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ROF 25 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Schmelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmelly comes to the ring accompanied by Possibility. Matos has chosen Linkin Park - New Divide as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Solid boxing
Granite 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Schmelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lucas Matos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matos looks to land a right hand but Schmelly moved out of range.
Matos staying out of range there.
Matos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matos fails with a takedown attempt.
Matos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schmelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schmelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Matos.
Matos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schmelly is fending him off so far but Matos persists. Nope, Schmelly circles away and we're back to standing.
Barry Schmelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Matos.
Schmelly dips to his left and cracks Matos with an uppercut!
Schmelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matos with a poor takedown
letting Schmelly counter with a right hand.
Matos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmelly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schmelly throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Matos tumbling to the canvas!
Matos is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Matos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schmelly is one step ahead there.
Matos is still in real trouble! Can Schmelly finish him?
Schmelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matos is keeping the position for now.
Matos seems to have recovered his senses.
Matos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Schmelly!
Schmelly holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Matos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos wants to control the pace but Schmelly is squirming around nicely.
Schmelly bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Matos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schmelly's guard.
Matos wants to control from the top but Schmelly keeps moving.
Matos has gone for a leg lock! Schmelly slips out almost immediately though and dives into Matos's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matos is trying to keep Schmelly in close.
Matos keeping full guard, as Schmelly tries to pass.
Schmelly is looking to stand up but Matos won't let him.
Matos trying to keep a closed guard but Schmelly is proving a slippery customer.
Schmelly is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Schmelly uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Matos is trying to improve his position.
Matos manages to get back to half guard.
Matos tries to get to full guard but Schmelly has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Schmelly dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schmelly jabs Matos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matos shoots in and drives through. Schmelly sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Matos.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Matos.
A slow jab from Schmelly misses its intended target.
Matos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Schmelly is trying to defend but Matos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Schmelly is concentrating on defense, preventing Matos from advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmelly is trying to stand back up but Matos is controlling him
Schmelly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matos is working away from the top position though.
Matos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Matos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Schmelly is just riding it out for now. Matos eventually gives up the hold.
Matos prevents Schmelly from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos trying to mount his opponent but Schmelly defends it.
Matos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Schmelly doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Matos.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Matos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schmelly keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Schmelly kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Matos is looking for a kimura but Schmelly is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Matos to get the leverage.
Matos is trying to control. Schmelly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Matos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Schmelly is refusing to be controlled, as Matos sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matos wants to work for an arm triangle but Schmelly is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Matos trying to control from half guard but Schmelly is working away.
Matos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Schmelly sees it coming and defends easily.
Schmelly looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Matos 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!
Matos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Matos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Schmelly to the ground. Matos is now in Schmelly's guard.
Matos wants to control from the top but Schmelly keeps moving.
Schmelly pulls Matos in close to prevent any damage.
Schmelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Schmelly, not yet.
Schmelly keeping moving, preventing Matos from controlling successfully.
Schmelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Matos looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmelly is just out of range.
Schmelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matos shoots in for a takedown but Schmelly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Matos misses with a takedown
and Schmelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barry Schmelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Matos.
Matos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schmelly sprawls well. Schmelly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matos gets slowly back to his feet.
Schmelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmelly throws out a loose jab but Matos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schmelly throws a lazy right hand but Matos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barry Schmelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Matos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Schmelly. Schmelly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barry Schmelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matos shoots in and drives through. Schmelly sprawls well.
Matos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Schmelly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schmelly throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Schmelly ducks under a wild hook from Matos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Matos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Schmelly.
Schmelly defending well as Matos loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Matos.
Matos ducks under a wild hook from Schmelly.
Matos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schmelly.
Nice sprawl there from Schmelly as Matos shoots in.
Matos throws a looping overhand right but Schmelly ducks down to avoid it.
Schmelly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schmelly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Schmelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matos misses with a takedown
and Schmelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Schmelly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmelly lands an overhand right.
Matos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schmelly.
Matos defending well as Schmelly loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Schmelly showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Schmelly has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Schmelly!
Our winner, Barry Schmelly, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex De Paiva Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex De Paiva Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sven Knight!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Paiva Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knight misses with a jab to the body
and De Paiva Santos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Knight!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
De Paiva Santos has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Knight's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Paiva Santos landing shots from mount.
De Paiva Santos dominating with strikes here.
De Paiva Santos looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
De Paiva Santos raining down shots from the mount!
De Paiva Santos postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Knight badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of De Paiva Santos around the waist but De Paiva Santos pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! De Paiva Santos is the winner by TKO! De Paiva Santos jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex De Paiva Santos!
A very excited looking Alex De Paiva Santos 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Schwalle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Trott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schwalle comes into the arena with Max Payne Theme. blaring out of the sound system. Trott has chosen Cochise - Audioslave as his entrance music. 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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oliver Schwalle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Trott!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwalle throws an overhand right that lands on Trott's shoulder, as Trott tries to avoid the shot.
Schwalle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schwalle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Trott counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schwalle's knee momentarily.
Crunch! Trott slams his shin into Schwalle's torso.
Trott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schwalle.
Trott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schwalle throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Trott does it's job there.
Trott lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwalle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trott. Trott obviously looking to wear him down.
Oliver Schwalle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwalle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trott circles away quickly and effectively.
Trott connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Schwalle's hands.
Schwalle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schwalle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trott jabs Schwalle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schwalle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trott.
Schwalle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Trott cracks Schwalle with a good jab.
Schwalle thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schwalle. That did some damage!
Schwalle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Jonathan Trott has been cut.
Schwalle is breathing heavily.
Schwalle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Schwalle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Schwalle is rocked!
Trott turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Schwalle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trott jabs Schwalle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trott moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schwalle seems to have got his legs back now.
Trott connects with a solid leg kick.
Trott catches Schwalle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Trott fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Schwalle.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Schwalle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Trott - the referee stops the clock and Schwalle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Trott. Schwalle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Trott fakes the leg kick and cracks Schwalle in the body.
Trott drops Schwalle with a big left hand! Schwalle is injured, injured bad! Trott jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Trott!
A victorious Jonathan Trott thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le has chosen Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings as his entrance music. Johnny Walters could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Phan Tran Le's chin.
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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
9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phan Tran Le!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters closes the distance and clinches up with Le, looking for a takedown. Walters pushes Le against the ropes but Le circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Le tries to clinch but Walters moves out of range.
Le throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walters stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No joy there for Le, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walters misses with a two punch combination.
Le displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walters.
Le wants to clinch up but Walters keeps it at a distance.
Walters fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Walters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walters misses with an uppercut.
Le wants to clinch.
Le uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walters.
Walters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walters misses with a series of wild punches.
Walters is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le misses with the combination.
Walters takes one to the chin there.
Walters fails to land the takedown.
Le connects with a looping right hand.
Walters misses with a hook.
Le tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Walters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Le tries to clinch up but Walters circles away and keeps his distance.
Walters throws a left and a right that both miss
and Le makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Phan Tran Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walters shoots in for a double leg but Le sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Le keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Le wants to clinch.
Le fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le fails with an attempt to clinch.
Le lands an overhand right.
Walters fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Le avoids it really well and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le doesn't manage to clinch there - Walters circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Le. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Le.
Walters will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Le throws a one two combo.
Le tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Walters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walters just misses with a punch to the body.
Le cracks Walters with a good jab.
Le fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Le wants it to stay on the feet.
Le closes the distance and clinches.
Le lands a damaging elbow.
Le lands an elbow that stopped Walters in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Le.
Walters avoids a wild elbow strike from Le.
Le creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walters's defenses.
Le lands an elbow inside that Walters shrugs off.
Le misses with a knee to the head.
Walters jumps guard but Le turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Le lands a damaging elbow.
Le with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Le dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Le lands an elbow just above Walters 's eye.
Le gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Walters.
Walters is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walters's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Le.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Walters. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Le.
Le is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walters's defenses.
Le gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Le leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Le lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walters is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phan Tran Le dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walters tries to score a power double leg takedown but Le sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Walters somewhat.
Le moves into the clinch.
Walters being controlled against the ropes.
Le lands a damaging elbow.
Le tries a knee to the head but Walters blocks it.
Le lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Le scores with a nice short uppercut.
Le misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Le obliges.
Walters is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Le to keep the fight standing.
The referee is keeping an eye on Le - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Phan Tran Le seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Walters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Le creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walters's defenses.
Walters is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Le has Walters pressed against the ropes, preventing Walters from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Le.
Le lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Le prevents Walters from breaking the clinch.
Walters is looking to take this one to the mat.
Le lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Le lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Le obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le gets underhooks to prevent Walters's takedown attempt.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walters has Le pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Le manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Le landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Le working Walters over with knees to the body.
Le landing knees to the head.
Walters takes an elbow to the temple.
Le landing knees to the head.
Le utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Le.
Walters is trying to break the clinch but Le is controlling him.
Le with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters goes for a takedown in the clinch but Le prevents it.
Walters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Le lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Le.
Le creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walters's defenses.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Le using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walters has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Le tries to land a knee to the head but Walters blocks with his arms.
Walters has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Le after a bit of a struggle.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walters pulls guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Walters working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters wants to stand up but Le is controlling him.
Le is looking to stand up but Walters won't let him.
Le controlling from the top position.
Le trying to stand up but can't free himself from Walters's guard.
Walters trying to keep a closed guard but Le is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Walters wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Walters shoots in and drives through. Le sprawls well.
Le scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le stuns Walters with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Le scores with a punch to the head.
Walters tries to keep at a distance but Le has taken the fight into the clinch.
Le misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phan Tran Le showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Le.
Le closes the distance and clinches.
Nice elbow from Le.
Walters goes for a takedown in the clinch but Le prevents it.
Le cracks Walters with a nice body shot.
Le stalling against the ropes.
Walters is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Le gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Le creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walters's defenses.
Le working Walters over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le landing knees to the head.
Le has Walters pushed against the ropes.
Le digs a right hand underneath Walters's ribcage. Walters let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Le.
Le lands a nice elbow.
Le slows down the pace here.
Walters wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Walters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Le obliges.
Walters takes an elbow to the temple.
Le lands an elbow inside.
Walters jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Le walks away with a smile on his face. Walters gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Le clinches up with Walters and pushes him back against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Le.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Le.
Le stalls.
Walters can't get the takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Le misses with a knee strike.
Le has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Le lands an elbow just above Walters 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walters prevents a body shot from Le.
Le tries to land a knee to the head but Walters blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Walters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walters shoots in but Le avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Walters looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnny Walters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walters takes a swing at Le's ribcage but misses.
Walters fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Walters closes the distance and clinches up with Le, looking for a takedown. Walters pushes Le against the ropes but Le circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Le rushes Walters and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Le lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walters backwards.
Le gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Le.
Phan Tran Le is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Le with a knee to the head.
Le lands a knee to the head.
Le connects with a nasty looking knee right to Walters's face.
Walters wants a takedown but no success here.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Le lands an elbow inside.
Le with a knee to the head.
Walters is rocked!
Le lands an elbow inside that Walters shrugs off.
Oh Walters is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Le lands with a left to the head.
Johnny Walters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walters takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phan Tran Le comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Le winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phan Tran Le!
A very excited looking Phan Tran Le 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Peixoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peixoto comes to the ring accompanied by Bob Marley - Legalize it!. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Enzo Peixoto !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Peixoto 's guard.
Garcia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Garcia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Garcia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Garcia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Peixoto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Garcia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Peixoto is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia is trying to get an arm triangle but Peixoto is defending well.
Garcia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Garcia has hold of Peixoto 's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Peixoto seems comfortable defending it but Garcia has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Peixoto is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Peixoto is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Garcia couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jay Garcia!
Jay Garcia is the new featherweight champion!
Jay Garcia gave a mention to Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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