Friday Night Slugfest 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Chaparro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaparro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Malhão. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Chaparro
vs
Santoro

181 cm
19
201 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joao Chaparro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicky Santoro!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaparro fails with a takedown attempt.
Chaparro looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Chaparro wants to clinch up but Santoro keeps it at a distance.
Santoro digs a good body shot into Chaparro's ribs.

Santoro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Santoro scoring with punches from side control.
Santoro looks up at the clock and then as Chaparro takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Santoro smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Santoro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chaparro has escaped the position, nice work there.

Santoro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chaparro has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chaparro taking a bit of punishment here - Santoro scoring with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaparro takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

It looks like Joao Chaparro has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro is putting a hurting on Chaparro here, landing some big shots from side control.

Joao Chaparro's cut is getting worse.
Chaparro taking punishment in the form of punches.
Santoro is staying tight to Chaparro's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santoro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chaparro to see if he's OK.

Jeez, Joao Chaparro's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joao Chaparro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nicky Santoro!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Jagielski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glen Davis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Davis
vs
Jagielski

202 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
265 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glen Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kamil Jagielski!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jagielski fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis tries to clinch but Jagielski is having none of it.
Davis misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Jagielski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davis connects with a jab.
Davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jagielski looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jagielski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Glen Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Jagielski.
Jagielski has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Davis.
Davis stops a takedown attempt from Jagielski.

Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Davis sends Jagielski crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Davis is motioning to the referee to let Jagielski up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Jagielski is rocked!
Davis lands a nice hook to Jagielski's body. Jagielski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Davis cracks Jagielski with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Jagielski looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Davis finish him?
Jagielski is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Jagielski drops his hands momentarily. Davis doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Jagielski staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Jagielski doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Glen Davis!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukazk Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Muller
vs
Silva

190 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lukazk Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva throws a series of punches but Muller moves out of range.

Silva darts in and clinches Muller up against the cage.
Silva trying to stall but Muller improves his position.
Silva has Muller pressed against the cage, preventing Muller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Muller wants to break the clinch but can't.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Muller is having none of it.
Muller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Muller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Muller misses with a two punch combination.
Muller misses with a wild combination.
Muller throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Muller misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Muller misses.
Muller lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Muller sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Muller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Muller throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Muller is breathing heavily.
Muller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Muller.
Muller lands a slapping body shot.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muller.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Muller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lukazk Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva wants to clinch.
Muller fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with a series of wild punches.
Muller throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lukazk Muller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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!
Muller falls off balance throwing a combination

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Muller is trying to break free.
Muller wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva working aggressively here.
Muller looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Muller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller is trying to break free.
Muller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Muller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva tries to pull guard but Muller holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
Muller is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muller scores with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muller to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Muller misses with a wild combination.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Muller.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Muller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muller looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva tries to clinch up but Muller circles away and keeps his distance.
Muller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muller defends it nicely.
Muller misses with a combination

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva 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.

Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muller but Muller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muller has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Muller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Muller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Muller scores with a decent looking hook.
Muller throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a solid body kick.
A combination from Muller does no damage.
Muller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muller defends it nicely.
Muller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Muller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muller throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lukazk Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.
Silva wants to clinch.
Muller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva tries to clinch there but Muller circles away.
Muller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Muller lands a nice shot to the body.
Muller misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Muller is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Muller lands a with a good body shot.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Muller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lukazk Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Muller misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muller's waist but Muller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Muller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Muller sprawls well. Muller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Muller throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
No joy there for Muller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Muller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Muller lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Muller as Silva shoots in.
Muller misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Muller thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Muller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Muller which made him look bad.
Muller misses with a combination

and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Muller didn't expect that.
Muller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Muller keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Muller has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Muller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Muller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva looks for a takedown but Muller sprawls well.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muller's waist but Muller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Muller throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Muller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
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 Lukazk Muller will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Muller, as that shot connected.
Muller throws a one two combo.
Muller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Muller pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Muller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Muller shows good takedown defense.
Lukazk Muller is winning the standup battle so far.
Muller throws a combination that misses

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Muller fights it but they end up in guard.
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!

Muller has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muller lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Muller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muller misses with a combination

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva has Muller pressed against the cage, preventing Muller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Muller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muller can't break the clinch.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Muller walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Muller scores with a four punch combination!
Muller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Muller misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Muller shrugs it off.
Muller throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Muller as he jumps to the side.
Lukazk Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Muller fails to land with a series of punches.
Muller misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muller's waist but Muller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Muller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Muller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva tries to clinch there but Muller circles away.
Silva dives in and grabs Muller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Muller pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muller.
Muller falls off balance throwing a combination

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Muller is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva lands a right hand.
Muller wants to break free but Silva has control.
Muller fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Muller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Muller misses with a combination

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Muller is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Muller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Muller tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Lukazk Muller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Silva clinches.
Muller is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Muller misses.
Muller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Harter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Okami Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Harter
vs
Sapp

196 cm
21
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Nemesis Cage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Logan Harter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Okami Sapp!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp throws a series of punches but Harter avoids them all with ease.
Harter thows a body shot but no joy.
Harter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sapp.
Sapp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harter circles away quickly and effectively.
Sapp tries to bum rush Harter with a series of wild strikes but Harter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harter misses with a body shot.
Harter looks to score with a jab to the body but Sapp is just out of range.
Sapp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Logan Harter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sapp tries to bum rush Harter with a series of wild strikes but Harter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sapp throws a series of strikes that have Harter backpedaling.
Harter shoots in for a takedown but Sapp shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sapp moves away from the strike by Harter.

Harter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sapp to the mat! Sapp manages to get full guard.
Sapp wants to stand and escape but Harter is having none of it.
Harter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sapp works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harter stops Sapp from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harter distracts Sapp with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harter prevents Sapp from getting back to his feet.
Harter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sapp is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harter is in close to Sapp's body, working some short punches and elbows.

It looks like Okami Sapp has been cut.
Harter distracts Sapp with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Harter is looking to work some ground and pound but Sapp has wrist control.
Sapp has momentary wrist control but Harter slips an elbow through the middle.
Harter lands a couple of digs.
Harter landing some decent shots from guard.
Harter stops Sapp from standing up.
Sapp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sapp looks gassed!
Harter trying to control the position from guard on top but Sapp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harter scoring with some ground and pound.
Harter prevents Sapp from getting back to his feet.
Harter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sapp is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harter is controlling him.
Harter arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Sapp's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Logan Harter!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaroki Slayers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Cote
vs
Slayers

188 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
186 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jaroki Slayers!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Slayers has closed the distance and engaged Cote in a clinch.
Slayers is struggling to control the position.
Cote tries to break free but Slayers pushes him back against the cage.
Slayers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Brian Cote has been cut.
Slayers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Slayers lands a nice knee to the body.
Come on Slayers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Slayers connects with a knee to the head.

Cote is rocked!
Cote is looking to break free of the clinch but Slayers has double underhooks.
Oh Cote is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slayers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cote seems to have got his legs back now.
Cote is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slayers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cote in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Slayers has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Cote goes down! Slayers dives on top of him - Cote manages to get guard.
Slayers thows a big elbow that misses.
Slayers is working Cote over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cote utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slayers postures up in Cote's guard and throws a big left but Cote blocks it.
Slayers throws a big right hand that misses.

Slayers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cote has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slayers has managed to get both his arms back between Cote's legs - danger averted.
Slayers stands up over Cote, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Slayers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cote taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cote is looking for a sweep.
Slayers lands an elbow.
Slayers working the head and body with strikes.
Slayers lands a decent elbow from side control.

Slayers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cote knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cote takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Slayers is trying to get an arm triangle but Cote is defending well.

Slayers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cote, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayers works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Slayers looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cote takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Slayers sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cote is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cote is trying to get back to half guard.

Slayers is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Cote is trying to escape and Slayers transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Cote is forced to tap! Nice work there by Slayers! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaroki Slayers!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bair is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Not Afraid-Eminem. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Williams
vs
Bair

180 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Derek Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Bair!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Williams misses.
Bair fails to land the takedown.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Bair darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams wants to improve his position but Bair is controlling well.
Bair throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Williams thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bair stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Williams has his foot on Bair's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bair works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bair got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bair has managed to get both his arms back between Williams's legs - danger averted.
Bair trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams being controlled here, momentarily.

Williams throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bair escapes and throws Williams's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Williams is looking to regain half guard here but Bair keeps moving and retains side control.
Williams is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bair is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Bair has control of the leg.
Bair takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Williams throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Bair looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Williams!
Williams is breathing heavily.
Bair lands a heavy elbow.
Williams working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bair looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bair landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bair is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Williams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Williams tries to reverse the position but Bair maintains control.
Bair lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Bair is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Williams has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Williams tries to buck Bair off but he can't manage it.
Bair controlling the position easily from mount.
Williams throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bair. What's that going to do exactly?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Williams throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bair. What's that going to do exactly?

Bair get's back to his feet.
Bair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Bair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Bair's head but Bair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Bair looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Williams throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Bair dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bair shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Bair avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Derek Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bair shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bair trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.

Williams is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Bair frees his head nicely. Oh but Williams has switched to an armbar! Bair is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Derek Williams!