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UPF 28: Vegh Vs Dee PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Matrione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buddy Stevens acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Matrione!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buddy Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matrione looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sloppy strikes from Stevens. Those never looked like landing.
Matrione tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stevens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matrione somewhat.
Matrione connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stevens takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matrione cracks a nice hook into Stevens's ribs.
Matrione looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Matrione. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matrione with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stevens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matrione scores with a body shot.
Matrione has a takedown stuffed.
Matrione lands a really nice looking cross but Stevens seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matrione lands a lovely overhand right.
Stevens doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stevens with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matrione to score with a decent uppercut.
Buddy Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens throws a jab but it's blocked by Matrione.
Matrione closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stevens did well to prevent Matrione getting side control.
Matrione thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stevens's head.
Matrione thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stevens's head.
Matrione has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Matrione lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stevens is looking to escape.
Matrione landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Matrione not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matrione thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stevens's head.
Stevens taking some punishment here, with Matrione in his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matrione working over Stevens with some ground and pound. Stevens looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Matrione landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Matrione there.
Matrione is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Matrione sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stevens defending well though.
Stevens really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matrione. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matrione throwing shots but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Matrione will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Matrione looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stevens with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Matrione seems to be looking for submissions.
Matrione is looking for a kimura but Stevens is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Matrione to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevens is trying to maintain the position but Matrione is very close to passing his half guard.
Matrione drops an elbow to the side of Stevens's head.
Stevens looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matrione seems to be working for a kimura but Stevens defends the submission attempt.
Matrione is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stevens is just riding it out for now. Matrione eventually gives up the hold.
Stevens avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matrione.
Stevens has hold of Matrione's hands but Matrione slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Matrione is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stevens has managed to free his arm - good work.
Matrione not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Matrione connects with a nice short shot to Stevens's temple.
Matrione is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stevens on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Matrione working over Stevens with some ground and pound. Stevens looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Matrione content to control rather than advance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ground and pound from Matrione.
Matrione lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matrione seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stevens does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Matrione scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Matrione 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Matrione dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matrione fails with a takedown attempt.
Matrione clobbers Stevens with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Matrione throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Matrione.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Matrione is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Matrione closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Stevens quickly recovers to half guard.
Matrione wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stevens keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens wants to get back to full guard.
Matrione trying to control from half guard but Stevens is working away.
Matrione scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Matrione landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stevens is refusing to be controlled, as Matrione sits in half guard.
Matrione is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stevens!
Matrione lands a nice shot to the head.
Matrione wants to control the pace but Stevens is squirming around nicely.
Matrione lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matrione landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Buddy Stevens has been cut.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matrione working for a submission but Stevens is keeping him at bay.
Matrione lands a big shot there that rocks Stevens but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stevens regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Matrione lands a nice short elbow.
Matrione 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.
Matrione is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stevens can do to turn this around?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Matrione in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Matrione lands a nice short elbow.
Matrione scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Matrione winds up and cracks Stevens with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Matrione is looking to take a break and control but Stevens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Matrione landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Matrione looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stevens with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Matrione there.
Matrione is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Stevens to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matrione postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Matrione's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matrione landing with the ground and pound.
Matrione working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stevens's head.
Matrione throws a big elbow that misses.
Matrione avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Matrione keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stevens's head.
Matrione working some strikes from top position.
Matrione trying to control but Stevens is working from the bottom.
Stevens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matrione controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Matrione dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buddy Stevens's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Matrione lands a nice looking body shot.
Matrione misses with a takedown attempt - Stevens sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stevens on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Matrione wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Matrione is defended easily by Stevens.
Stevens throws a jab when Matrione was well out of range.
Matrione lands a head shot.
Matrione works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matrione misses with a body shot.
Stevens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matrione shoots for a double leg takedown but Stevens sprawls well. He's pushed Matrione's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Matrione. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matrione shoots in for a takedown but Stevens shows good takedown defense.
Matrione keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matrione lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Matrione.
Stevens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matrione shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Matrione lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Matrione passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stevens!
Matrione landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matrione is trying to control the action in half guard but Stevens is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stevens taking some punishment here, with Matrione in his half guard.
Stevens has hold of Matrione's hands but Matrione slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Matrione 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.
Matrione seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matrione wants to pass to mount but Stevens is defending the position.
Matrione is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stevens sees it coming and defends easily.
Matrione is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Matrione passes to side control.
Matrione working the ground and pound from side control.
Matrione working the ground and pound.
Matrione works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Stevens gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
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!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Matrione connects with a nice short shot to Stevens's temple.
Mark Matrione overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matrione winds up and cracks Stevens with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Matrione.
Matrione looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stevens with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Matrione.
Mark Matrione is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matrione is taking a breather. Stevens says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Matrione lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matrione working over Stevens with some ground and pound. Stevens looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matrione frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Matrione working the ground and pound effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Matrione showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Matrione 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:26
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Matrione!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Sarchet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swain's entrance music is The Joker by Steve Miller Band. A fine choice. David Swain has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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216 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Swain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Sarchet!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swain cracks Sarchet with a good jab.
A jab from Swain finds it's way through Sarchet's defenses.
It looks like Dave Sarchet has been cut.
Sarchet looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sarchet walks into a left hand.
Swain lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sarchet is rocked!
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!
Sarchet drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sarchet is still on wobbly legs! Can Swain finish him?
Sarchet walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Sarchet limp body while Swain jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Swain!
David Swain managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Unique Wear and Custom Design, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Remnant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Remnant!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remnant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Remnant is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moore sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Moore misses with a looping left.
Moore drives through with a takedown into Remnant's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Moore wants to control from the top but Remnant keeps moving.
Remnant managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moore wants to stand but Remnant is controlling his posture from full guard.
Moore has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Remnant keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remnant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Moore wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Remnant is defended easily by Moore.
A cross from Remnant lands.
Remnant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Remnant lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Remnant closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Remnant lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remnant with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remnant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Moore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moore has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Remnant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Remnant postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Remnant pushing down on Moore's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Remnant drops an elbow to the side of Moore's head.
Moore trying to control but Remnant postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Remnant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moore keeps working.
Moore wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moore tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant seems to be working for a kimura but Moore defends the submission attempt.
Remnant is looking for a kimura but Moore is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Remnant to get the leverage.
Remnant prevents Moore from improving his position.
Remnant is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Moore trying to control here.
Moore is positioning himself well to prevent Remnant advancing to mount.
Remnant is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Moore is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore is trying to stand up here but Remnant is controlling him well.
Remnant slips a nice elbow through Moore's hands, connecting with Moore's forehead.
Moore is not content to let Remnant control the position.
Remnant is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Moore sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Remnant prevents Moore from improving his position.
Remnant is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Remnant is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Moore defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Remnant throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Moore is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Remnant dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Remnant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moore's hands.
Moore defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Remnant.
Remnant blocks a jab.
Remnant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moore is fending him off so far but Remnant persists. Nope, Moore circles away and we're back to standing.
Remnant misses with a takedown
and Moore counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Josh Moore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Remnant.
Moore prevents Remnant from improving his position.
Moore throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore lands with a punch from half guard.
Remnant manages to get to full guard.
Moore is looking to advance position but Remnant has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remnant has control of Moore's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Moore regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Remnant has control of Moore's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Moore regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Remnant avoids the attempt from Moore to control.
Remnant is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Moore is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Moore flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Remnant anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Moore and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Remnant slips an arm under Moore chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Remnant has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Remnant is squeezing on Moore like an anaconda would it's prey. Moore fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chris Remnant!
A very excited looking Chris Remnant made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrious Johnson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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139 lbs
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135 lbs
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demetrious Johnson Jr!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson Jr is defended easily by Jacobs.
Jacobs dives in and scores a takedown into Johnson Jr's guard.
Johnson Jr working for a triangle but Jacobs defends it easily.
Jacobs controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jacobs won't allow Johnson Jr to sweep him here.
Jacobs is stalling in the full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Tim Jacobs wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jacobs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs dives in and grabs Johnson Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson Jr pushes down on Jacobs's head and hops out.
Jacobs has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson Jr looking to score a takedown here. Jacobs is defending well but Johnson Jr drives through and ends up in Jacobs's guard.
Jacobs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson Jr's guard.
Jacobs lands a couple of digs.
Jacobs wants to pass the guard but Johnson Jr is keeping the position.
Jacobs sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jacobs seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Johnson Jr for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr trying to strike off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Johnson Jr wants to sweep here but Jacobs controlling him for the moment.
Johnson Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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!
Jacobs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tim Jacobs has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jacobs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jacobs is putting a hurting on Johnson Jr here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs controlling the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jacobs is working Johnson Jr over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jacobs controlling the position from side mount.
Johnson Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jacobs wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson Jr seems a little lost for a moment, as Jacobs dominates the positioning.
Jacobs scores with a couple of short elbows.
Johnson Jr gets back to half guard.
Jacobs slows the pace down in half guard.
Johnson Jr wants to control but Jacobs is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs is working for a submission of some sort.
Jacobs stalling.
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.
Johnson Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jacobs's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jacobs's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Jacobs dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jacobs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson Jr defends it nicely.
Johnson Jr gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson Jr tries to advance to mount but Jacobs denies him.
Jacobs regains half guard.
Jacobs is trying to maintain the position but Johnson Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Tim Jacobs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jacobs keeping hold of Johnson Jr's head, controlling as best he can.
Johnson Jr is looking to advance position but Jacobs won't allow it.
Jacobs preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs wants to sweep but Johnson Jr has passed to side control!
You can see the frustration on Jacobs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson Jr is looking to take a break and control but Jacobs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jacobs wants to control but Johnson Jr postures up.
Jacobs manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Johnson Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jacobs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Johnson Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Jacobs is proving a slippery customer.
Jacobs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jacobs looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr trying to control the position.
Jacobs stays in close to Johnson Jr's body and controls the position.
Tim Jacobs has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Johnson Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Demetrious Johnson Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson Jr as Jacobs shoots in.
Jacobs fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Jacobs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson Jr is breathing heavily.
Johnson Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jacobs looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jacobs lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jacobs is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson Jr is just riding it out for now. Jacobs eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson Jr wants to control but Jacobs is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobs seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson Jr defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Jacobs dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jacobs throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson Jr was covering up waiting for the punch and Jacobs finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jacobs tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson Jr is retaining full guard.
Jacobs controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jacobs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jacobs is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tim Jacobs wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jacobs closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson Jr, looking for a takedown. Jacobs pushes Johnson Jr against the cage but Johnson Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs blocks a head kick by Johnson Jr.
Johnson Jr misses with a head kick.
Jacobs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson Jr pinned against the cage. Johnson Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacobs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacobs changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson Jr tries to avoid it but Jacobs manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson Jr to the ground. Johnson Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson Jr fails with the takedown
and Jacobs counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jacobs.
Jacobs slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Johnson Jr is controlling Jacobs's posture.
Jacobs is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tim Jacobs just wasn't active enough.
Jacobs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jacobs bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs trying to control the action but Johnson Jr is working from the bottom.
Johnson Jr is trying to escape the position but Jacobs is controlling the position.
Jacobs has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Johnson Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Johnson Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jacobs staying calm.
Jacobs has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Johnson Jr!
Jacobs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jacobs avoids the attempt from Johnson Jr to control.
Jacobs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs controlling the pace for now.
Jacobs jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Johnson Jr manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Johnson Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson Jr trying to remain calm as Jacobs controls from the top position.
Demetrious Johnson Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tim Jacobs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jacobs working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Johnson Jr being controlled for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Jacobs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jacobs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Jacobs!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tim Jacobs thanked Unique Wear and Custom Design for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Pruvhe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Kroft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kroft's choice of entrance music: Ironman - Black Sabbath. Stefan Pruvhe had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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190 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stefan Pruvhe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Kroft!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroft doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pruvhe scores with a shot to the body.
Pruvhe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A head kick misses from Kroft.
Pruvhe misses with a double jab.
Pruvhe misses the shot to the body.
Pruvhe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kroft swivels and escapes.
Stefan Pruvhe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pruvhe scores with a takedown into Kroft's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pruvhe stays in close to Kroft's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pruvhe throwing strikes but missing.
Pruvhe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Stefan Pruvhe.
Pruvhe lands a jab to the head.
Pruvhe dives in and grabs Kroft's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kroft pushes down on Pruvhe's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pruvhe. Kroft does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pruvhe misses with a looping left.
Jeremy Kroft is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pruvhe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pruvhe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kroft.
Pruvhe is looking to wear down Kroft with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kroft blocks a leg kick.
Pruvhe looks to score with a jab to the body but Kroft is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroft throws a head kick that misses.
Pruvhe shoots for a double leg takedown but Kroft sprawls well. He's pushed Pruvhe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Pruvhe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pruvhe throws a leg kick but Kroft sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pruvhe blocks a head kick by Kroft.
Pruvhe throws a low kick but Kroft avoids it.
Pruvhe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kroft checks a leg kick.
Pruvhe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pruvhe misses with a low kick as Kroft jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroft showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pruvhe.
Kroft with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pruvhe to score with a decent uppercut.
Pruvhe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kroft pinned against the cage. Kroft gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pruvhe looks to throw the jab but Kroft is out of range.
Pruvhe takes a swing at Kroft's ribcage but misses.
Pruvhe blocks a head kick by Kroft.
Pruvhe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kroft doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pruvhe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kroft lands a big head kick that sends Pruvhe tumbling to the mat! Kroft takes a step backwards and waves Pruvhe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pruvhe is rocked!
It looks like Stefan Pruvhe has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pruvhe misses with a low kick.
Oh Pruvhe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pruvhe has a takedown stuffed.
Pruvhe misses with a leg kick
and as Pruvhe loses concentration momentarily, Kroft counters with a picture perfect head kick! Pruvhe goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jeremy Kroft!
Jeremy Kroft gave a mention to Unique Wear and Custom Design in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darrius Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joesph Ely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darrius Styles is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darrius Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joesph Ely!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ely closes the distance and pushes Styles back into the cage.
Styles looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ely escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ely darts in and clinches Styles up against the cage.
Ely manages to pull guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ely seems keen to control Styles's posture.
Styles avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Styles tries to free his leg and advance position but Ely is retaining full guard.
Ely trying to strike off his back.
Ely pulls Styles in close to prevent any damage.
Ely wants to sweep but no luck.
Ely is controlling Styles's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ely wants to stand and escape but Styles is having none of it.
Ely lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Ely is pulling down on Styles's head. It's preventing any offense from Styles, at least for the moment.
Ely is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Styles won't allow Ely to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joesph Ely.
Ely connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Styles is rocked!
Styles fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ely avoids it really well and circles away.
Oh Styles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Styles is defended easily by Ely.
Styles seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ely throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Styles crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joesph Ely!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Markov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Caradagian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caradagian is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Martin Caradagian Song. Caradagian has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Martin Caradagian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxim Markov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martin Caradagian!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Caradagian did well to prevent Markov getting side control.
Caradagian looks winded!
Markov 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. Caradagian tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Markov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maxim Markov!
Maxim Markov very nearly forgot to thank Unique Wear and Custom Design amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheng Jen Kuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sheng Jen Kuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuo swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrington.
Harrington tries to clinch there but Kuo circles away.
Harrington is looking to clinch.
Kuo swats away the attempt to clinch by Harrington.
Harrington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harrington is looking to clinch but Kuo is avoiding it.
Kuo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harrington gets caught flat footed, as Kuo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kuo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Harrington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kuo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kuo prevents Harrington from getting back to his feet.
Kuo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuo pushes down on Harrington's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kuo wants to free his trapped foot but Harrington is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuo seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Harrington is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sheng Jen Kuo!
Sheng Jen Kuo made sure to mention his sponsor, Al's Supplements - 160 Q for $150 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ROCK THE NIGHT. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichabod Crane!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gracie on the side of the head.
Crane throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Crane scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ichabod Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crane moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Rickson Gracie has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crane connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crane scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crane scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Crane has knocked Gracie down with a huge combo! Crane steps away and waves a wobbly Gracie back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gracie is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crane lands with a big right hook that stumbles Gracie - he's out on his feet here! Crane follows up with another monster hook that separates Gracie from consciousness! Gracie falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Crane stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ichabod Crane!
Our winner, Ichabod Crane, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Vegh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roz Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vegh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Linkin Park- The catalyst. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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29
239 lbs
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212 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arnold Vegh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roz Dee!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vegh is defended easily by Dee.
Vegh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dee explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Vegh has a takedown stuffed.
Dee misses with a straight right.
Dee throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vegh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dee misses with an uppercut.
Dee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee misses with a hook.
Dee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vegh throws out the jab.
Dee with a jab.
Vegh shoots in and drives through. Dee sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Vegh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dee misses with a hook to the body
and Vegh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vegh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dee counters with a series of strikes. Vegh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vegh defending well as Dee loads up on a big left hand.
Dee throws a poor cross that misses
letting Vegh counter with a right hand.
Dee looks to throw the jab but Vegh is out of range.
A big right from Dee misses.
That's two 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!
Dee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vegh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dee to the mat! Dee manages to get full guard.
Dee throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Dee wants to stand but Vegh is controlling the position.
Vegh trying to control the position from guard on top but Dee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vegh stops Dee from standing up.
Vegh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dee wants to stand and escape but Vegh is having none of it.
Vegh lands a couple of elbows.
Dee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vegh prevents Dee from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegh is looking to work some ground and pound but Dee has wrist control.
Vegh stands up over Dee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vegh stops Dee from standing up.
Vegh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vegh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vegh throwing strikes but missing.
Dee wants to stand but Vegh is controlling the position.
Vegh is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vegh stops Dee from standing up.
Vegh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dee keeping moving, preventing Vegh from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vegh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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!
Vegh looking to pass the guard.
Dee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vegh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vegh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dee's head.
Vegh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dee's head.
Vegh prevents Dee from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vegh landing with the ground and pound.
Vegh trying to control the position from guard on top but Dee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dee trying to control the position.
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 Arnold Vegh will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vegh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dee backs up against the cage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dee, as that shot connected.
Dee misses with an uppercut
and Vegh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vegh connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vegh is defended easily by Dee.
Dee throws a hook but Vegh blocks it.
Dee throws a lazy uppercut
and Vegh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee wants to stand up but Vegh is controlling him.
Vegh trying to control but Dee is working from the bottom.
Dee is looking to stand up but Vegh isn't so interested in that idea.
Vegh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vegh with a nice head shot there.
Vegh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vegh trying to control but Dee is working from the bottom.
Dee is looking to stand up but Vegh isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dee is keeping the position for now.
Vegh landing some decent shots from guard.
Dee keeping moving, preventing Vegh from controlling successfully.
Dee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vegh works over Dee with some ground and pound from guard.
Vegh wants to control from the top but Dee keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dee pushes Vegh off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Horrible takedown by Vegh or perhaps it was just good defense by Dee which made him look bad.
Dee misses with a head kick.
Vegh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dee defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Vegh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Dee as he connects with a hook.
Vegh is looking to clinch.
Roz Dee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vegh somewhat.
Dee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vegh in his tracks.
Dee misses with an uppercut. Vegh saw that one coming.
Dee works Vegh's body with a nice hook.
Vegh throws a right hand that Dee ducks under and follows up with a left that Dee also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Dee misses.
Vegh has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Vegh fakes a jab and scores with a low 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 Arnold Vegh will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vegh is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vegh moves out of range as Dee strikes.
Vegh misses with a combination
and Dee counters with a stiff right hand.
Dee looks to throw the jab but Vegh is out of range.
Dee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vegh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Arnold Vegh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A slow jab from Dee misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee throws a right hand that Vegh ducks under and follows up with a left that Vegh also avoids with ease.
Dee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vegh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dee.
Vegh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vegh slips under a jab.
Dee throws the left hand but Vegh avoids the punch easily.
Vegh drops his hands momentarily and Dee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vegh closes the distance and clinches up with Dee, looking for a takedown. Vegh pushes Dee against the cage but Dee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vegh counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dee's guard now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dee holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vegh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dee can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vegh controls the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roz Dee wasn't active enough on the ground.
Vegh fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Vegh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vegh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dee misses the body punch
letting Vegh counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegh drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vegh stops Dee from standing up.
Vegh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dee wants to stand and escape but Vegh is having none of it.
Dee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vegh trying to control but Dee is working from the bottom.
Arnold Vegh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Arnold Vegh just wasn't active enough.
Dee lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegh ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Dee looks to land a left hand but Vegh moved out of range nicely.
Arnold Vegh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donk. Dee catches Vegh right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dee scores with a hook.
Dee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roz Dee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dee throws a jab when Vegh was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vegh slips a jab from Dee.
Vegh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dee.
Vegh moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roz Dee.
I think Vegh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Arnold Vegh!
A victorious Arnold Vegh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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