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Valhalla: Hilo 23 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Mclane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micky McGinni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for John Mclane has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Mclane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Micky McGinni!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclane sends McGinni crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mclane is motioning to the referee to let McGinni up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
McGinni is rocked!
It looks like Micky McGinni has been cut.
McGinni looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGinni walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Mclane swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Mclane!
A relieved looking John Mclane thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathon Vermont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathon Vermont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Kid!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kid with a lazy takedown attempt
and Vermont counters with a single leg into guard. Kid didn't expect that.
Kid wriggles free and stands up.
Kid has his takedown stuffed
and Vermont counters with a three punch combo that has Kid backing up. Kid nods at Vermont to acknowledge the strikes.
Kid fails with the takedown
and Vermont counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kid!
Jonathon Vermont has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Kid.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermont working for a submission but Kid is keeping him at bay.
Kid tries to buck Vermont off but he can't manage it.
Vermont is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kid is surviving well by controlling Vermont's body position as best he can.
Kid is trying to stand up.
Kid looks gassed!
Vermont is looking to work his way around to Kid's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Vermont is working for a guillotine from mount but Kid frees his head quite easily.
Vermont looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermont is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kid is surviving well by controlling Vermont's body position as best he can.
Vermont throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Kid has his hands clasped together but Vermont breaks the hold and Kid is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Vermont!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonathon Vermont!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luka Nedved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luka Nedved looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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154 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luka Nedved!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nedved blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nedved on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nedved lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vieira backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Nedved.
Vieira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nedved working aggressively here.
Vieira working Nedved over with knees to the body.
Vieira works on Nedved's body with a couple of short punches.
Nedved is breathing heavily.
Vieira crunches a lovely knee into Nedved's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nedved blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vieira missing with knees to the body.
Vieira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nedved avoids it.
Vieira trying to land knees to the body.
Vieira missing with knees to the body.
Vieira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nedved avoids it.
Vieira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vieira trying to land knees to the body.
Vieira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nedved is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vieira obliges.
Nedved on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nedved wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vieira has him pressed against the cage.
Vieira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vieira lands a knee to the body.
Vieira misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vieira lands a knee to the body.
Vieira tries to land knees in the clinch but Nedved avoids the damage to the body.
Nedved on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vieira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vieira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nedved tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Nedved.
Vieira shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nedved defends it nicely.
Vieira shoots in looking for a takedown but Nedved manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vieira's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Luka Nedved has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vieira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nedved swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vieira tries to clinch there but Nedved circles away.
Vieira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nedved.
Nedved misses with a series of wild punches.
Nedved throws a jab but it's blocked by Vieira.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira moves into the clinch.
Vieira landing knees to the body.
Vieira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vieira manages to break the clinch.
Nedved throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nedved gets tackled into the cage by Vieira. Vieira maintains the clinch.
Vieira pushes off an throws an elbow but Nedved leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vieira taking a breather.
Nedved taking a breather.
Vieira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vieira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nedved is defending well for now.
Vieira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Vieira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nedved avoids it.
Vieira missing with knees to the body.
Nedved misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vieira breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vieira clinches up with Nedved and pushes him back against the cage.
Nedved misses with some punches.
Vieira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vieira trying to land knees to the body.
Nedved can't break the clinch.
Vieira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vieira swings wildly with an uppercut but Nedved uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nedved on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nedved avoiding damage as Vieira throws knees to the body.
Vieira pulls guard effortlessly.
Vieira controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Vieira 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.
Nedved swats away the attempt to clinch by Vieira.
Vieira chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nedved getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vieira looks for a takedown but Nedved sprawls well.
Nedved looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nedved misses with a hook. Vieira ducked under it nicely.
Leo Vieira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vieira looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vieira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nedved throws an off balance right hand
and Vieira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vieira stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nedved keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Luka Nedved has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vieira.
Nedved misses with a hook. Vieira ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nedved trying to control the position.
Vieira throws a big elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vieira thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vieira stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vieira wants to clinch up but Nedved keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nedved swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vieira wants to clinch.
Nedved swats away the attempt to clinch by Vieira.
Vieira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nedved throws out the jab.
Vieira moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira tries to stall but Nedved uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees to the body from Vieira.
Vieira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nedved in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vieira tries to land knees in the clinch but Nedved avoids the damage to the body.
Nedved avoiding damage as Vieira throws knees to the body.
Vieira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nedved is defending well for now.
Vieira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nedved's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vieira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nedved on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nedved managing to block the knees to the body from Vieira.
Vieira missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vieira.
Knees to the body from Vieira.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vieira just leaning against Nedved, taking a breather.
Vieira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nedved backwards.
Vieira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Vieira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Vieira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Vieira gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vieira missing with knees to the body.
Vieira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vieira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nedved misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nedved tries to break free but Vieira pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vieira working Nedved over with knees to the body.
Nedved working hard to break the clinch.
Vieira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nedved.
Nedved controlling the action here for a moment.
Vieira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nedved.
Nedved misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nedved managing to block the knees to the body from Vieira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nedved managing to block the knees to the body from Vieira.
Vieira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nedved managing to block the knees to the body from Vieira.
Vieira can't find room to land a body shot as Nedved controls the action.
Nedved misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vieira obliges.
Vieira manages to break the clinch.
Vieira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nedved.
Vieira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nedved keeps the fight on the outside.
Vieira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vieira fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nedved gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nedved avoids the elbow strike from Vieira, against the cage.
Nedved makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vieira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vieira missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Nedved as the two fighters clinch.
Nedved struggles to land a body shot inside as Vieira controls his hands.
Vieira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nedved on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nedved is looking to control Vieira's arms but Vieira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nedved has his back to the cage.
Vieira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leo Vieira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nedved goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nedved is defending well for now.
Vieira has Nedved pressed against the cage, preventing Nedved from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nedved on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vieira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nedved avoids it.
Nedved misses with the head strike.
Vieira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vieira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nedved.
Vieira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nedved is defending well for now.
Vieira fails to pull guard.
Luka Nedved has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vieira.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nedved avoiding damage as Vieira throws knees to the body.
Vieira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nedved.
Vieira blocking some punches.
Nedved working hard to break the clinch.
Nedved swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vieira lands a nice knee to the body.
Nedved lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nedved pushes Vieira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nedved lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nedved scores with a shoulder strike.
Nedved blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Luka Nedved has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nedved struggles to land a body shot inside as Vieira controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Vieira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vieira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Vieira!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Higa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Higa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brian Williams's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Higa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Williams!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Higa scrambles back to his feet.
Williams thuds his right hand into Higa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Williams misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Higa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Higa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Higa keeps moving.
Williams wants to stand but Higa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Higa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Higa's legs - danger averted.
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!
Higa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Higa from controlling successfully.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Higa wanted to stand there but Williams had control of the position.
Higa is fighting to break Williams's control of his arms but Williams is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Higa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Higa trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Higa with a poor takedown
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Higa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Higa is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higa is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Williams.
Brian Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Williams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Higa is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Higa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Higa dodges the punch combination from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams throws a right hand that Higa ducks under and follows up with a left that Higa also avoids with ease.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Higa with an uppercut!
Higa shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Higa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Higa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Higa looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Higa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Higa keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Higa is retaining full guard.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Williams trying to control the position but Higa is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Williams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams connects with the punch.
Higa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Higa swivels and escapes.
Higa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams with a jab.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Higa colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Williams as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Higa is left battered and dazed whilst Williams and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Williams!
After the big win, Brian Williams made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Unique Wear and Custom Design and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marv Gannicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landon Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marv Gannicus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marv Gannicus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Landon Little!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little moves into range and clinches up with Gannicus.
Little pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Little looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Little lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Little lands an elbow that stopped Gannicus in his tracks for a moment.
Gannicus managing to block the knees to the body from Little.
Gannicus stalls.
Gannicus is trying to force a seperation but Little has the dominant position.
Gannicus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gannicus slows down the pace here.
Gannicus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little misses with a kick to the body.
Little moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Little.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gannicus blocks an elbow strike.
Little looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Little.
Gannicus avoids a wild elbow strike from Little.
Little lands a damaging elbow.
Little has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gannicus is looking to break free of the clinch but Little has double underhooks.
Gannicus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Little throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gannicus can't break the clinch.
Little lands a nice elbow.
Gannicus is trying to push Little away but Little has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gannicus can't break the clinch.
Gannicus's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gannicus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Gannicus has him pressed against the cage.
Little throws an elbow that misses.
Gannicus stalling.
Gannicus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Little tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gannicus avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gannicus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Little tries to stall but Gannicus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Little landing knees to the body.
Little crunches a lovely knee into Gannicus's ribcage.
Gannicus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little lands an elbow inside that Gannicus shrugs off.
Little is pushing Gannicus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gannicus slowing the pace effectively.
Gannicus blocks an elbow strike from Little.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gannicus as Little tries to tie him up.
Little trying to land knees to the body.
Gannicus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maybe Gannicus would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Gannicus stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marv Gannicus.
Gannicus tries to keep at a distance but Little has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little lands a knee to the body.
Gannicus avoids the elbow strike from Little, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Little.
Gannicus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gannicus has had enough of the clinch but Little keeps him there for the moment.
Little pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gannicus avoids a wild elbow strike from Little.
Little manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Little tries to stall but Gannicus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gannicus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little forces Gannicus back against the cage and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little lands an elbow that stopped Gannicus in his tracks for a moment.
Gannicus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landon Little dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Little gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Little creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gannicus wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee calls for Gannicus to work.
Gannicus blocks the elbow strike.
Little creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Little is struggling to control the position.
Little comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gannicus leaning against his opponent.
Gannicus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gannicus blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Little throws an elbow but misses.
Little looking to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Little.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gannicus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gannicus moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gannicus as Little tries to tie him up.
Gannicus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gannicus throws a nice looking combination but Little bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Little shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gannicus as he avoids it easily.
Little pushes Gannicus up against the cage in a clinch.
Gannicus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Little misses with an elbow over the top.
Gannicus blocks the elbow strike.
Gannicus blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Little throws an elbow but misses.
Little unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Little is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Gannicus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gannicus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gannicus is trying to maintain a safe position but Little gets an underhook and turns Gannicus into the cage.
Little stalls.
Little throws an elbow that misses.
Gannicus stalling.
Little throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gannicus.
Gannicus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gannicus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marv Gannicus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Little clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Little to work.
Gannicus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice elbow from Little.
Gannicus blocks an elbow strike.
Little lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gannicus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Little rushes Gannicus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gannicus avoiding damage as Little throws knees to the body.
Gannicus takes an elbow to the temple.
Little stalling in the clinch but Gannicus improves position.
Gannicus is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little lands a damaging elbow.
Gannicus is struggling to control the position.
Landon Little seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gannicus lands a body punch.
Little pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Little is stalling here.
Little misses with an elbow strike.
Little is trying to stall.
Gannicus lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gannicus blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Little.
A body shot lands from Gannicus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Landon Little will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gannicus closes the distance and clinches.
Little lands a damaging elbow.
Gannicus is looking to break free of the clinch but Little has double underhooks.
Gannicus dodges an elbow strike from Little.
Gannicus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Little is keeping busy.
Little lands a good knee to the midsection. Gannicus won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gannicus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gannicus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gannicus checks a low kick from Little.
Little bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Little closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Little is trying to maintain a safe position but Gannicus gets an underhook and turns Little into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gannicus blocks an elbow strike.
Gannicus avoids the elbow strike from Little, against the cage.
Gannicus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gannicus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gannicus stalling in the clinch but Little improves position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Little lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Little gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gannicus stalls.
Little looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Gannicus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gannicus is trying to force a seperation but Little has the dominant position.
Little being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marv Gannicus.
Gannicus scores with the left hand. Little knows he should have avoided that one.
Little is rocked!
Gannicus gets tackled into the cage by Little. Little maintains the clinch.
Little is still on wobbly legs! Can Gannicus finish him?
Gannicus dips a shoulder and cracks Little with a mighty uppercut! Little falls back against the cage and Gannicus unloads with a barrage of strikes! Little is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gannicus screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marv Gannicus!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Mael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Anthony Mael was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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156 lbs
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140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Mael!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mael darts in and clinches Stevenson up against the cage.
Stevenson is trying to trip Mael. He has hold of a leg but Mael is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stevenson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mael is on top in guard.
Mael advances to half guard.
Stevenson is trying to get back to full guard.
Stevenson is trying to control but can't.
Mael is keen to just control but Stevenson is a slippery customer.
Mael is controlling the pace.
Stevenson looking for submissions off his back.
Stevenson is pressing down on Mael's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson keeping full guard, as Mael tries to pass.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Mael from controlling successfully.
Stevenson is trying to control the position but Mael postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson looking for a guillotine here but Mael defends easily.
Mael trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mael trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Stevenson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stevenson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stevenson wants to stand but Mael is controlling the position.
Mael wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anthony Mael was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mael shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stevenson pinned against the cage. Stevenson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mael misses with a hook to the body
and Stevenson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stevenson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mael throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mael can't keep his opponent in guard - Stevenson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stevenson is looking to pass Mael's guard but actually Mael recovers to full guard.
Stevenson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mael dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevenson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mael is now in half guard.
Stevenson is looking for a sweep. Mael is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mael is keen to just control but Stevenson is a slippery customer.
Mael wants to advance to full mount but Stevenson doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Mael won't allow Stevenson to sweep him here.
Mael advances position into side control!
Stevenson tries to improve position but can't.
Mael wants to control but Stevenson is keeping him busy.
Stevenson struggling a bit here.
Mael has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Stevenson!
Mael can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stevenson is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevenson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mael jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Stevenson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Stevenson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mael wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mael advances to full mount.
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!
Stevenson working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevenson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mael.
Mael trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mael lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthony Mael will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stevenson swinging wildly here.
Mael closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stevenson did well to prevent Mael getting side control.
Stevenson gets full guard.
Stevenson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mael is pushing down on Stevenson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stevenson is fighting to maintain full guard but Mael has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stevenson won't allow Mael to pass to mount.
Stevenson has a hand on Mael's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mael takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Stevenson working to try and regain half guard.
Mael working for a guillotine from mount but Stevenson is in no mood to give up.
Mael wants to control the pace but Stevenson is squirming around nicely.
Stevenson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mael is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stevenson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mael.
Stevenson is looking for a sweep. Mael is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mael missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mael is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stevenson is just riding it out for now. Mael eventually gives up the hold.
Stevenson tries to roll over but Mael keeps him under control.
Mael works his way into full mount!
Mael looking to control but Stevenson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson tries to reverse the position but Mael maintains control.
Stevenson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Stevenson won't allow Mael to pass to mount.
Mael trying to control from half guard but Stevenson is working away.
Mael is breathing heavily.
Mael seems to be looking for submissions.
Stevenson is looking to improve his position.
Stevenson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stevenson is trying to control but Mael manages to pass to mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mael wants to control the pace but Stevenson is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is working to get back to half guard.
Stevenson gets back to half guard.
Stevenson is looking to improve his position.
Stevenson trying to control from the bottom.
Stevenson tries to roll over but Mael keeps him under control.
Mael thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stevenson's head.
Stevenson wants to improve his position but Mael is controlling well.
Stevenson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Stevenson looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mael is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stevenson is just riding it out for now. Mael eventually gives up the hold.
Stevenson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mael trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stevenson has his foot on Mael's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mael works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Mael from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steve Stevenson will probably get the nod.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stevenson avoids the body shot from Mael.
Mael pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mael misses with a takedown attempt
and Stevenson counters with a single leg into guard. Mael didn't expect that.
Mael working for a triangle but Stevenson defends it easily.
Stevenson looking to pass the guard.
Mael is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stevenson trying to control but Mael is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mael wants to sweep here but Stevenson controlling him for the moment.
Mael takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stevenson pushes down on Mael's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stevenson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mael has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stevenson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mael has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mael tries to roll over but Stevenson keeps him under control.
Steve Stevenson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mael!
Stevenson wants to finish this one by submission but Mael is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Stevenson.
Stevenson working for a submission but Mael is keeping him at bay.
Mael tries to reverse the position but Stevenson maintains control.
Stevenson avoids the attempt from Mael to control.
Stevenson wants to control the pace but Mael is squirming around nicely.
Stevenson has hold of Mael's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mael manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mael keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Stevenson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Stevenson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mael gets back to half guard.
Mael has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stevenson is working away from the top position though.
Mael actively working from the bottom here.
Mael on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stevenson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mael moves into full guard.
Mael wants to sweep here but Stevenson controlling him for the moment.
Stevenson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Stevenson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mael swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mael bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stevenson's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mael wants to pass the guard but Stevenson is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Stevenson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stevenson 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Steve Stevenson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire. Terry has chosen This Is Halloween by Marilyn Manson as his entrance music. 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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280 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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22
274 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Kenny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Terry!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terry misses with a looping right.
Terry throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kenny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Terry swinging wildly here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Terry.
Kenny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Terry.
Terry looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenny is just out of range.
Terry just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenny shoots in looking for a takedown. Terry tries to sprawl out of it but Kenny keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Terry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Terry throws a body punch but Kenny moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenny was well out of range. Poor timing from Terry.
Terry throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good shot there by Terry.
Kenny throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Terry's head.
It looks like Johnny Terry has been cut.
Terry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenny fails with a takedown attempt.
Kenny throws an off balance right hand
and Terry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Terry thows a body shot but no joy.
Kenny lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Terry checks a leg kick.
Kenny moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenny connects with a solid leg kick.
Terry looks gassed!
Kenny takes a swing at Terry's ribcage but misses.
Terry blocks a head kick by Kenny.
Kenny throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kenny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Terry.
Kenny on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Terry slips a jab and a cross from Kenny.
Terry misses with a wild combination.
Terry scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry scores with a spinning back kick!
Kenny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terry works Kenny's body with a nice hook.
Kenny lets loose with a powerful body kick. Terry will feel that in the morning.
Terry checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kenny throws a low kick but Terry moves out of range easily.
Kenny ducks under a wild hook from Terry.
No joy there for Kenny, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kenny walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Terry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenny shoots in but Terry avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Kenny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terry lands a right hook to the body.
Kenny looks to score with a jab to the body but Terry is just out of range.
Kenny scores with a leg kick.
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!
Kenny throws a front kick that sends Terry stumbling back into the cage.
Kenny will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Terry is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kenny rather than just go for the knockout.
A cross from Terry lands.
Kenny throws a jab when Terry was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Kenny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Terry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Terry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terry scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kenny is trying hard to land a takedown here. Terry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Terry swings for the body but Kenny moves out of range.
Terry moves out of range of the strikes.
Terry thows a leg kick but Kenny checks it
and Kenny counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kenny misses with a head kick.
Terry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terry stalks Kenny and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kenny's face. Kenny staggers backwards, shaken.
Terry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Terry lands with a hook. Kenny tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny tries a low kick but Terry avoids it.
Kenny takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Terry misses with a shot to the body
and Kenny counters with a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Kenny.
A jab from Kenny misses.
Kenny throws a push kick but Terry slaps the foot to one side.
Terry throws a body punch but Kenny moves out of range.
Terry has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kenny misses the jab.
Kenny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Terry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenny moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny staying out of range there.
Kenny tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Terry throws a body punch but Kenny moves out of range.
Johnny Terry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenny misses the shot to the body.
Terry moves out of range of the body kick.
Terry lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terry takes a swing at Kenny's ribcage but misses.
Terry checks a low kick from Kenny.
Terry scores with a decent looking hook.
Kenny tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terry digs a good hook to Kenny's body.
King Kenny is winning the standup battle so far.
Terry misses with a right hand
and Kenny counters with a slapping leg kick.
Terry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kenny looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kenny chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kenny walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Terry checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kenny slips a straight right by Terry.
Terry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Terry misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry misses with a body shot
and Kenny counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Terry lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenny off the cage and back into range.
Kenny looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Terry takes a kick to the side of the head.
Terry avoids the body shot from Kenny.
Kenny throws a leg kick but Terry moved away.
Kenny fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Terry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kenny's head backwards.
Terry looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenny is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Kenny dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Terry's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Terry takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kenny slips a straight right by Terry.
Kenny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Terry.
Terry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Terry takes a swing at Kenny's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Terry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terry. Kenny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenny was well out of range. Poor timing from Terry.
A clash of legs there as Terry blocks the low kick.
Terry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenny manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry looks to land a left hand but Kenny moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Terry. Kenny does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenny moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kenny drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kenny content to stall in guard here.
Terry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kenny looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kenny wants to control from the top but Terry keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because King Kenny wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Terry lands with a cross.
Terry slips under a jab.
Terry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Terry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry staying out of range there.
Terry misses with an uppercut. Kenny saw that one coming.
Kenny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenny finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kenny throws a head kick but Terry moves out of range.
Johnny Terry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenny. Terry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenny swings for the body but Terry moves out of range.
Kenny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Terry checks a leg kick.
Kenny misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terry checks a leg kick.
King Kenny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kenny checks the leg kick.
Johnny Terry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kenny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Terry.
Jab, jab by Kenny - just one landing.
Terry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenny manages to avoid it.
Kenny misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Terry takes a swing at Kenny's ribcage but misses.
Kenny lands a jab-cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Kenny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kenny has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Kenny!
King Kenny retains his heavyweight title!
King Kenny thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Schmelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Schmelly's choice of entrance music: Possibility. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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21
179 lbs
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23
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Schmelly!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters circles away from the clinch attempt
and Walters counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walters blocks a jab.
Walters shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Schmelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schmelly misses with a hook
and Walters counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schmelly throws a poor cross that misses
letting Walters counter with a right hand.
Schmelly misses with an uppercut.
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!
Schmelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schmelly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Walters manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schmelly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walters circles away quickly and effectively.
Walters throws a chopping leg kick but Schmelly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good shot there by Schmelly.
Barry Schmelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters fails with the takedown
enabling Schmelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Schmelly throws a looping overhand right but Walters ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Schmelly. Those never looked like landing.
Walters shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schmelly as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Walters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmelly throws a hook but Walters blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walters. Schmelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Schmelly as Walters shoots in.
Schmelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schmelly stuns Walters with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Schmelly tries to clinch there but Walters circles away.
Schmelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Walters shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schmelly pinned against the cage. Schmelly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmelly tries to clinch up.
Walters shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Walters was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Schmelly is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walters avoids the attempt from Schmelly to control.
Schmelly keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Walters lands a heavy elbow.
Walters raining down shots from the mount!
Schmelly tries to hold on but Walters postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Schmelly is looking to get to half guard.
Schmelly slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Schmelly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Walters looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Schmelly wants to control but Walters is keeping busy.
Walters tries to pass to full mount but Schmelly defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmelly slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Schmelly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Walters tries to free his leg and advance position but Schmelly is retaining full guard.
Walters trying to control the position from guard on top but Schmelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walters missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Walters got a little sloppy there for a moment and Schmelly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Walters has managed to get both his arms back between Schmelly's legs - danger averted.
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!
Schmelly is trying to control the position but Walters postures up.
Walters pushing down on Schmelly's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walters trying to control the action but Schmelly is working from the bottom.
Schmelly moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Schmelly is trying to keep Walters in close.
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 Johnny Walters will probably get the nod.
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.
Schmelly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schmelly misses the jab.
Walters darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Walters 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. Walters eventually gives up the hold.
Walters seems to be looking for submissions.
Walters is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Schmelly still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Schmelly has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Schmelly is looking to take a break and control but Walters is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Schmelly tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Walters regains half guard.
Walters is looking to improve his position.
Walters is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Schmelly pulls his head out easily.
Schmelly wants to free his trapped foot but Walters is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters tries to get to full guard but Schmelly has control of the leg.
Schmelly in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Walters tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Schmelly!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Barry Schmelly!
Barry Schmelly seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Smackmy Bitshup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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25
142 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Smackmy Bitshup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitshup tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bitshup connects with a jab.
Garcia scores a takedown into full mount!
Garcia with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Garcia throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Bitshup has his hands clasped together but Garcia breaks the hold and Bitshup is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Garcia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay Garcia!
Jay Garcia managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above), into his post fight interview.
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