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QFC Tournament 94 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Duck has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Duck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jerome Baker!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baker keeps the fight on the outside.
Baker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duck holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Duck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Duck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Baker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duck lands a damaging elbow.
Duck connects with a knee to the head.
Duck throws an elbow but it misses.
Baker avoids a wild elbow strike from Duck.
Baker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Baker tries to break the clinch but Duck is controlling the position.
Baker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baker is trying to break the clinch but Duck has him pressed against the cage.
Baker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duck has him pressed against the cage.
Duck tries to land a knee to the head but Baker blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Duck lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck lands a damaging elbow.
Duck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Duck lands an elbow that stopped Baker in his tracks for a moment.
Duck lands an elbow just above Baker 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Duck obliges.
Duck scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Duck.
Duck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baker's defenses.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
Baker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Baker has had enough of the clinch but Duck keeps him there for the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duck landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baker looks gassed!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Duck obliges.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
Duck lands a nice elbow.
Baker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duck lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Duck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duck lands a damaging elbow.
Duck connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baker's face.
Duck lands an elbow inside.
Duck lands a good knee to the midsection. Baker won't want to take too many of those.
Duck with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Duck lands a good knee to the midsection. Baker won't want to take too many of those.
Duck lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Duck.
Duck landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Duck obliges.
Duck with a knee to the head.
Baker is trying to force a seperation but Duck has the dominant position.
Duck lands a good knee to the midsection. Baker won't want to take too many of those.
Baker is looking to break free of the clinch but Duck has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Duck lands a nice elbow.
Duck lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
Duck landing knees to the body.
Duck lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
Duck scores with a knee to the head.
Duck landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duck.
Duck gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Baker tries to stall but Duck uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Duck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Duck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baker's defenses.
Duck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
Duck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duck throws an elbow but it misses.
Duck tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baker avoids it.
Baker misses with some punches.
Duck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Baker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Duck lands a nice elbow.
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!
Duck gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Baker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duck has him pressed against the cage.
Duck lands an elbow that stopped Baker in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Duck obliges.
Baker can't break the clinch.
Duck misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Duck lands a nice elbow.
Baker tries to circle away but Duck has him pinned against the cage.
Duck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Duck dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Duck fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baker, pushing him back against the cage.
Baker is trying to push Duck away but Duck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mike Duck has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Duck missing with knees to the body.
Duck lands an elbow that stopped Baker in his tracks for a moment.
Duck lands a damaging elbow.
Baker taking a breather.
Baker blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Duck.
Duck lands an elbow that stopped Baker in his tracks for a moment.
Duck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duck lands an elbow just above Baker 's eye.
Duck with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duck comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duck missing with knees to the body.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Duck.
Duck lands a nice elbow.
Duck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Duck tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duck lands a damaging elbow.
Duck lands a good knee to the midsection. Baker won't want to take too many of those.
Duck lands a good knee to the midsection. Baker won't want to take too many of those.
Duck tries a knee to the head but Baker blocks it.
Baker is trying to break free.
Duck using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baker managing to block the knees to the body from Duck.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
Duck crunches a lovely knee into Baker's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Duck lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
Baker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duck has him pressed against the cage.
Baker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Duck lands a damaging elbow.
Duck lands a knee to the head.
Baker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Baker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Baker wants to get back to striking at distance but Duck won't allow it.
Duck has Baker pressed against the cage, preventing Baker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Baker.
Duck is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Baker can do to turn this around?
Baker is trying to break the clinch but Duck has him pressed against the cage.
Baker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baker's defenses.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
Baker has had enough of the clinch but Duck keeps him there for the moment.
Duck lands a knee to the head.
Duck lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
Duck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Duck lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
Baker is trying to push Duck away but Duck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
Duck misses with a knee strike.
Duck scores a nice knee to the body.
Duck lands a damaging elbow.
Baker tries to break free but Duck pushes him back against the cage.
Baker tries to break the clinch but Duck is controlling the position.
Baker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duck lands an elbow inside.
Duck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Duck crunches a lovely knee into Baker's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Duck.
A frustrated look appears on Baker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Baker misses with a punch to the body.
Baker tries to break free but Duck pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Baker blocks an elbow strike from Duck.
Duck unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duck.
Nice elbow from Duck.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Duck lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
Duck gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Duck lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duck lands an elbow inside.
Baker misses with some punches.
Duck keeps control of Baker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duck has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Duck dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Duck gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Duck lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
Baker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baker avoids the elbow strike from Duck, against the cage.
Duck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baker's defenses.
Duck crunches a lovely knee into Baker's ribcage.
Duck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Duck crunches a lovely knee into Baker's ribcage.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
Duck scores with a knee to the head.
Duck lands a damaging elbow.
Baker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Baker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
Duck lands a damaging elbow.
Duck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Duck lands a nice knee to the body.
Duck landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Duck lands a nice elbow.
Duck lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
Duck lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Baker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duck has him pressed against the cage.
Duck lands a knee to the body.
Duck lands a knee to the head.
Duck with a knee to the head.
Duck using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Duck.
Baker tries to work over Duck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duck creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baker's defenses.
Baker tries to break free but Duck pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Duck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Baker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duck has Baker pressed against the cage, preventing Baker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baker misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duck.
Duck working Baker over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker working hard to break the clinch.
Duck misses with a knee to the head.
Duck unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker wants to break free but Duck has control.
Duck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Baker working hard to break the clinch.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Duck putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Duck lands a nice elbow.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baker's efforts to push away.
Duck lands a nice knee to the body.
Duck lands an elbow that stopped Baker in his tracks for a moment.
Duck throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
Baker is trying to push Duck away but Duck has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jerome Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baker has had enough of the clinch but Duck keeps him there for the moment.
Baker tries to stall but Duck uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Duck prevents Baker from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Duck.
Duck lands a damaging elbow.
Duck lands a damaging elbow.
Baker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duck gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Duck.
Duck lands a nice elbow.
Baker tries to work over Duck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duck looking to throw knees to the head but Baker is blocking nicely.
Duck lands an elbow just above Baker 's eye.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
Baker working aggressively here.
Duck gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Duck lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Duck scores a nice knee to the body.
Duck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Duck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Duck.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baker.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Duck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mike Duck is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Duck showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duck 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 Josh West scores the fight for Mike Duck!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Mike Duck!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Mike Duck!
Mike Duck wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaquille O Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neal comes into the arena with Fuck you blaring out of the sound system. Will Smith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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225 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shaquille O Neal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Will Smith!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Smith.
O Neal wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith moves into the clinch.
O Neal throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
O Neal swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Neal lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith can't get the takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as O Neal tries to tie him up.
O Neal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but O Neal keeps him there for the moment.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. O Neal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
O Neal can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but O Neal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shaquille O Neal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Smith.
O Neal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
O Neal swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is trying to pull guard but O Neal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
O Neal taking a breather.
Smith has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics O Neal uses from the top position.
O Neal with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Neal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith keeping moving, preventing O Neal from controlling successfully.
O Neal preventing the sweep.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith is trying to keep O Neal in close.
O Neal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
O Neal trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Neal is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Neal tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
O Neal closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and O Neal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Neal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
O Neal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Neal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Neal can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
O Neal is working Smith over against the cage.
O Neal has Smith pushed against the cage.
O Neal swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Neal pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Neal.
Smith tries to break the clinch but O Neal is controlling the position.
Smith letting O Neal take a breather here.
Smith tries to pull guard but O Neal holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
O Neal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Neal throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith is looking for a takedown.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. O Neal smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neal closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Shaquille O Neal has been cut.
O Neal wants to clinch.
O Neal darts in trying to clinch
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
O Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
O Neal tries to clinch up
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings O Neal.
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.
O Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Neal clinches with his opponent.
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 Shaquille O Neal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shaquille O Neal's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
O Neal tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Smith dives in and grabs O Neal's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Neal pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
O Neal closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Neal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Neal tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
O Neal tries to clinch up
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
O Neal tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Neal looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
O Neal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but O Neal defends easily.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst O Neal is controlling him.
O Neal is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Neal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
O Neal lands a couple of elbows.
O Neal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but O Neal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith keeping moving, preventing O Neal from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Neal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, O Neal has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.
O Neal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
O Neal trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
O Neal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Neal works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing O Neal from controlling successfully.
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. O Neal is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Neal trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
O Neal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Neal landing some decent shots from guard.
O Neal landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing O Neal from controlling successfully.
O Neal would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Smith is trying to control the position but O Neal postures up.
Smith is looking for a triangle but O Neal pushes his legs off easily.
O Neal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neal with a nice head shot there.
O Neal scoring with some ground and pound.
O Neal throws a big elbow that misses.
O Neal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
O Neal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Neal is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Neal with a nice head shot there.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith seems keen to control O Neal's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
O Neal throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaquille O Neal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shaquille O Neal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
O Neal doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Neal fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Neal is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Shaquille O Neal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Neal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Neal tries to clinch
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Neal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings O Neal.
O Neal keeps the fight on the outside.
Will Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Neal takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neal working aggressively here.
Smith tries to break the clinch but O Neal is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from O Neal.
O Neal misses with a body punch.
O Neal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
O Neal managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
O Neal working aggressively here.
Smith tries to circle away but O Neal has him pinned against the cage.
O Neal misses with the head strike.
Smith gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, O Neal regains guard.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith wants to control from the top but O Neal keeps moving.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Neal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets to his feet. O Neal looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
O Neal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Neal wants to clinch
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
O Neal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
O Neal presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
O Neal keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
O Neal throws a head punch that misses.
Smith wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from O Neal.
O Neal is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag O Neal down to the mat. O Neal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shaquille O Neal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Smith.
O Neal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by O Neal.
O Neal tries to clinch up.
O Neal closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
O Neal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
O Neal gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Neal struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
O Neal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but O Neal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
O Neal moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
O Neal moves into the clinch.
O Neal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Neal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Neal taking a breather.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. O Neal just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from O Neal.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Will Smith.
I think O Neal 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 for Shaquille O Neal!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Shaquille O Neal!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Shaquille O Neal!
Shaquille O Neal wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Shaquille O Neal 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Pit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ubijam Bato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tomas Pit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ubijam Bato!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pit enables Bato to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pit manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bato trying to control the position from guard on top but Pit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pit has his foot on Bato's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bato works his way back into a safe position though.
Pit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pit on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pit tries to get out of the position.
Pit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bato defends well.
Pit pushes a forearm under Bato's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Bato is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tomas Pit!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Runner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Frank Mir has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Frank Mir seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johny Runner!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runner bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Runner decides to stand back up.
Runner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mir is looking to improve his position.
Mir works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Runner stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mir clinches with his opponent.
Mir tries to pull guard but Runner won't allow it.
Runner stalling against the cage.
Runner managing to block the knees to the body from Mir.
Runner tries to land a knee to the head but Mir blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir swings wildly with an uppercut but Runner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mir tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Runner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Runner is stalling here.
Runner throws a head punch that misses.
Runner is pushing Mir up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johny Runner.
Runner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Runner gets a takedown into half guard.
Mir could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir is trying to get back to full guard.
Runner stops Mir from getting back to his feet.
Mir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Runner wants to get back to his feet.
Mir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runner stands up out of the half guard.
Runner looks gassed!
Runner 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.
Runner preventing the sweep.
Runner wants to get up but he can't break Mir's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir looking for a guillotine here but Runner defends easily.
Mir has his feet on Runner's thighs here. He's pushed Runner off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Runner screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Mir!
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