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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forge Craftsman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill has chosen Burning Inside as his entrance music. Owen Hill told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Forge Craftsman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Owen Hill!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craftsman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hill avoids it really well and circles away.
Craftsman misses with a takedown
and Hill counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hill looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Craftsman wants to sweep but no luck.
Hill lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Craftsman wants to stand up but Hill is controlling him.
Hill passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Craftsman is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craftsman tries to hold on but Hill pushes him away.
Craftsman wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Hill patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Craftsman is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Hill looking for the RNC.
Hill working for the choke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craftsman preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hill.
Craftsman prevents Hill from getting a body triangle.
Hill avoiding Craftsman 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill lands a shot to the head.
Hill lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Hill.
I really don't envy Craftsman right now.
Hill is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Hill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Craftsman trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Craftsman is covering up but some of the strikes from Hill are getting through and doing damage.
Craftsman controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Hill is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Craftsman is trying to remain composed but Hill is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill controlling well, preventing Craftsman from escaping the position.
Hill patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Hill is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Craftsman is in bad spot here.
Hill lands a shot to the head.
Craftsman staying busy and making it hard for Hill to control.
Craftsman showing good submission defense here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hill has the hooks in. Craftsman is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Craftsman is trying to get back to his feet but Hill has full control of the position and if anything, Craftsman has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Well, with Hill on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Craftsman is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Hill is working the ground and pound. Can Craftsman escape?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craftsman defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hill's arms.
Craftsman trying to control but not successfully.
Hill has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Craftsman's body.
Craftsman defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hill's arms.
Craftsman is trying to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hill looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Hill dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Craftsman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Craftsman shoots in but Hill avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Craftsman closes the distance and clinches up with Hill, looking for a takedown. Craftsman pushes Hill against the cage but Hill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forge Craftsman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Craftsman shoots in looking for a takedown but Hill manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Craftsman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hill closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Craftsman quickly recovers to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hill in particular looking to stall.
Hill uses his free foot to push down on Craftsman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Craftsman.
Hill working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hill breaks from Craftsman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Craftsman looks a forlorn figure.
Craftsman wants to hold on but Hill pushes him away.
Hill fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Craftsman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Craftsman tries to get out of the position.
Hill landing shots from mount.
Hill wants to finish this one by submission but Craftsman is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hill.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Craftsman tries to hold on but Hill postures up.
Hill looking to control but Craftsman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Craftsman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hill on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill controlling the position easily from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Craftsman tries to hold on but Hill pushes him away.
Hill controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Owen Hill.
Craftsman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hill displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Craftsman.
Craftsman shoots in looking for a takedown but Hill manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Craftsman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craftsman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hill swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Craftsman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hill is fending him off so far but Craftsman persists. Nope, Hill circles away and we're back to standing.
Craftsman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hill's waist but Hill gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Craftsman off to one side.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hill.
Hill tries for a kimura but Craftsman is defending well.
Check out the look on Hill's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hill passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Craftsman!
Hill jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Craftsman manages to avoid the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Craftsman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hill is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Craftsman has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Craftsman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hill lands a nice forearm strike.
Craftsman is looking to regain half guard here but Hill keeps moving and retains side control.
Hill is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Craftsman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hill thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Craftsman is looking for a sweep.
Craftsman is trying to control Hill's posture but Hill avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Craftsman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hill counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hill perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hill seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Craftsman is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Owen Hill!
Post fight, an emotional Owen Hill said 'easy tappins my nigga'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gream Shroom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lowe Madlangtuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gream Shroom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lowe Madlangtuta!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shroom misses with a hook. Madlangtuta ducked under it nicely.
Madlangtuta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shroom is looking for a takedown.
Madlangtuta pushes off an throws an elbow but Shroom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Madlangtuta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shroom lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shroom lands a shoulder strike.
Shroom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shroom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Madlangtuta on the side of the head.
Shroom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shroom wants it to stay on the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Madlangtuta scores with a four punch combination!
Shroom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shroom wants it to stay on the feet.
Madlangtuta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shroom sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Madlangtuta somewhat.
Gream Shroom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lowe Madlangtuta.
Shroom throws a solid leg kick but Madlangtuta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shroom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madlangtuta is looking to clinch.
Shroom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shroom, as that shot connected.
Madlangtuta blocks a jab.
Shroom dips to his left and cracks Madlangtuta with an uppercut!
Madlangtuta tries to clinch but Shroom moves away
and Shroom counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Madlangtuta wants to clinch but Shroom slips to the side
and Shroom counters with a nice uppercut.
Shroom lands a slapping body shot.
Shroom lands a big right hand that sends Madlangtuta crashing to the mat! Shroom stays standing though and waves Madlangtuta back to his feet!
Madlangtuta is rocked!
It looks like Lowe Madlangtuta has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shroom throws a hook but Madlangtuta avoids it easily.
Gream Shroom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madlangtuta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shroom to score with a decent uppercut.
Shroom lands a big uppercut and Madlangtuta crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Madlangtuta looks OK. Shroom waves Madlangtuta back to his feet!
Madlangtuta is still on wobbly legs! Can Shroom finish him?
Madlangtuta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shroom.
Madlangtuta seems to have recovered his senses.
Shroom tries a low kick but Madlangtuta avoids it.
Shroom throws a good cross that connects.
Shroom jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shroom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shroom drops Madlangtuta with a beautiful combination! Madlangtuta stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Shroom is looking for the KO!
Madlangtuta throws a series of punches but Shroom avoids them all with ease.
Shroom slaps away a takedown attempt from Madlangtuta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Madlangtuta looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shroom is trying hard to land a takedown here. Madlangtuta sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shroom connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Madlangtuta's hands.
Shroom closes this distance looking for a takedown but Madlangtuta circles away.
Shroom throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Madlangtuta is trying desperately to land a takedown but Shroom is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Madlangtuta.
Madlangtuta closes the distance but Shroom moves to the side
letting Shroom counter with a right hand.
No luck for Madlangtuta with that takedown attempt.
Shroom throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shroom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shroom lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Shroom misses
and Madlangtuta counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Madlangtuta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Madlangtuta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shroom sends Madlangtuta crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Shroom is motioning to the referee to let Madlangtuta up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Madlangtuta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Madlangtuta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shroom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shroom throws a front kick aimed at Madlangtuta's knee but Madlangtuta avoids it well.
Madlangtuta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shroom drops Madlangtuta with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Madlangtuta looks back up at him and smiles so Shroom waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gream Shroom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lowe Madlangtuta's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Madlangtuta blocks a low kick nicely.
A combination from Shroom does no damage.
Madlangtuta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shroom as he avoids it easily.
Shroom gets the takedown into side control.
Shroom is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Madlangtuta will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shroom is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Madlangtuta knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shroom is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Madlangtuta's shoulder. That is not cool.
Shroom knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Madlangtuta on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madlangtuta sneaks out the side door and pushes Shroom away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Shroom looks to land a body kick but Madlangtuta moved away.
Shroom throws a looping overhand right but Madlangtuta ducks down to avoid it.
Shroom connects with a nice looking jab.
Madlangtuta misses with a takedown attempt
and Shroom counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Madlangtuta is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shroom postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Madlangtuta is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shroom, into his guard.
Shroom wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shroom working for a triangle but Madlangtuta defends it easily.
Madlangtuta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shroom throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Madlangtuta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shroom is looking for a triangle but Madlangtuta pushes his legs off easily.
Shroom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Madlangtuta trying to control but Shroom is working from the bottom.
Shroom is pulling down on Madlangtuta's head. It's preventing any offense from Madlangtuta, at least for the moment.
Madlangtuta preventing the sweep.
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.
Shroom keeping moving, preventing Madlangtuta from controlling successfully.
Shroom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Madlangtuta is one step ahead there.
Shroom has his hands on Madlangtuta's head, controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shroom gets a double leg takedown into Madlangtuta's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shroom sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shroom's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gream Shroom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lowe Madlangtuta's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Good exchange - Shroom coming out on top.
Shroom looks for a takedown but Madlangtuta sprawls well.
Madlangtuta misses with a two punch combination.
Madlangtuta tries to clinch up but Shroom circles away and keeps his distance.
Shroom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shroom has a takedown stuffed.
Shroom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Madlangtuta tries to clinch up.
Gream Shroom is winning the standup battle so far.
Shroom darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madlangtuta is looking to escape.
Shroom sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shroom has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Madlangtuta moves into full guard.
Madlangtuta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shroom has gone for a leg lock! Madlangtuta slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shroom's guard.
Madlangtuta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Madlangtuta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shroom looking for a guillotine here but Madlangtuta defends easily.
Shroom wants to get back to his feet but Madlangtuta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gream Shroom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shroom looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shroom had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Madlangtuta defends it easily.
Shroom looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Madlangtuta passes into half guard.
Shroom wants to get back to full guard.
Shroom looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Madlangtuta is keen to just control but Shroom is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shroom is holding on to half guard well.
Shroom has one foot on Madlangtuta's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Shroom throws a low kick but it's checked well by Madlangtuta.
Shroom shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Madlangtuta but Madlangtuta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gream Shroom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shroom fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Madlangtuta checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shroom stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Madlangtuta checks a leg kick nicely.
Lowe Madlangtuta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lowe Madlangtuta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Madlangtuta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gream Shroom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shroom, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gream Shroom!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Austin Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor rushes Campbell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Campbell can't get the takedown.
Campbell has Taylor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Taylor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Taylor throws an elbow but it misses.
Taylor looking to throw knees to the head but Campbell is blocking nicely.
Campbell avoids a wild elbow strike from Taylor.
Taylor has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Campbell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Campbell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Campbell tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Campbell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Campbell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taylor has his feet on Campbell's thighs here. He's pushed Campbell off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Campbell screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Austin Taylor!
Austin Taylor spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hack Poll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen Flo Rida - Whistle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Max Kelly has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hack Poll's 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hack Poll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poll fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Poll.
Poll closes the distance and clinches up with Kelly, looking for a takedown. Poll pushes Kelly against the cage but Kelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
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 clinch up
and Kelly comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Poll stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Kelly is on him like rabid pit bull! Poll slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Kelly!
Max Kelly very nearly forgot to thank Just Fight 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Zapp Brannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Kamaina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zach Kamaina has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zapp Brannigan's chin.
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22
150 lbs
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147 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zapp Brannigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Kamaina!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamaina with a lazy takedown attempt
so Brannigan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brannigan passes Kamaina's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kamaina is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brannigan 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! Kamaina is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zapp Brannigan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert E Conan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert E Conan told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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159 lbs
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163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert E Conan!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conan lands with a right hand.
Conan lands a body shot.
Watts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Conan lands a leg kick that knocks Watts off balance momentarily.
Watts is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Watts defends it nicely.
Conan lands a nice hook to Watts's body. Watts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Conan lands a big uppercut and Watts crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Watts looks OK. Conan waves Watts back to his feet!
Conan thuds his shin into the meat of Watts's side.
Conan connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Watts to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Conan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Robert E Conan!
Robert E Conan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nice Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai has chosen The Art of 8 Limbs as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nice Guy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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18
159 lbs
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167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nice Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy has Thai up against the cage in a clinch.
Thai gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Guy.
Guy misses with an elbow over the top.
Guy tries to circle away but Thai has him pinned against the cage.
Guy tries to circle away but Thai has him pinned against the cage.
Thai can't break the clinch.
Thai is looking to control Guy's arms but Guy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thai has his back to the cage.
Thai is trying to break free.
Thai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guy tries to score a body lock takedown but Thai shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Guy is trying to pull guard but Thai turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
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 break the clinch but Thai has him pressed against the cage.
Thai wants to get back to striking at distance but Guy won't allow it.
Thai looking to slow down the pace here.
Thai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guy blocks it with crossed arms.
Guy tries a knee to the head but Thai blocks it.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thai working hard to break the clinch.
Come on Guy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thai prevents Guy from breaking the clinch.
Thai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thai tries to break free but Guy pushes him back against the cage.
Guy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thai's efforts to push away.
Thai has had enough of the clinch but Guy keeps him there for the moment.
Thai lands a nice uppercut.
Thai wants to get back to striking at distance but Guy won't allow it.
Thai breaks the clinch.
Guy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai trying to control but Guy postures up.
Guy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy won't allow Thai to sweep him here.
Thai is trying to keep Guy in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy looking to sit in guard and control but Thai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guy is keeping the position for now.
Guy has his hands on Thai's head, controlling the position.
Guy working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thai stands up and waves to Guy to follow him.
Thai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thai.
Guy is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai lands with a big left! Guy is wobbled badly! Thai comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Guy to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Muay Thai!
Muay Thai 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 Uncle Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norwegian Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nasty comes to the cage accompanied by Jumpdafuckup by SOULFLY. Norwegian Viking will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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28
245 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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249 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uncle Nasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Norwegian Viking!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viking stuffs the takedown attempt from Nasty. Nasty gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nasty is defended easily by Viking.
Nasty shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Viking connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uncle Nasty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viking misses with a double jab.
Nasty tries for a takedown but Viking sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Uncle Nasty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viking lands a glancing blow to the side of Nasty's head.
Nice uppercut there from Viking.
Horrible takedown by Nasty or perhaps it was just good defense by Viking which made him look bad.
Nasty fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty is trying hard to land a takedown here. Viking sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nasty fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nasty fails with a takedown attempt.
Nasty fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Viking. Nasty does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty shoots in but no luck this time.
Nasty closes this distance looking for a takedown but Viking circles away.
Viking lands with a hook. Nasty tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nasty fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nasty with a lazy takedown attempt
and Viking cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viking wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nasty throws an off balance right hand
and Viking makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good exchange - Viking coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nasty closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Viking to the mat! Viking manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nasty slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Viking wants to stand but Nasty is controlling the position.
Nasty drops back looking for a leg! Viking is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Viking manages to kick Nasty off! Nasty jumps back into Viking's guard.
Nasty stops Viking from standing up.
Viking working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nasty.
Nasty 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.
Nasty drops back looking for a leg! Viking is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Viking manages to kick Nasty off! Nasty jumps back into Viking's guard.
Nasty postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nasty might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nasty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Viking swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nasty trying to control the position from guard on top but Viking is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nasty drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nasty jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasty wants to control from the top but Viking keeps moving.
Viking wants to stand up but Nasty is controlling him.
Viking keeping full guard, as Nasty tries to pass.
Viking keeping moving, preventing Nasty from controlling successfully.
Nasty trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nasty drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nasty jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nasty drops back looking for a leg! Viking is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Viking manages to kick Nasty off! Nasty jumps back into Viking's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nasty throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Uncle Nasty will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nasty fails with a takedown attempt.
Viking lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Viking is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nasty throws a looping overhand right but Viking ducks down to avoid it.
Viking misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nasty.
Nasty fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nasty swings widly with a right hand
and Viking counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Good exchange - Viking coming out on top.
Viking misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty shoots in and drives through. Viking sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uncle Nasty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nasty dives in and grabs Viking's left leg, looking for a takedown. Viking pushes down on Nasty's head and hops out.
Viking lands with a right hand.
Nasty fails with the takedown
and Viking connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice takedown defense from Viking. No joy for Nasty on that attempt.
Nasty shoots for a takedown but Viking saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Viking defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nasty.
Nasty is trying hard to land a takedown here. Viking sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Viking keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Viking lands a jab to the nose.
Viking misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nasty tries for a takedown but Viking sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nasty looks to land a right hand but Viking moved out of range.
Nasty closes the distance and clinches up with Viking, looking for a takedown. Nasty pushes Viking against the cage but Viking circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Viking throws a series of strikes that have Nasty backpedaling.
Nasty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Viking has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasty gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Viking counters with a series of strikes. Nasty will be more careful next time no doubt.
Viking tests Nasty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nasty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Viking is fending him off so far but Nasty persists. Nope, Viking circles away and we're back to standing.
Viking leaves Nasty with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Viking stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Viking wants it to stay on the feet.
Norwegian Viking is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nasty is trying hard to land a takedown here. Viking sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viking slaps away a takedown attempt from Nasty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nasty tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Viking swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nasty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nasty gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Viking counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viking swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Viking stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Viking wants it to stay on the feet.
Nasty shoots in for a takedown but Viking shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norwegian Viking showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Viking misses with a series of wild punches.
Nasty misses with a lunging right hand
letting Viking counter with a right hand.
Viking keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nasty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Viking is fending him off so far but Nasty persists. Nope, Viking circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Nasty or perhaps it was just good defense by Viking which made him look bad.
Viking lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nasty shoots in looking for a takedown. Viking tries to sprawl out of it but Nasty keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Viking manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uncle Nasty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nasty fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Viking's waist but Viking gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nasty off to one side.
Nasty misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nasty looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Viking slips under a jab from Nasty.
Nasty shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Viking as he avoids it easily.
Nasty misses with a takedown attempt
and Viking counters with a left and a right that stings Nasty.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Viking throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nasty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Viking sprawls well. Viking wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nasty gets slowly back to his feet.
Nasty shoots in looking for a takedown. Viking tries to sprawl out of it but Nasty keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Viking manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Viking bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nasty's head backwards.
Nasty on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasty shoots in but Viking avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nasty fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good exchange - Viking coming out on top.
Nasty with a poor takedown
and Nasty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nasty shoots in for a double leg but Viking sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nasty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Viking as he jumps to the side.
Viking stalks Nasty and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nasty's face. Nasty staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasty tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Viking swivels and escapes.
Viking's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nasty under the eye.
A cross from Viking lands.
Viking might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Viking leaves Nasty with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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!
Nasty just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viking tests Nasty's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nasty fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norwegian Viking comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Viking 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norwegian Viking!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan ORourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by Crawling. Ivan ORourke has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tommy Morrison's chin.
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23
159 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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31
143 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan ORourke!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but ORourke is just out of range.
ORourke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison throws a leg kick
and ORourke counters with a head kick.
Morrison keeps the fight on the outside.
Morrison tries a low kick but ORourke avoids it.
ORourke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
ORourke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morrison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Morrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morrison moves into the clinch successfully.
Morrison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morrison misses with the head strike.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as ORourke controls the action.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with ORourke's elbow.
Morrison tries to throw a body punch but ORourke avoids it by throwing Morrison back against the cage.
ORourke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
ORourke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrison throws a head punch that misses.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by ORourke.
A short right from Morrison.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
ORourke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ORourke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morrisons head.
ORourke has a couple of punches blocked by Morrison.
Morrison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
ORourke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
ORourke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morrison lands a left hand that snaps the head of ORourke backwards.
ORourke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrison prevents a body shot from ORourke.
Morrison tries to throw a body punch but ORourke avoids it by throwing Morrison back against the cage.
Morrison lands a body punch.
ORourke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
ORourke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
ORourke pushes Morrison back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Morrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
ORourke lands an elbow inside that Morrison shrugs off.
Morrison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ORourke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
ORourke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
ORourke swings wildly with an uppercut but Morrison uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, ORourke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morrison's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morrison.
ORourke blocking some punches.
ORourke lands a shoulder strike.
Morrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
ORourke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
ORourke scores with a hook to the body.
ORourke working aggressively here.
ORourke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
ORourke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morrison lands a right hand.
ORourke blocks an uppercut.
ORourke tries to stall but Morrison uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short body shot lands from ORourke as the two fighters clinch.
ORourke tries to work over Morrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
ORourke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from ORourke.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for ORourke.
ORourke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Morrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
ORourke takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
ORourke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Morrison is rocked!
ORourke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Morrison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as ORourke controls the action.
ORourke creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Morrison with a big uppercut! Morrison tries to clinch up but ORourke pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Morrison to the mat! Morrison covers up and ORourke unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan ORourke!
A relieved looking Ivan ORourke thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lion Takanori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takanori's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Scary. Sanchez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: PELIMUSA. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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153 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lion Takanori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takanori moves forwards but Sanchez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takanori misses with a hook.
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Takanori.
Jose Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Sanchez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sanchez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takanori counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Takanori walks into a stiff left hand from Sanchez.
It looks like Lion Takanori has been cut.
Takanori lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
Takanori just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Takanori off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takanori wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takanori.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Sanchez throws a low kick, looking for Takanori's leg but Takanori calmly moves out of range.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Takanori on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick by Sanchez misses
and Takanori counters with a nice leg kick.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Takanori misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takanori tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Takanori is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez lands a high kick!
Sanchez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Takanori rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takanori misses with a straight right.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanchez gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Takanori counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanchez thinking.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Takanori tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Nice body punch from Sanchez.
Takanori throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Takanori avoids the damage to the body.
Takanori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takanori or not.
Sanchez is pushing Takanori up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head.
Takanori is trying to force a seperation but Sanchez has the dominant position.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takanori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Takanori scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takanori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Takanori swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takanori is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanchez is keeping busy.
Takanori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takanori tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takanori avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
A short right from Takanori.
Sanchez working Takanori over with knees to the body.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Takanori.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takanori content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Takanori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takanori managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takanori misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Takanori avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Takanori misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lion Takanori's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Takanori's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sanchez trying to move into half guard but instead Takanori has managed to sweep!
Takanori knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez looking to control but Takanori passes into half guard.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Takanori is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control but Takanori is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Takanori prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Sanchez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Takanori's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Takanori's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working for a choke but Takanori is defending well.
Sanchez looking to hold on to the position here but Takanori rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Takanori keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Takanori might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanori preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takanori preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takanori has momentary wrist control but Sanchez slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Takanori keeps moving.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takanori works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takanori works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Takanori works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Takanori preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takanori swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lion Takanori's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Takanori on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanchez. Sanchez obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takanori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Takanori staying out of range there.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez looks for the body kick but Takanori saw that one coming.
Sanchez swings for the body but Takanori moves out of range.
Sanchez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Takanori moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Sanchez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takanori.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Takanori had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Takanori.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sanchez!
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Takanori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sanchez tries to land a leg kick but Takanori saw it coming and moves away.
Takanori is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sanchez's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jab from Takanori.
Sanchez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Takanori is rocked!
Takanori ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Takanori throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Takanori avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takanori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
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!
Nice shot lands for Takanori.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Takanori misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
A low kick from Sanchez misses
and Takanori counters with a left to the body.
Sanchez misses with a combination
enabling Takanori to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Takanori moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Jose Sanchez has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanori throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Takanori throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Takanori counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takanori moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
Takanori avoids a kick to the body.
Takanori gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sanchez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Takanori.
Sanchez lands with a slapping head kick.
Sanchez lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takanori checks a leg kick.
Jose Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takanori moves out of range of the body kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez scores with a jab. Takanori acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanchez wants to slow Takanori down by chopping away at his legs.
Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Takanori checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanchez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Takanori will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oh Takanori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takanori avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Takanori seems to have got his legs back now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Takanori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Sanchez really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Takanori slips under a jab.
Good work by Takanori as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez feints and as Takanori raises his hands in defense, Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanchez throws a strike but Takanori rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sanchez has his feet on Takanori's thighs here. He's pushed Takanori off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Takanori screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Sanchez!
A very excited looking Jose Sanchez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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