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IFC 8: Calaway vs Douglas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oktawian August (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). August has chosen Hit 'em up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oktawian August!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
August gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but August keeps him there for the moment.
August pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
August steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
August misses with a series of wild punches.
August connects with a solid leg kick.
August closes the distance and clinches.
August manages to break the clinch.
August moves into the clinch successfully.
August drags the fight down to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
August throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
August pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
August cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
August drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
August has hold of Silva's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Silva tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - August cranks the arm and Silva screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Silva, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Oktawian August!
An out of breath and clearly excited Oktawian August thanked Canadian Fighter Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Court Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alkofer comes to the cage accompanied by Jump Jump - Busta Rhymes. Court Meyers will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Alkofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Court Meyers!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alkofer to the mat! Alkofer manages to get full guard.
Alkofer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alkofer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Alkofer works his way into side control.
Alkofer scores with punches from side control.
Alkofer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Meyers wants to control but Alkofer postures up.
Alkofer advances nicely into full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meyers wants to hold on but Alkofer pushes him away.
Alkofer is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Meyers has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Meyers!
Meyers being controlled here momentarily.
Meyers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alkofer is on top in guard.
Meyers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Meyers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alkofer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alkofer works his way into side control.
Meyers wants to get back to his feet but Alkofer drags him back down.
Meyers tries to bench press Alkofer off him but Alkofer keeps the position.
Alkofer works to advance to full mount. Meyers defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Meyers manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Alkofer in side control, throwing shots but Meyers defends.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyers tries to improve position but can't.
Alkofer moves into full mount!
Alkofer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Alkofer 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.
Alkofer is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Alkofer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Luke Alkofer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phelan Kell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Kaeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaeo has chosen On Fire as his entrance music. Dan Kaeo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phelan Kell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Kaeo!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kaeo throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Kell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaeo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kell lands a nice shot to the body.
Kell looks to throw the jab but Kaeo is out of range.
Kaeo misses with a head kick.
Kaeo fails to land with a series of punches.
Kell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaeo.
A punch combination from Kaeo misses.
Kell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kaeo throws a solid leg kick but Kell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kaeo.
Kell misses with a looping left.
Kaeo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kell is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaeo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Phelan Kell has been cut.
Kaeo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kell.
Kell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kaeo drops Kell with a beautiful combination! Kell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kaeo is looking for the KO!
Kell is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaeo lands a nice looking body shot.
Oh Kell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kaeo lands with a right and another and another! Kell is in big trouble! Kaeo lands again and this time it's lights out for Kell! A quality knockout there for Kaeo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dan Kaeo!
Dan Kaeo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Mangold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele comes to the cage accompanied by Cinderella Man. Mangold comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dead Prez "Be Healthy" kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! George Steele had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Danny Mangold enters the cage!
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220 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Mangold!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangold ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
Steele takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mangold throws a head kick but Steele moves out of range.
Mangold thumps Steele with a low kick.
Steele checks a low kick from Mangold.
Steele tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mangold scores with a body shot.
Mangold on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mangold keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steele finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mangold throws a body kick that misses.
Steele moves out of range as Mangold throws a body kick.
Mangold lands a front kick.
Steele is looking to clinch.
Mangold is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mangold throws a leg kick that misses.
Steele smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mangold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steele fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mangold to the ground. Steele is now in Mangold's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mangold preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mangold bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steele's guard.
Mangold looking to sit in guard and control but Steele gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mangold working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steele.
Mangold is trying to control the position but Steele postures up.
Mangold has control of Steele's left arm, preventing Steele from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steele postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steele missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steele trying to control but Mangold is working from the bottom.
Mangold avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steele is fighting to break Mangold's control of his arms but Mangold is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangold preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Danny Mangold has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Steele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like George Steele has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steele. Mangold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steele looks to score with a jab to the body but Mangold is just out of range.
Mangold moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mangold lands with a shot to the body.
Steele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mangold comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Mangold lands with a good body shot.
Steele is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Mangold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Mangold.
Mangold scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mangold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mangold punishes Steele's body with a nice straight punch.
Steele takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mangold lands with a shot to the body.
Mangold connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Mangold.
Danny Mangold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steele 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.
Mangold throws a wild body kick that Steele sees coming a mile off.
Steele takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Steele is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mangold cracks Steele with a left hook right on the temple and Steele goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Mangold lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Steele is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Mangold!
After winning the bout, Danny Mangold thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Sharper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks comes to the cage accompanied by White and Nerdy. Jon Sharper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Sharper!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharper tries for a takedown but Banks sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Banks throws the left hand but Sharper avoids the punch easily.
Banks smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Banks fails with the takedown.
Banks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sharper tries to avoid it but Banks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sharper to the ground. Sharper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Banks, as that shot connected.
Banks lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banks shoots in but Sharper avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Banks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Banks wants to hold on but Sharper pushes him away.
Sharper lands with some strikes.
Sharper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Banks is working to get back to half guard.
Banks wants to hold on but Sharper pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Sharper connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Banks is looking to get to half guard.
Sharper controlling from mount.
Banks tries to reverse the position but Sharper maintains control.
Sharper controlling from the full mount.
Sharper has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Banks's face.
Sharper is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banks really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sharper controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharper content just to control the position here.
Sharper's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Banks wants to control but Sharper is having none of it.
Sharper is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Banks can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sharper wants to control the pace but Banks is squirming around nicely.
Sharper controlling his opponent.
Banks is desperately trying to improve his position but Sharper has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks is squirming around, avoiding Sharper's attempts to control the action.
Banks tries to reverse the position but Sharper maintains control.
Sharper controlling from the full mount.
Banks is looking to get to half guard.
Sharper unloading with bombs!
Sharper controlling his opponent.
Banks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Banks tries to lock up and control but Sharper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sharper working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharper fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sharper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sharper lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sharper with good strikes from the mount here!
Banks tries to reverse the position but Sharper maintains control.
Sharper landing shots from mount.
Banks is rocked!
Banks is wriggling around trying to escape.
Banks bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Banks is looking to stand up but Sharper won't let him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharper looking for a sweep. Not yet Sharper, not yet.
Sharper pushes Banks off and gets back to his feet.
Sharper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Banks circles away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Sharper dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Banks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sharper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sharper shoots in and bounces Banks off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Banks is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sharper is controlling him.
Sharper stands and throws Banks's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sharper just content to control the position.
Sharper working the ground and pound.
Banks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sharper sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Banks is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks is trying to escape the position but Sharper is controlling the position.
Banks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Banks gets back to half guard.
Banks is pressing down on Sharper's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Banks wants to stand up but Sharper is controlling him.
Banks has Sharper pulled in close to control his posture.
Sharper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Banks is keeping the position for now.
Banks escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sharper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sharper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sharper postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sharper seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sharper content to stall in guard here.
Banks looking to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Banks keeping moving, preventing Sharper from controlling successfully.
Sharper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Banks closes the distance and pushes Sharper back into the cage.
Sharper tightens his grip and picks Banks up, before dumping him to the ground. Banks manages to land in guard.
Banks keeping moving, preventing Sharper from controlling successfully.
Sharper controlling from the top position.
Sharper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks is looking to stand up but Sharper isn't so interested in that idea.
Sharper content to stall in guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jon Sharper wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sharper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Banks avoids it really well and circles away.
Banks stuffs the takedown.
Sharper takes one on the button.
Banks misses with a straight left.
Sharper shoots in for a takedown but Banks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Michael Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Sharper.
Sharper shoots for a double leg takedown but Banks sprawls well. He's pushed Sharper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michael Banks is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sharper.
Banks scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Banks is looking to clinch but Sharper is avoiding it.
Banks is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sharper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharper shoots in for a double leg but Banks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A swing and a miss from Banks.
Sharper fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Banks to the ground. Sharper is now in Banks's guard.
Sharper controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Banks looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharper showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Banks trying to control the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jon Sharper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Banks stuffs the takedown.
Sharper shoots in and bounces Banks off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Banks keeping moving, preventing Sharper from controlling successfully.
Banks working a defensive guard here.
Banks controlling the position.
Banks looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Michael Banks.
Sharper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Banks defends it nicely.
Sharper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Banks's waist but Banks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sharper off to one side.
Michael Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Sharper.
Sharper closes the distance and clinches up with Banks, looking for a takedown. Sharper pushes Banks against the cage but Banks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks has Sharper up against the cage in a clinch.
Banks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banks lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Banks.
Banks prevents a takedown attempt there.
Banks lands a shoulder strike.
Banks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sharpers head.
Banks stops a takedown attempt from Sharper.
Sharper tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sharper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Banks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banks.
Banks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Banks.
Banks lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sharper is working for takedown but Banks is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sharper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Banks is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Banks working aggressively here.
Banks swings wildly with an uppercut but Sharper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banks prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Banks - that landed with a thud.
Banks prevents a takedown attempt there.
Banks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks is leaning against Sharper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Banks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sharper wants to take the fight to the mat but Banks manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sharper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michael Banks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Banks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Banks working aggressively here.
Sharper blocking some punches.
Banks is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Banks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sharper backwards.
Banks lands a body shot.
Banks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sharper.
A nice left hand lands by Banks.
A hook to the body from Banks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Banks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banks.
Banks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Banks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
Sharper has Banks pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Banks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Banks lands with a left to the head.
Banks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sharper or not.
Banks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharper backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice left hand lands by Banks.
Sharper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Banks.
Sharper takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Banks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sharper 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Sharper!
In his post fight interview, Jon Sharper started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Auu Rite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Locke has chosen Star Wars - Imperial March as his entrance music. Auu Rite has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 lbs
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Auu Rite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rite fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Locke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rite throws a front kick aimed at Locke's knee but Locke avoids it well.
Rite throws the kick towards the body but Locke avoids it.
Good work by Locke as he checks the leg kick.
Rite looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Locke moves out of range of the body kick.
Rite throws a low kick, looking for Locke's leg but Locke calmly moves out of range.
Rite cracks the inside of Locke's front leg.
A telegraphed right hand from Locke misses the target.
Rite is looking to score with low kicks.
Locke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rite pushes Locke away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rite tries to land a front kick but Locke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rite throws a push kick but Locke slaps the foot to one side.
Rite with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Locke moves out of range of the body kick from Rite.
Rite tries to land a leg kick but Locke saw it coming and moves away.
A low kick from Rite is predictable there
and Locke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rite thinking.
A clash of legs there as Locke blocks the low kick.
Locke throws a jab when Rite was well out of range.
Rite throws a low kick but it's checked well by Locke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke checks a leg kick nicely.
Auu Rite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rite throws a quick inside leg kick.
Locke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Locke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rite thows a body shot but no joy.
Locke cracks Rite with a good jab.
Rite throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Rite.
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!
Locke moves out of range of the body kick from Rite.
Rite throws a chopping leg kick but Locke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rite throws a low kick but it's checked well by Locke.
Rite shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rite swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rite lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like John Locke has been cut.
Locke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rite throws a head kick but Locke moves out of range.
Locke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rite.
Rite darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rite delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rite!
Rite lands with a good body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Locke checks a leg kick.
Locke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rite misses with a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rite!
Locke looks gassed!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rite.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Locke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rite.
Locke has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rite.
Locke avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rite.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Auu Rite dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Locke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Locke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Locke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Locke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rite throws a head kick but Locke moves out of range.
Auu Rite is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Rite. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rite.
Rite scores with a nice body kick.
Rite dips to his left and cracks Locke with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rite throws a leg kick but Locke moved away.
Locke is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rite.
Rite looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rite lands a nice leg kick that just misses Locke's sensitive parts.
Rite lands a body shot.
Rite misses with a head kick.
Rite scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rite misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rite. That's going to slow Locke down.
Rite lands a nice looking body shot.
Rite connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rite fakes the leg kick and cracks Locke in the body.
Rite with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke checks a leg kick.
A combination from Rite does no damage.
Rite scores with a push kick.
Locke checks a leg kick nicely.
Auu Rite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Locke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Locke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rite throws a head kick that half lands.
Rite throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rite is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Locke can do to turn this around?
Rite moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rite paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rite lands a nice looking body shot.
Rite is looking to chop away at Locke's legs.
Rite with a nice cross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Locke might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rite has got the better of the exchanges.
Rite sends Locke crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rite is motioning to the referee to let Locke up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Locke is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rite lands a big uppercut and Locke crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Locke looks OK. Rite waves Locke back to his feet!
Locke is still on wobbly legs! Can Rite finish him?
Rite scores with a spinning back kick!
Locke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rite moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Locke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rite lands a leg kick that knocks Locke off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rite dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Locke. That did some damage!
Rite drops Locke with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Locke looks back up at him and smiles so Rite waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Rite scores with a spinning back kick!
Locke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rite.
Rite lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rite drops Locke with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Locke looks back up at him and smiles so Rite waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
A head kick by Rite - that's a beauty! Locke is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Rite can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Auu Rite!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gipson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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35
176 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gipson Brown!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Brown enables Miller to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brown manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Brown keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Miller stands and steps away. Brown gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brown misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miller tries for a takedown. No joy.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Andrew Miller has been cut.
Miller drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
Miller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Brown leaves Miller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.
Brown throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Brown is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Brown throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Brown throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miller.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miller drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brown pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brown rushes Miller and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Miller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown is pressed up against the cage. Miller has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brown has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Miller's takedown attempt.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Brown trying to stall but Miller improves his position.
Miller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brown.
Miller changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Miller tries for a takedown but Brown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Miller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Brown looks for the body kick but Miller saw that one coming.
Miller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gipson Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Miller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Miller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Miller persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller throws a body kick that misses.
Brown wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Brown tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Miller gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Miller is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is not content to let Miller control the position.
Miller is looking to stall here but Brown recovers full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller throws an elbow that misses. Brown uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miller's guard. Nice move by Brown!
Miller controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrew Miller wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Miller looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miller has picked Brown up - he's going for a ride! Miller dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown tries to kick Miller off but Miller keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brown wants to control but Miller is keeping busy.
Miller is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Miller is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Miller in his half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Miller's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Miller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miller.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Good exchange - Brown coming out on top.
Brown lands a slapping body shot.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.
A head kick misses from Brown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side.
Gipson Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miller.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Brown slips under a jab.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Brown. That snapped Miller's head back.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brown misses with the combination.
A jab lands there for Brown.
Gipson Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Brown.
Brown tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Brown lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Brown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gipson Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A clash of legs there as Miller blocks the low kick.
Miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brown is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Brown scores with a head kick. Miller tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Brown tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller fails with the takedown.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Miller shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown sizes up Miller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Brown misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gipson Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gipson Brown!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sauna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleimalulani Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaleimalulani Hart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Sauna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaleimalulani Hart!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauna closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hart did well to prevent Sauna getting side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hart blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sauna.
Hart really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sauna. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sauna works his way into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Sauna.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sauna controlling the position.
Sauna'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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sauna misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauna lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hart down.
Sauna lands a few punches from side control.
Sauna working the head with strikes.
Hart is letting Sauna control him for a moment.
Hart is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sauna connects with a decent elbow.
Sauna lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauna working the body and head with strikes.
Hart seems a little lost for a moment, as Sauna dominates the positioning.
Sauna 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.
Sauna works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Hart's face as Sauna controls the position.
Sauna in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hart looks gassed!
Sauna landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sauna lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hart down.
Sauna creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sauna landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sauna cracks Hart with a big right hand but Hart just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauna is chipping away with strikes.
Sauna is staying tight to Hart's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sauna landing strikes.
Sauna takes a little break here. Hart wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sauna working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauna scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sauna lands a few punches from side control.
Hart taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sauna controls the position.
Sauna creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Hart's face as Sauna controls the position.
Check out the look on Sauna's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sauna controls the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sauna dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sauna misses with a takedown attempt - Hart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sauna moves into the clinch.
Sauna gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sauna passes into half guard.
Sauna stalling.
Sauna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hart can do to turn this around?
Sauna works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sauna looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sauna breaks from Hart's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Sauna is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hart can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sauna controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauna punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hart is rocked!
Sauna loads up with a big shot that hurts Hart! He's pulled Sauna in close but Sauna has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Hart survive? More strikes from Sauna and Hart is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chael Sauna!
A very excited looking Chael Sauna 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akuma Zetto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zetto's entrance music is Metallica - All Nightmare Long. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Akuma Zetto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brett Williams!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zetto throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Zetto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams tries to clinch but Zetto is having none of it.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Zetto throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zetto manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Zetto throws a big shot that misses.
Zetto misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Zetto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zetto connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
It looks like Brett Williams has been cut.
Zetto lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams blocking some punches.
Zetto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zetto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zetto is defending well for now.
Zetto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Zetto working aggressively here.
Zetto blocks the elbow strike.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zetto is defending well for now.
Zetto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Zetto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zetto tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zetto misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Zetto avoids the elbow strike from Williams, against the cage.
A short left from Zetto.
Zetto scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zetto lands an uppercut.
Zetto takes an elbow to the temple.
Zetto controlling the action here for a moment.
Zetto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zetto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zetto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with an elbow strike.
Zetto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zetto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zetto misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zetto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zetto tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zetto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zetto struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Zetto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Zetto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zetto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zetto blocks an elbow strike from Williams.
A body shot lands from Zetto.
Zetto throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams blocks a body shot from Zetto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zetto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zetto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Zetto blocks it.
Zetto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams rushes Zetto and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zetto taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zetto.
Zetto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zetto lands with a right to the head.
Zetto tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Zetto back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zetto.
Zetto managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Williams.
Williams throws an elbow but it misses.
Zetto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams 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.
That was a close round but I would say that Akuma Zetto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brett Williams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab, jab by Zetto - just one landing.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Zetto.
Zetto uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Zetto misses.
Zetto scores with a punch to the head.
Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zetto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zetto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Zetto on the inside.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Williams.
A head punch on the inside from Zetto fails to land.
Zetto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zetto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Williams wants to clinch up but Zetto keeps it at a distance.
Brett Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Williams slips a straight right by Zetto.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Zetto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zetto scores with a nice strike.
Zetto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Zetto gets the takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zetto is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Williams is trying to escape and Zetto transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Williams is forced to tap! Nice work there by Zetto! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akuma Zetto!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Calaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Calaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Douglas tries to clinch up
and Douglas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Tony Douglas has been cut.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Calaway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calaway lets loose with a powerful body kick. Douglas will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Douglas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Calaway gets a double leg takedown into Douglas's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Douglas wants to stand but Calaway is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Calaway's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Douglas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Calaway controls the pace.
Douglas wants to get back to his feet but Calaway is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calaway is stalling in the full guard.
Douglas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Calaway is controlling him.
Calaway trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Urijah Calaway.
Calaway pushes Douglas up against the cage in a clinch.
Douglas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Douglas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Calaway lands with a light punch inside.
Calaway is leaning against Douglas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Douglas looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Calaway.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calaway lands a nice uppercut.
Calaway lands an uppercut.
Calaway lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calaway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calaway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Calaway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Douglas's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calaway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calaway misses with a body punch.
Calaway scores with a shot to the side of Douglas's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Calaway.
A short right from Calaway on the inside.
Calaway lands a shoulder strike.
Douglas is rocked!
That has opened up Tony Douglas's cut even more.
Calaway pushes Douglas against the cage. Calaway is working some dirty boxing. Calaway pushes off with a quick right hook! Douglas goes down! Douglas tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Calaway moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Urijah Calaway!
A relieved looking Urijah Calaway 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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