Lion flattened out and is raining down punches.
Erickson is hanging on to Lion's back as he tries to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Erickson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Lion tries to escape the position.
Erickson gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Erickson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Erickson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lion with a lazy takedown attempt
and Erickson counters by clinching up.
Erickson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Erickson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lion.
Erickson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lion just stands there and leans against the cage.
Erickson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Erickson tries to work over Lion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erickson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lion is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erickson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lion to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Erickson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Erickson stalling against the cage.
Erickson wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Erickson.
Lion missing with knees to the body.
Erickson dodges an elbow strike from Lion.
Erickson missing with knees to the body.
Dion Lion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erickson lands with a light punch inside.
Lion can't find room to land a body shot as Erickson controls the action.
Erickson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Erickson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Erickson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Erickson fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Erickson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Erickson breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lion misses with a takedown attempt
and Erickson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Erickson avoiding damage as Lion throws knees to the body.
Lion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Erickson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Erickson avoiding damage as Lion throws knees to the body.
Erickson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Erickson tries to pull guard but Lion holds him up against the cage and eventually Erickson drops back down to his feet.
Erickson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Erickson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lion can do to turn this around?
Erickson avoiding damage as Lion throws knees to the body.
Lion prevents the takedown attempt.
Erickson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erickson instigates a clinch.
Erickson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lion just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Erickson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Erickson 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight for Marshall Erickson!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Marshall Erickson!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Marshall Erickson!
Marshall Erickson wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dion Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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18
170 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricardo Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dion Watts!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Watts defends it nicely.
Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Watts pushes him off.
Watts gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cruz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Watts lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cruz!
Watts content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cruz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz reaches up to try and control the position but Watts seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Cruz rolls and tries to escape and now Watts has his back!
Watts has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Cruz! Can he survive? No! He's out! Watts gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dion Watts!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deven King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Conners (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, monster. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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134 lbs
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183 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Deven King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Conners!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conners gets a clinch.
Conners gets control of King's arms and successfully pulls guard. Conners will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Conners has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Conners looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Conners controlling King's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Conners fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conners, pushing him back against the cage.
Conners is looking for a takedown up against the cage. King gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conners escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Conners or perhaps it was just good defense by King which made him look bad.
Deven King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Conners.
King moves into the clinch.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conners looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King gets caught napping as Conners dives in and scores a takedown. King manages to retain guard.
Conners stands and throws King's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Conners slows the pace down.
Conners working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Conners tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Conners has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conners in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Conners has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for King!
Conners landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
King is bucking up trying to escape but Conners cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conners controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Conners dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
King tries to keep at a distance but Conners has taken the fight into the clinch.
Conners is trying to work for a single leg takedown but King pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King stops a takedown attempt from Conners.
Conners fails to pull guard.
Deven King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Conners.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conners jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as King walks away with a smile on his face. Conners gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
King has closed the distance and engaged Conners in a clinch.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Conners displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the cage.
Conners wants the takedown. King is fighting it off but Conners persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in King's guard against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conners engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Conners's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Let's hope that Conners has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brian Conners wasn't active enough on the ground.
Conners throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around King's waist but King gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Conners off to one side.
Conners fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
King rushes Conners and presses him up against the cage.
Conners keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King wants to break free but Conners has control.
King prevents a takedown attempt there.
Conners successfully pulls guard.
Conners pulls King in to control the position.
Conners will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Conners has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Conners is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Conners showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Conners shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Conners closes the distance and clinches.
Conners keeps control of King as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conners stalling.
King can't break the clinch.
King is trying to break the clinch but Conners has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conners tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Conners back against the cage.
Conners jumps into guard, dragging King to the mat.
Conners 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.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Conners on the ground.
Conners seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Deven King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Conners instigates a clinch.
King is trying to break the clinch but Conners is controlling him.
Conners pulls King into guard.
Conners looking for a sweep. Not yet Conners, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conners wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
King has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Conners bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in King's guard.
Conners sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Brian Conners.
Conners drives through and clinches with King against the cage.
Brian Conners is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Conners comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Conners has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Brian Conners!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Brian Conners!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Brian Conners!
Brian Conners wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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