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UPF 29: 170lb Tourney Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendrick Stagliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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137 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dan Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kendrick Stagliano!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Stagliano.
Love fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dan Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stagliano moves into the clinch successfully.
Love wants to break free but Stagliano has control.
A frustrated look appears on Love's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Love wants to break the clinch but can't.
Love is trying to break the clinch but Stagliano is controlling him.
Stagliano prevents Love from breaking the clinch.
Love wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stagliano breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Love fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stagliano avoids it really well and circles away.
Stagliano lands an overhand right.
Love moves out of range of the body kick.
Stagliano stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Love. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Love is trying to break the clinch but Stagliano is controlling him.
Stagliano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Love's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love wants to break free but Stagliano has control.
Stagliano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Love tries to break free but Stagliano pushes him back against the cage.
Love tries to break the clinch but Stagliano is controlling the position.
Stagliano has Love pressed against the cage, preventing Love from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stagliano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Love's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Love's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Love is trying to break the clinch but Stagliano is controlling him.
Stagliano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stagliano sizes up Love with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Love shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stagliano sprawls well. Stagliano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Love gets slowly back to his feet.
Love shoots in but no luck this time.
Love is breathing heavily.
Stagliano clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love is trying to push Stagliano away but Stagliano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Love's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Love's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Love tries to break free but Stagliano pushes him back against the cage.
Stagliano breaks from the clinch.
Stagliano fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Love.
Love has a takedown stuffed.
Stagliano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love tries to break free but Stagliano pushes him back against the cage.
Love is pressed up against the cage. Stagliano has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Love down to the mat. Love avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stagliano cracks a nice hook into Love's ribs.
Stagliano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Love sprawls well. Love wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Stagliano gets slowly back to his feet.
Stagliano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stagliano wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stagliano gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stagliano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Love blocks a head kick by Stagliano.
Love displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stagliano.
Love shoots in for a takedown but Stagliano shows good takedown defense.
Love blocks a head kick by Stagliano.
Horrible takedown by Stagliano or perhaps it was just good defense by Love which made him look bad.
Stagliano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stagliano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stagliano moves into the clinch successfully.
Love working hard to break the clinch.
Stagliano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Love takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Love looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stagliano scores with a hook.
Stagliano tries for a takedown but Love sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stagliano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stagliano throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Love's waist but Love gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stagliano off to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Love is defended easily by Stagliano.
Stagliano shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Love manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stagliano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Love is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Stagliano stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendrick Stagliano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stagliano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Love throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stagliano tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Love is in Stagliano's guard.
Stagliano wants to sweep but no luck.
Stagliano trying to keep a closed guard but Love is proving a slippery customer.
Stagliano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Love is one step ahead there.
Stagliano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stagliano keeping moving, preventing Love from controlling successfully.
Stagliano wants to sweep but no luck.
Stagliano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Love works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stagliano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Love.
Love sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stagliano defending well though.
Stagliano is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Love scores with a couple of nice shots.
Love not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stagliano is staying active underneath Love, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Love perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Love wants to take a breather but Stagliano is having none of it.
Stagliano is looking to escape.
Stagliano is breathing heavily.
Stagliano is not content to let Love control the position.
Love 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dan Love wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Love changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stagliano tries to avoid it but Love manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stagliano to the ground. Stagliano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stagliano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Love.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Love. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stagliano closes the distance and clinches.
Stagliano lands with a short shot to the head.
Love really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stagliano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Love wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stagliano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Love has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stagliano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stagliano fails with the takedown.
Love shoots in but no luck this time.
Love looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stagliano is fending him off so far but Love persists. Nope, Stagliano circles away and we're back to standing.
Stagliano scores with a hook to the body. Love takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stagliano changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Love looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stagliano throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Stagliano seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stagliano misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dan Love overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Love dodges the ground and pound from Stagliano.
Stagliano in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Stagliano tries to advance to mount but Love denies him.
Stagliano working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Stagliano tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stagliano has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stagliano misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stagliano misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stagliano is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Love will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Love managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stagliano.
Stagliano postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Love wants to get back to his feet.
Stagliano working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Love wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stagliano postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Love is not content to let Stagliano control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kendrick Stagliano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Love closes the distance and clinches up with Stagliano, looking for a takedown. Love pushes Stagliano against the cage but Stagliano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Stagliano. That snapped Love's head back.
Love takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stagliano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stagliano swinging wildly here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Love.
Love shoots in looking for a takedown. Stagliano tries to sprawl out of it but Love keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stagliano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Love. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Love with that takedown attempt.
Stagliano has a takedown stuffed.
Love with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stagliano to score with a decent uppercut.
Dan Love is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Love tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stagliano swivels and escapes.
Love takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Love misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stagliano punishes Love's body with a nice straight punch.
Stagliano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stagliano forces Love back against the cage and clinches.
Stagliano breaks from the clinch.
Stagliano lands a jab-cross combination.
Stagliano stuffs the takedown attempt from Love. Love gets slowly back to his feet.
Love blocks a low kick nicely.
Stagliano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stagliano rushes Love and presses him up against the cage.
Love is looking to break free of the clinch but Stagliano has double underhooks.
Stagliano breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stagliano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Love but Love pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Love shoots in for a takedown but Stagliano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Love stuffs the takedown attempt from Stagliano. Stagliano gets slowly back to his feet.
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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stagliano.
Nice sprawl there from Stagliano as Love shoots in.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stagliano.
Love walks into a left hand.
Love stuffs the takedown attempt from Stagliano. Stagliano gets slowly back to his feet.
Stagliano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stagliano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stagliano lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stagliano clinches.
Stagliano breaks the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stagliano.
Stagliano closes this distance looking for a takedown but Love circles away.
Love misses with a takedown attempt - Stagliano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stagliano throws a leg kick which misses Love's front leg but catches the back leg as Love tries to avoid it.
Love slaps away a takedown attempt from Stagliano, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dan Love has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kendrick Stagliano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Love misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stagliano lands a two punch combo.
Stagliano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Love fails to land the takedown.
Stagliano forces Love back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stagliano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stagliano forces Love back against the cage and clinches.
Stagliano prevents Love from breaking the clinch.
Stagliano prevents Love from breaking the clinch.
Stagliano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stagliano lands a nice shot to the body.
Love shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stagliano as he avoids it easily.
Love takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Love has his takedown stuffed
and Love takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stagliano 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.
Love shoots in for a double leg but Stagliano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stagliano lands a slapping body shot.
Stagliano has Love up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendrick Stagliano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stagliano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendrick Stagliano!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rivel Molen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jesse Banner has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jesse Banner seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rivel Molen!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molen fails with a takedown attempt.
Molen tries for a takedown but Banner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Molen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jesse Banner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rivel Molen.
A shot to the liver by Banner. Beautiful body shot.
Banner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Molen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Banner as he jumps to the side.
Molen shoots in for a takedown but Banner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Molen looks winded!
Banner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Molen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molen drops his hands for a split second and Banner immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Molen face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Banner follows up with a right hand that knocks Molen into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jesse Banner!
A victorious Jesse Banner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Messner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes to the cage accompanied by Riding All Night And Day. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 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
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, George Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Messner!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messner lands a jab.
Messner connects with a body shot.
Messner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Messner scores with a nice right hand.
Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Messner misses with a low kick.
Messner is looking to score with low kicks.
Santos checks the leg kick.
Messner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Messner misses the shot to the body.
Messner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Messner tries to work over Santos's front leg with a kick but Santos checks it.
Messner misses with an uppercut. Santos saw that one coming.
Messner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Messner tried to score with a low kick but Santos checks it.
Mike Messner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos clinches up with Messner and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messner tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Messner tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Santos keeps control of Messner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Messner's efforts to push away.
Messner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Messner.
Nice elbow from Santos.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Messner's brow.
Santos blocking some punches.
Messner is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Messner avoids a wild elbow strike from Santos.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Messner is keeping busy.
Messner working aggressively here.
Messner lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Messner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Messner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Messner avoids it.
Messner wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Messner tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Messner is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Messner's efforts to push away.
Santos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Santos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Messner tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Messner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messner is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Santos.
Messner wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messner throws a head punch that misses.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Messner.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Santos blocking some punches.
Santos working Messner over with knees to the body.
Messner is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Messner working hard to break the clinch.
Messner has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Santos keeps control of Messner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Messner pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Messner working hard to break the clinch.
Messner pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Messner blocks an elbow strike.
Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Messner up against the cage.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Messner in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands an elbow inside that Messner shrugs off.
Messner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Messner.
Santos trying to stall but Messner improves his position.
Messner is trying to break the clinch but Santos is controlling him.
Messner takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos stalling.
Messner avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the cage.
Messner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Messner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Messner has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Messner is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Messner is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Messner avoids the damage to the body.
Santos lands an elbow just above Messner 's eye.
Santos has Messner pressed against the cage, preventing Messner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Messner's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Messner 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.
Messner is looking to chop away at Santos's legs.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Messner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Messner misses with a looping left.
Messner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Santos on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
George Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos wants to clinch.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Messner counters with a nice uppercut.
Messner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Messner throws out a powerful jab.
Santos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Messner misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Santos.
Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Messner wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Messner.
Santos lands an elbow inside that Messner shrugs off.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Messner in his tracks for a moment.
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Messner is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Messner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Messner tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Santos lands an elbow just above Messner 's eye.
Messner working hard to break the clinch.
Messner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Messner wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santos throws an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Messner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Messner tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Santos throws an elbow that misses.
Messner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Messner avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
Santos pushes off an throws an elbow but Messner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
George Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Santos.
Messner is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Messner swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Santos trying to control the position but instead, Messner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santos into the cage.
Messner pushes Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messner tries to circle away but Santos has him pinned against the cage.
Messner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Messner gets an underhook and turns Santos into the cage.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Messner misses with the head strike.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
Santos is struggling to control the position.
Messner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Messner fails to land.
Santos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
A frustrated look appears on Messner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Messner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Messner is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messner wants to break free but Santos has control.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Messner.
Santos lands an elbow inside that Messner shrugs off.
Messner wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Messner's defenses.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Messner can't break the clinch.
Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Messner lands with a short shot to the head.
Messner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Messner is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Messner has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Messner avoids the damage to the body.
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 George Santos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Messner thuds his right hand into Santos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Messner circles away.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Messner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Messner misses the target.
Santos tries to clinch
and Messner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Messner wants to land a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
Messner lands with a shot to the body.
Good work by Santos as he checks the leg kick.
Messner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Messner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Messner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Messner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Santos is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Messner.
Santos defending well as Messner loads up on a big left hand.
Messner lands with a straight right. Santos didn't see that one coming.
Mike Messner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Messner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Messner misses.
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Messner scores with a nice head shot.
Santos checks a leg kick.
Messner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Messner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Messner.
Messner loads up on a big right hand but Santos slips the punch.
Messner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Messner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Messner swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Messner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Messner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Messner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santos staying out of range there.
Messner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Messner counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Messner. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Santos darts in and clinches Messner up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Messner blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Messner.
Santos misses with an elbow over the top.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Messner avoids the damage to the body.
Messner misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Messner is defending well for now.
Messner working hard to break the clinch.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Messner's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Messner is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Messner misses with a punch on the inside.
Messner is trying to break the clinch but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Messner avoids the damage to the body.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Messner's efforts to push away.
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Messner tries to break free but Santos pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Messner misses with some punches.
Santos stalling.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Messner.
Messner wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messner managing to block the knees to the body from Santos.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Messner's defenses.
Messner wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos pushes off an throws an elbow but Messner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Messner misses with the head strike.
Messner wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Messner is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Messner breaks the clinch.
Messner misses with a wild body shot.
Messner throws a leg kick but Santos moved away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Messner.
Santos wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Messner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Messner 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Messner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slim Shady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Bundy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Slim Shady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shady darts in and clinches Bundy up against the cage.
Shady gets control of Bundy's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shady will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Shady escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bundy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bundy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bundy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shady had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bundy defends it easily.
Shady throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shady is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy with a nice head shot there.
Shady is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bundy defends well.
Shady is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bundy is aware though and is defending well.
Shady is trying to control the position but Bundy postures up.
Bundy wants to control from the top but Shady keeps moving.
Bundy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bundy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shady has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bundy has managed to get both his arms back between Shady's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shady looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shady looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shady looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shady keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
Shady is looking to sinch up a triangle. Bundy throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Shady's body to avoid the submission. Shady has instead reached around Bundy's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Shady arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Slim Shady!
In his post fight interview, Slim Shady started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Haley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feodor King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feodor King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Haley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Feodor King!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haley tries to clinch there but King circles away.
King shoots in looking for a takedown but Haley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing King's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
King decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
King prevents Haley from improving his position.
Haley actively working from the bottom here.
King is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Haley is just riding it out for now. King eventually gives up the hold.
Haley wants to control but King is keeping busy.
Haley gets back to full guard.
Haley wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
Haley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. King is aware though and is defending well.
Haley trying to control the position.
King drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Haley dives on top into 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!
Haley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley connects with a couple of short punches.
Haley passes King's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Haley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Haley wants to take a breather but King is having none of it.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Haley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
King should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
King moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Haley wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Haley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Haley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haley trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haley with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Haley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
King throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
King is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Haley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haley advances to half guard.
King is looking for a sweep. Haley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Haley is looking for a kimura here.
King wants to improve his position but Haley is controlling well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley is nestled in close to King, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
King looks winded!
Haley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
King moves into full guard.
Haley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Haley is working for a kimura but King is defending it quite comfortably.
King manages to get to full guard.
Haley slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Haley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Haley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haley tries for a kimura but King is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King regains half guard.
Haley seems to be looking for submissions.
King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haley wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
Haley seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so King is just riding it out for now. Haley eventually gives up the hold.
Haley 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.
Haley is working for a kimura but King is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Haley 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.
King closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haley quickly recovers to half guard.
King is working for a submission of some sort.
King prevents Haley from improving his position.
Haley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Haley.
King drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and King jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Haley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King wants to pass the guard but Haley is keeping the position.
King won't allow Haley to sweep him here.
Haley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. King manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
King is breathing heavily.
Haley pushes down on King's leg and manages to get into half guard.
King is defending against the submission attempts here by Haley.
King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Haley is trying to work for a kimura but King is defending well.
Haley thows a huge punch but King dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is defending against the submission attempts here by Haley.
Haley seems to be looking for submissions.
Haley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. King defending well though.
King actively working from the bottom here.
Haley is trying to control. King wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
King moves into full 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!
Haley trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Haley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Haley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Haley forces his way into half guard.
Haley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haley trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
Haley is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for King!
King is in all sorts of trouble here.
King sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
King tries to get to full guard but Haley has control of the leg.
Haley trying to control from half guard but King is working away.
Haley seems to be looking for submissions.
Haley frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Haley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Haley looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haley wants to control the pace but King is squirming around nicely.
Haley lands with some strikes.
King slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bobby Haley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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. Haley connects with a nice short shot to King's temple.
King blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haley.
Haley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but King does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haley pulls his head out easily.
Haley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Haley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but King sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haley is trying to work for a kimura but King is defending well.
King looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Haley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Haley fails with a takedown attempt.
Haley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into King's guard.
Haley trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Haley is aware though and is defending well.
King looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
King being controlled here, momentarily.
Haley lands a couple of digs.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Haley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Haley landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley with a nice head shot there.
Haley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Haley won't allow King to sweep him here.
King keeping moving, preventing Haley from controlling successfully.
Haley distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
King is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Haley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
King is not content to let Haley control the position.
Haley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, King has escaped the position, nice work there.
Haley advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Haley working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Haley raining down hammerfists from mount.
King is in a horrible position here. Haley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
King tries to reverse the position but Haley maintains control.
Haley swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bobby Haley!
After winning the bout, Bobby Haley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jose Lopez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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202 lbs
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210 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willie Leak!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a hook to the side of Leak's head but Leak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez thows a body kick. Leak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Lopez.
Lopez tries a head kick but it misses.
Leak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leak fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lopez throws a sloppy head kick and Leak moves out of range easily.
Nice sprawl there from Lopez as Leak shoots in.
Jose Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willie Leak.
Lopez swats away the attempt to clinch by Leak.
Leak avoids the head kick by Lopez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Leak misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lopez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leak lands with an uppercut that bounces Lopez off the cage and back into range.
Willie Leak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez throws a head kick but Leak moves out of range.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Leak misses with a takedown attempt - Lopez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses.
Lopez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leak shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lopez as he jumps to the side.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jose Lopez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Leak throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leak slips a jab and a cross from Lopez.
Leak fails with a takedown attempt.
Leak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lopez pinned against the cage. Lopez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a head kick but Leak moves out of range.
Leak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lopez wants to control but Leak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Leak wants to take a breather but Lopez is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Leak there.
Leak passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lopez!
Lopez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Leak on the ground.
Leak looking to control but Lopez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries to lock up and control but Leak gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lopez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Leak is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lopez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lopez wants to hold on but Leak pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leak fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Leak trying to control but Lopez is having none of it.
Lopez gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leak wants to control but Lopez is keeping him busy.
Leak has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lopez punching from the bottom.
Lopez wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Willie Leak will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Leak wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Leak closes the distance and clinches up with Lopez, looking for a takedown. Leak pushes Lopez against the cage but Lopez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leak fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leak is defended easily by Lopez.
Leak looks for a takedown but Lopez sprawls well.
Jose Lopez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willie Leak.
Leak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lopez avoids it really well and circles away.
Leak dives in and grabs Lopez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lopez pushes down on Leak's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leak.
Jose Lopez is winning the standup battle so far.
Lopez throws a head kick but Leak moves out of range.
Lopez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lopez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Lopez lands but Leak takes it in his stride.
Jose Lopez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lopez scores with a head kick.
Lopez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lopez circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leak fails to land the takedown.
Leak shoots in and drives through. Lopez sprawls well.
Lopez slaps away a takedown attempt from Leak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Leak fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leak looks for a takedown but Lopez sprawls well.
Leak is breathing heavily.
Leak shoots in for a takedown but Lopez shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leak shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lopez sprawls well. Lopez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leak gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Lopez as Leak shoots in.
Lopez lands a big head kick that sends Leak to the canvas! Lopez follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Lopez!
A victorious Jose Lopez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Declan McCready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks has chosen Tech N9ne- Slacker as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Declan McCready!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scott Banks!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCready.
Good leg kick by McCready there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McCready misses with a wild combination.
McCready fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Banks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McCready connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCready lands with a nice body kick.
Banks moves forwards but McCready connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
A swing and a miss from Banks.
McCready avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Banks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCready.
McCready throws a nice looking combination but Banks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCready instigates a clinch.
McCready breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banks gets tackled into the cage by McCready. McCready maintains the clinch.
McCready breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Banks misses.
McCready lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McCready gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCready keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Banks's efforts to push away.
McCready manages to break the clinch.
Banks throws a jab when McCready was well out of range.
Banks throws a series of punches but McCready avoids them all with ease.
Banks misses with the combination.
Banks misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Banks misses.
McCready keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCready connects with a leg kick. Banks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Banks lands a nice shot that snaps McCready's head back.
Banks misses with the combination.
McCready showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banks.
McCready uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks throws a sloppy body shot
and McCready counters with a stiff right hand.
McCready thumps Banks with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCready gets a clinch.
Banks wants to break free but McCready has control.
Banks wants to get back to striking at distance but McCready won't allow it.
McCready lands a body shot in the clinch.
Banks working hard to break the clinch.
McCready lands an uppercut.
Banks is trying to break the clinch but McCready is controlling him.
McCready escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCready throws a head kick that misses.
McCready cracks Banks with an open hand slap.
Banks is rocked!
Banks has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McCready.
Banks is still on wobbly legs! Can McCready finish him?
Banks looks winded!
McCready rushes Banks and presses him up against the cage.
McCready breaks the clinch.
Banks seems to have recovered his senses.
McCready scoring well with a low kick there.
McCready is looking to slow Banks down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCready.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCready dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Banks. That did some damage!
Banks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCready thumps Banks with a low kick.
McCready fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Banks.
McCready misses with a two punch combination.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from McCready! Banks is out on his feet! McCready rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Banks is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Banks is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Declan McCready!
Declan McCready decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oktawian August (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Sheen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). August comes to the cage accompanied by Hit 'em up. Sheen has chosen IM A MAN. as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oktawian August!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Sheen!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheen. August does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but August manages to avoid it.
August uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sheen.
August moves out of range of the strikes.
August swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Sheen.
A cross from August lands.
August throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
August ducks under a wild hook from Sheen.
Sheen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sheen throws a hook but August blocks it.
Sheen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheen misses the shot to the body.
Sheen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by August.
August shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sheen defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
August pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sheen slips a jab from August.
August slips a straight right by Sheen.
Charlie Sheen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
August throws a shot to the body.
Sheen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but August was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheen.
Sheen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but August was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheen.
August connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
August is looking to score with low kicks.
Sheen lands a jab to August's midsection.
August fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sheen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheen just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
August misses with a looping left.
Sheen looks to score with a jab to the body but August is just out of range.
Sheen throws a body punch but August moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Sheen.
August misses with a body shot.
Sheen throws a jab but it's blocked by August.
Sheen with a hook.
Sheen moves out of range of the leg kick from August.
A telegraphed right hand from Sheen misses the target.
Sheen lands a nice looking body shot.
August fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sheen checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
August swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheen misses with a body shot.
Sheen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sheen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Sheen blocks the leg kick.
August defending well as Sheen loads up on a big left hand.
Sheen connects with a body shot.
Sheen misses with a body shot.
August connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sheen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sheen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
August moves away from the strike by Sheen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from August misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by August.
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!
Sheen takes a swing at August's ribcage but misses.
August slips under a jab.
Sheen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and August counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sheen scores with a crisp jab that stopped August in his tracks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from August.
August throws a head kick that Sheen semi-blocks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
August shoots in and drives through. Sheen sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oktawian August. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheen jabs at August's body.
Jab by Sheen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oktawian August 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.
Sheen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from August.
August looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
August moves away from the strike by Sheen.
Sheen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sheen lands a really nice looking cross but August seems unphased.
Sheen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
August throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
August does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
August swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Sheen misses.
Sheen's corner calls for a 1-2. Sheen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sheen misses the shot to the body.
August misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheen misses with a wild body shot.
Charlie Sheen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
August sizes up Sheen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sheen lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for August. That snapped Sheen's head back.
Sheen swings for the body but August moves out of range.
August defending well as Sheen loads up on a big left hand.
August lands with a cross.
August moves out of range of the strikes.
Sheen swings for the body but August moves out of range.
Sheen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but August was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheen.
August scores with the left hand. Sheen knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheen slaps away a takedown attempt from August, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by August.
Sheen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
August throws out a loose jab but Sheen uses good head movement to avoid it.
August uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheen.
August misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sheen just misses with a punch to the body.
August has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from August there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sheen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
August connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
August looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheen is just out of range.
August shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sheen pinned against the cage. Sheen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sheen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oktawian August is winning the standup battle so far.
Sheen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping August at a distance.
Nice body punch from Sheen.
Sheen looks to land a right hand but August moved out of range.
August looking to score a takedown here. Sheen is defending well but August drives through and ends up in Sheen's guard.
August working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
August stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sheen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
August thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
August trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
August trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
August 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.
August wants to pass the guard but Sheen is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as August accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
August pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sheen is keeping the position for now.
August distracts Sheen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
August is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sheen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sheen has escaped and now he's on top!
Sheen stopping the sweep attempt from August.
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 Oktawian August will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A jab from Sheen does it's job there.
Sheen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but August was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheen.
Nice uppercut there from Sheen.
August throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sheen misses with a body shot.
Sheen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sheen misses with a left hand
and August cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sheen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
August misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
August misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by August.
Sheen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but August moves away.
Sheen lands a nice shot that snaps August's head back.
August scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sheen slips a straight right by August.
August misses the shot to the body.
Sheen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but August manages to avoid it.
August fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sheen avoids it really well and circles away.
Sheen misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheen ducks under a wild hook from August.
August takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
August misses with an uppercut. Sheen saw that one coming.
August throws a big shot that misses.
August takes a swing at Sheen's ribcage but misses.
August fails to land the takedown.
Sheen just misses with a punch to the body.
Sheen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down August rather than just go for the knockout.
Sheen misses with a looping right.
Sheen stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oktawian August. That's going to take a lot out of him.
August throws a lazy right hand but Sheen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
August misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by August.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
August ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sheen moves away.
Sheen misses with a shot to the body
and Sheen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sheen misses with a lunging right hand
and August counters with a slapping leg kick.
August throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sheen misses with a body shot.
Sheen misses the body punch
and August counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sheen holds on and takes a little breather.
August in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sheen pulls August in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
August is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sheen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oktawian August is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
August trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
August throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
August postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sheen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of August, into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
August keeping moving, preventing Sheen from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oktawian August showed his dominance in that final round.
Well August 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oktawian August!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Oktawian August waved his t-shirt featuring Ultra Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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