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Alpha 7: Breakthrough PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kanaan Rasheem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Vickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vickson's choice of entrance music: Can't be Touched. Quinton Vickson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kanaan Rasheem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Quinton Vickson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vickson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rasheem's half guard.
Vickson throws a strike but Rasheem avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rasheem keeping full guard, as Vickson tries to pass.
Vickson postures up.
Vickson throwing strikes from guard but Rasheem blocks nicely.
Vickson throwing strikes but missing.
Vickson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rasheem utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vickson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rasheem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vickson gets a takedown into half guard.
Rasheem is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vickson misses with a head shot. Rasheem uses the momentum to regain guard.
Vickson throws a strike but Rasheem rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rasheem trying to control but Vickson is working from the bottom.
Rasheem drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rasheem jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rasheem pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vickson is keeping the position for now.
Vickson keeping moving, preventing Rasheem from controlling successfully.
Vickson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rasheem. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vickson throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rasheem trying to control the position from guard on top but Vickson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vickson striking off his back but it's not causing Rasheem any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rasheem fails with the takedown
and Vickson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rasheem's guard now.
Vickson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vickson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rasheem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vickson lands a couple of digs.
Vickson throws a strike but Rasheem rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vickson striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Vickson lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Vickson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Vickson looking for a sweep. Not yet Vickson, not yet.
Vickson looks gassed!
Rasheem trying to control but Vickson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vickson wants to sweep here but Rasheem controlling him for the moment.
Rasheem trying to control but Vickson is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vickson looks for a takedown but Rasheem sprawls well.
Rasheem misses with a takedown attempt
and Vickson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vickson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rasheem's head.
Vickson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rasheem gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rasheem is on top in guard.
Rasheem passes into half guard.
Rasheem is trying to control the action in half guard but Vickson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vickson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasheem is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rasheem is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rasheem keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vickson wants to sweep but Rasheem has passed to side control!
Vickson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasheem slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Vickson.
Rasheem can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vickson is looking to escape.
Vickson is trying to reverse the position but instead Rasheem has taken his back - oops!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Vickson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rasheem throws a leg kick which misses Vickson's front leg but catches the back leg as Vickson tries to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vickson has clasped his hands together around Rasheem's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
An elbow from Vickson crashes against the mat.
Vickson with the ground and pound but Rasheem regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Rasheem moves into full guard.
Vickson being controlled here momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vickson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vickson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasheem working a defensive guard here.
Vickson throwing strikes but missing.
Vickson is breathing heavily.
Vickson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rasheem looking to control.
Vickson throws a strike but Rasheem rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rasheem 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rasheem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vickson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rasheem tries to close the distance and clinch but Vickson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vickson fails with the takedown
and Rasheem counters with a nice leg kick.
Vickson stuffs the takedown.
Vickson shoots and misses
and Rasheem counters with an inside leg kick.
Rasheem tries to clinch up.
Rasheem shoots in but no luck this time.
Rasheem tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vickson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rasheem somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanaan Rasheem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vickson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vickson throwing strikes but Rasheem manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rasheem tries for a kimura but Vickson is defending well.
Vickson throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasheem cracks Vickson with a big right hand but Vickson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Vickson is trying to get back to half guard.
Rasheem thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vickson is trying to improve his position.
Quinton Vickson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rasheem working the body and head with strikes.
Vickson throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Vickson striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Rasheem trying to control the action but Vickson is working from the bottom.
Rasheem is trying to get an arm triangle but Vickson is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vickson is trying to improve his position.
Rasheem trying to control the position but Vickson is working away.
Rasheem tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rasheem is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vickson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rasheem landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanaan Rasheem dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rasheem misses with a wild body shot.
Vickson with a poor takedown
and Rasheem counters with an inside leg kick.
Rasheem shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vickson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rasheem won't be happy with that.
Vickson is putting a hurting on Rasheem here, landing some big shots from side control.
Vickson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vickson working the ground and pound from side control.
Rasheem dodges the ground and pound from Vickson.
An elbow from Vickson crashes against the mat.
You can see the frustration on Rasheem's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rasheem is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vickson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasheem manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rasheem scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vickson wants to improve his position but Rasheem is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rasheem closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rasheem jumps guard.
Rasheem is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vickson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vickson throws a strike but Rasheem rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rasheem pushing down on Vickson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vickson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vickson is refusing to be controlled, as Rasheem sits in half guard.
Vickson is trying to get back to full guard.
Rasheem controlling the action here.
Rasheem blocks the strikes from Vickson.
Rasheem blocks the strikes from Vickson.
Vickson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rasheem wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vickson keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rasheem gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vickson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vickson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vickson throws a strike but Rasheem avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rasheem is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vickson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vickson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vickson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vickson throws a strike but Rasheem rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vickson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vickson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rasheem sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vickson misses with a takedown attempt
and Rasheem counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kanaan Rasheem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Vickson.
Vickson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rasheem is looking for a kimura here.
Vickson tries to get to full guard but Rasheem has control of the leg.
Vickson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Vickson is staying active underneath Rasheem, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rasheem is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rasheem prevents Vickson from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vickson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Vickson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kanaan Rasheem.
I think Rasheem 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kanaan Rasheem!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JD Kom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markus Gracie 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, JD Kom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kom misses with a head kick.
Gracie throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kom was covering up waiting for the punch and Gracie finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Kom slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kom passes into side control.
Kom decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gracie to his feet.
Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kom keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Kom.
Kom controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Kom slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Kom trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kom avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kom has picked Gracie up and slammed him! Gracie can't keep hold of the triangle and Kom manages to pass to side control!
Kom is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kom is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Kom tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kom has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Kom keeps moving and retains side control.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kom seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kom wants to free his trapped foot but Gracie is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kom seems to be working for a kimura but Gracie defends the submission attempt.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Kom is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gracie!
Gracie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kom keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kom dives on top into guard.
Gracie looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kom is aware though and is defending well.
Kom landing with the ground and pound.
Kom postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kom got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kom has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Kom with a nice head shot there.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Kom defends easily.
Kom forces his way into half guard.
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 JD Kom 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.
Kom throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gracie was covering up waiting for the punch and Kom finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kom defends it easily.
Kom advances to half guard.
Kom is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kom cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kom is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gracie has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kom fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kom tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to reverse the position but Kom maintains control.
Gracie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kom wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Kom is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kom pulls his head out easily.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Kom is trying to work for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kom trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Kom counters by moving into the clinch.
Kom digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Kom breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
JD Kom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kom circles away.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
JD Kom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kom!
Kom pushes Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kom has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kom drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gracie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kom swivels and escapes.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Kom saw that one coming.
Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kom's guard.
Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kom manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Kom in his guard.
Kom gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kom feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kom advances to half guard.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Kom is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Gracie is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). JD Kom!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Ramin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sal Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sal Crosby is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pavel Ramin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sal Crosby!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Crosby looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ramin moves into the clinch successfully.
Ramin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crosby gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crosby has Ramin pressed against the cage.
Crosby jumps guard but Ramin stands there with Crosby around his waist. Crosby gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ramin lands a body shot.
Ramin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ramin tries to clinch but Crosby moves out of range.
Ramin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crosby shoots and misses
and Ramin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ramin wants to take a breather but Crosby is having none of it.
Ramin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Crosby knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ramin controlling the pace.
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.
Ramin decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Crosby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ramin controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ramin taking a breather here.
Ramin stands up.
Sal Crosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ramin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramin controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crosby is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ramin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ramin landing strikes from the mount and Crosby is in trouble!
Crosby is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ramin looking to control but Crosby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Crosby can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Ramin 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.
Ramin misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crosby gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ramin counters by moving into the clinch.
Ramin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crosby fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ramin sprawls well initially but Crosby persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ramin gets back to full guard.
Ramin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ramin trying to keep a closed guard but Crosby is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crosby's guard.
Ramin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ramin connects with a couple of short punches.
Crosby wants to get back to his feet but Ramin passes into half guard.
Ramin winds up and cracks Crosby with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ramin stalling.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ramin lands a nice short elbow.
Ramin postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Crosby to stand up.
Ramin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crosby tries to avoid it but Ramin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crosby to the ground. Crosby escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pavel Ramin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Crosby misses.
Ramin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crosby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ramin counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby scores with a head kick.
Ramin lands a body shot.
Crosby throws a head kick that misses
and Ramin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crosby tries to clinch up.
Crosby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crosby leaves Ramin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ramin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crosby misses with a takedown attempt
and Ramin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Crosby keeping full guard, as Ramin tries to pass.
Ramin stays in close to Crosby's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crosby is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ramin is controlling him.
Ramin won't allow Crosby to sweep him here.
Ramin is standing up over Crosby. Crosby looks to escape but Ramin dives into side control.
Crosby takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ramin cracks Crosby with a big right hand but Crosby just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Ramin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramin tries for a takedown but Crosby sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crosby swinging wildly here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ramin!
Ramin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ramin fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pavel Ramin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crosby moves into the clinch successfully.
Ramin pulls Crosby into guard.
Ramin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crosby is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Crosby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crosby wants to pass the guard but Ramin is keeping the position.
Ramin wants to get back to his feet but Crosby is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ramin pulls Crosby in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ramin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crosby counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Crosby wants to work for an arm triangle but Ramin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ramin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crosby is working away from the top position though.
Crosby wants to pass the guard but Ramin is defending well.
Ramin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crosby's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crosby's back!
Pavel Ramin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramin keeps control of the position easily here as Crosby tries to buck him off.
Ramin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Sal Crosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
I really don't envy Crosby right now.
Ramin lands shots from the back.
Crosby is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Crosby rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ramin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Crosby.
Ramin is trying to control. Crosby wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sal Crosby.
Well Ramin 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavel Ramin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hollis Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Bitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hollis Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franklin Bitter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bitter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Damon sprawls well. Damon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bitter gets slowly back to his feet.
Damon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damon tries to close the distance and clinch but Bitter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bitter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Damon as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Bitter with that takedown attempt.
Hollis Damon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franklin Bitter.
Damon closes the distance and clinches.
Bitter tries to pull guard but Damon holds him up against the cage and eventually Bitter drops back down to his feet.
Bitter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bitter jumps guard but Damon stands there with Bitter around his waist. Bitter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Damon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Damon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bitter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Damon moves into range and clinches up with Bitter.
Damon lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Damon.
Bitter looks gassed!
Bitter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bitter tries to pull guard but Damon holds him up against the cage and eventually Bitter drops back down to his feet.
Damon manages to break the clinch.
Damon has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Damon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Damon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damon moves into the clinch.
Bitter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Damon lands an elbow that stopped Bitter in his tracks for a moment.
Bitter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Damon has Bitter pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Damon pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bitter tumbling to the mat - Damon dives into Bitter's guard.
Damon wants to get up but he can't break Bitter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Damon trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bitter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Damon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Damon working some strikes from top position.
Bitter keeping moving, preventing Damon from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bitter's head.
Damon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bitter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Damon trying to control the position from guard on top but Bitter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damon won't allow Bitter to sweep him here.
Damon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bitter's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Damon rushes Bitter and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon gets to his feet - Bitter follows without any prompting.
Damon cracks Bitter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Damon moves into range and clinches up with Bitter.
Damon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damon shoots in and bounces Bitter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bitter keeping moving, preventing Damon from controlling successfully.
Bitter working for a triangle but Damon defends it easily.
Damon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Damon slips nicely into half guard.
Bitter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon drops an elbow to the side of Bitter's head.
Damon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bitter actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damon looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bitter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Damon trying to control the action but Bitter is working from the bottom.
Damon working the head and body with strikes.
Damon is nestled in close to Bitter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bitter looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bitter actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hollis Damon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Damon drives through and clinches with Bitter against the cage.
Damon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bitter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Damon walks away with a smile on his face. Bitter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Damon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Damon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Damon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bitter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Damon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Damon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Damon wants to stand but Bitter is controlling the position.
Bitter postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Damon is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bitter, into his guard.
Bitter keeping full guard, as Damon tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon is working hard here to advance position.
Damon distracts Bitter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Damon stands up and waves to Bitter to follow him.
Damon feints and as Bitter raises his hands in defense, Damon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Damon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bitter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hollis Damon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bitter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Damon advances position into side control!
Bitter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Damon tries for a kimura but Bitter is defending well.
Bitter manages to work his way to half guard, despite Damon's best efforts.
Damon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bitter has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Damon. Oh but Bitter has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Damon goes limp - he's gone! Bitter jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Franklin Bitter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jorma Arm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chavez has chosen California Love as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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168 lbs
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155 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorma Arm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Chavez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez lands with a shot to the body.
Chavez lands a jab to the head.
Chavez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arm shoots in for a double leg but Chavez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chavez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arm throws a combination that misses
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Arm throws a combination that misses
and Chavez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chavez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arm tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chavez swivels and escapes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Arm.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorma Arm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Chavez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arm ducks under a wild hook from Chavez.
Arm throws a series of punches but Chavez moves out of range.
Jorma Arm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez cracks a nice hook into Arm's ribs.
Chavez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arm is breathing heavily.
Arm looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chavez is fending him off so far but Arm persists. Nope, Chavez circles away and we're back to standing.
Chavez lands with a nice body punch.
Chavez throws a nice looking combination but Arm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chavez stalks Arm and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Arm's face. Arm staggers backwards, shaken.
Arm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chavez.
Arm is rocked!
Chavez misses with an uppercut. Arm saw that one coming.
Chavez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Antonio Chavez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arm shoots in and drives through. Chavez sprawls well.
Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Chavez! Arm is backing up but he can't get away as Chavez lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Arm and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Antonio Chavez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Stephenson Donley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Fagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joey Fagan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Stephenson Donley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joey Fagan!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephenson Donley forces Fagan back against the cage and clinches.
A body shot lands from Fagan.
Stephenson Donley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fagan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stephenson Donley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stephenson Donley forces Fagan back against the cage and clinches.
Stephenson Donley controlling the action here for a moment.
Stephenson Donley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stephenson Donley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stephenson Donley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stephenson Donley moves into range and clinches up with Fagan.
Stephenson Donley breaks from the clinch.
Fagan shoots for a double leg takedown but Stephenson Donley sprawls well. He's pushed Fagan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fagan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fagan fails to land with a series of punches.
Fagan misses with a takedown attempt - Stephenson Donley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyler Stephenson Donley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Fagan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stephenson Donley.
Stephenson Donley fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephenson Donley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tyler Stephenson Donley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fagan.
Stephenson Donley stuffs the takedown attempt from Fagan. Fagan gets slowly back to his feet.
Fagan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stephenson Donley moves into the clinch.
Fagan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stephenson Donley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tyler Stephenson Donley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stephenson Donley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fagan's calf.
Fagan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fagan looks gassed!
Stephenson Donley wants to clinch up but Fagan keeps it at a distance.
Stephenson Donley clinches up with Fagan and pushes him back against the cage.
Stephenson Donley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stephenson Donley working Fagan over with knees to the body.
Fagan goes for a takedown attempt but Stephenson Donley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stephenson Donley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stephenson Donley is looking to clinch.
Fagan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stephenson Donley as he jumps to the side.
Fagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Stephenson Donley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson Donley tries to clinch there but Fagan circles away.
Stephenson Donley rushes Fagan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stephenson Donley with a knee to the head.
Stephenson Donley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stephenson Donley manages to break the clinch.
Fagan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stephenson Donley is looking to clinch.
Stephenson Donley tries to clinch but Fagan is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Stephenson Donley as Fagan shoots in.
Stephenson Donley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fagan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stephenson Donley scores with a spinning back kick!
Stephenson Donley clinches up with Fagan and pushes him back 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!
Stephenson Donley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stephenson Donley doesn't manage to clinch there - Fagan circles away.
Stephenson Donley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Stephenson Donley.
Fagan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson Donley crunches a lovely knee into Fagan's ribcage.
Stephenson Donley tries a knee to the head but Fagan blocks it.
Stephenson Donley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fagan.
Stephenson Donley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stephenson Donley wants to clinch up but Fagan keeps it at a distance.
Stephenson Donley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fagan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stephenson Donley defends it nicely.
Stephenson Donley takes the fight into the clinch.
Stephenson Donley with a knee to the head.
Stephenson Donley breaks from the clinch.
Stephenson Donley is looking to clinch.
Stephenson Donley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fagan, pushing him back against the cage.
Stephenson Donley trying to control the position but instead, Fagan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stephenson Donley into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson Donley connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fagan's face.
Fagan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stephenson Donley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fagan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stephenson Donley's efforts to push away.
Stephenson Donley looking to throw knees to the head but Fagan is blocking nicely.
Stephenson Donley taking a breather.
Stephenson Donley breaks the clinch.
Stephenson Donley is looking to clinch.
Fagan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stephenson Donley!
Stephenson Donley is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fagan is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Stephenson Donley is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Stephenson Donley flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Fagan anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Stephenson Donley and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Fagan slips an arm under Stephenson Donley chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Fagan has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Fagan is squeezing on Stephenson Donley like an anaconda would it's prey. Stephenson Donley fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joey Fagan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryce Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lieu comes to the cage accompanied by "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC. Carter has chosen Empire State of Mind as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jin Lieu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bryce Carter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lieu is fending him off so far but Carter persists. Nope, Lieu circles away and we're back to standing.
Carter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lieu!
Carter wants to control the pace but Lieu is squirming around nicely.
Carter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Carter throws some wild stikes that Lieu manages to avoid easily.
Carter raining down shots from the mount!
Lieu's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Carter trying to control but Lieu is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lieu is on top in guard.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lieu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lieu has passed into half guard!
Lieu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lieu is looking to pass Carter's guard but actually Carter recovers to full guard.
Lieu is looking to stand up but Carter won't let him.
Carter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lieu wants to stand but Carter is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lieu trying to control but Carter is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Carter are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lieu dodges the ground and pound from Carter.
Lieu is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Carter has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Carter throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Lieu works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Carter wants to take a breather but Lieu is having none of it.
Lieu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is in close to Lieu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lieu is trying to keep Carter in close.
Carter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lieu looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lieu looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lieu!
Lieu trying to control the action but Carter is working from the bottom.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryce Carter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lieu throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Carter shoots in but Lieu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lieu stuffs the takedown.
Lieu slaps away a takedown attempt from Carter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jin Lieu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce Carter.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lieu connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Bryce Carter has been cut.
Lieu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carter on the side of the head.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Lieu pushes him off.
Lieu slaps away a takedown attempt from Carter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carter is breathing heavily.
No luck for Carter with that takedown attempt.
Lieu scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Lieu misses with a few strikes there.
Carter looks to land a combination but Lieu avoids it well.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lieu.
Carter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lieu circles away.
Lieu fails to land with a series of punches.
Lieu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
Lieu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carter.
Lieu wants to stand but Carter is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carter wants to control from the top but Lieu keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter throws a strike but Lieu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Carter trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lieu trying to stand up but can't free himself from Carter's guard.
Lieu postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Carter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lieu is looking to get to half guard.
Carter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lieu?
Carter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Carter punching from mount but Lieu doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Carter lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lieu tries to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lieu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
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 Jin Lieu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bryce Carter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lieu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Carter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lieu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lieu was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Lieu's corner calls for a 1-2. Lieu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A left lands for Lieu.
Lieu throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
A jab from Lieu misses.
Lieu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lieu misses the jab.
Lieu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carter.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
Jin Lieu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce Carter.
Lieu looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter shoots in for a double leg but Lieu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carter shoots in but Lieu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lieu throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Lieu.
That has opened up Bryce Carter's cut even more.
Lieu misses with a low kick.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Lieu counters with a series of strikes. Carter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lieu just misses with a punch to the body.
Lieu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Jin Lieu is winning the standup battle so far.
Lieu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carter. That did some damage!
Lieu misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Lieu misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Lieu counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lieu, as that shot connected.
Lieu misses with a straight right.
Lieu scores with a hook.
The cut above Bryce Carter's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Carter shoots and misses
and Lieu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lieu's corner calls for a 1-2. Lieu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lieu lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Carter can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Lieu and Carter drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Lieu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jin Lieu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between cain insane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrej Malkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malkovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Star Wars - Imperial March kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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184 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, cain insane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Andrej Malkovic!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malkovic stuffs the takedown.
insane closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Malkovic to the mat! Malkovic manages to get full guard.
insane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malkovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with insane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Malkovic is looking to stand up but insane isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
insane wants to control from the top but Malkovic keeps moving.
insane landing some decent shots from guard.
insane pushing down on Malkovic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if insane is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
insane is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Malkovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Malkovic is trying to control but can't.
insane trying to control the action but Malkovic is working from the bottom.
insane slows the pace down in half guard.
insane is looking to take a break and control but Malkovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Malkovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malkovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malkovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but insane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malkovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Malkovic goes for an armbar but he's not got it… insane turns into him and now he's in Malkovic's guard.
insane connects with a couple of short punches.
Malkovic looks gassed!
insane controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkovic scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Malkovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malkovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from insane.
insane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
insane is trying to break the clinch but Malkovic is controlling him.
Malkovic pushes insane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malkovic lands a hook that snaps the head of insane backwards.
Malkovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but insane blocks it with crossed arms.
insane goes for a takedown in the clinch but Malkovic prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for cain insane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malkovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Malkovic decides to pull guard.
Malkovic keeping moving, preventing insane from controlling successfully.
insane is really struggling to control Malkovic but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
insane wants to pass the guard but Malkovic is keeping the position.
Malkovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but insane is one step ahead there.
Malkovic keeping full guard, as insane tries to pass.
insane stands up from Malkovic's guard - insane perhaps looking for a knockout.
insane clinches up with Malkovic and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
cain insane dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
insane looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Malkovic is trying to control but insane manages to pass to mount!
insane controlling his opponent.
insane working Malkovic over with strikes here.
insane mounts Malkovic! Really nice guard pass there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, insane cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
insane trying to control but Malkovic is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
insane gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Malkovic has insane up against the cage in a clinch.
Malkovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
insane turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and insane manages to end up in side control.
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.
insane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malkovic keeps working.
insane looks up at the clock and then as Malkovic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, insane smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
insane is trying to get an arm triangle but Malkovic is defending well.
cain insane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
insane content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
insane working the head with strikes.
insane decides to take the fight back to the feet.
cain insane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malkovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has insane pinned against the cage. insane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Malkovic is breathing heavily.
insane will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkovic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. insane defends it nicely.
Malkovic wants to clinch.
insane misses with the combination.
insane throws a series of punches but Malkovic moves out of range.
Malkovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but insane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malkovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and insane counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Malkovic's guard now.
Malkovic wants to stand and escape but insane is having none of it.
insane chips away with some ground and pound.
insane stands up from Malkovic's guard - insane perhaps looking for a knockout.
Malkovic tries to clinch
and insane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from insane both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Andrej Malkovic has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malkovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
insane shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Malkovic's guard.
insane landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malkovic throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
insane trying to control but Malkovic is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
cain insane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrej Malkovic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Malkovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
insane closes the distance and clinches.
Malkovic has insane pressed against the cage, preventing insane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Malkovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
insane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
insane wants a takedown.
insane looking for a takedown.
insane missing with knees to the body.
insane jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Malkovic walks away with a smile on his face. insane gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for cain insane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Malkovic.
Malkovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Malkovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
insane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Malkovic tries to clinch but insane moves away
and insane counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by insane.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
insane keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Malkovic's head.
Malkovic scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkovic thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
insane wants to control from the top but Malkovic keeps moving.
insane sitting in guard here, content to control.
insane works a leg free and moves into half guard.
insane passes to side control.
insane passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Malkovic!
Malkovic is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
insane controlling from mount.
insane is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Malkovic is surviving well by controlling insane's body position as best he can.
Malkovic has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
insane has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
insane trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
insane looking for the choke but no joy.
insane slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malkovic staying busy and making it hard for insane to control.
insane is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Malkovic takes a big shot to the side of the head.
insane lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Malkovic looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
insane is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
insane throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Malkovic!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
cain insane clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Andrej Malkovic's cut.
That's time! insane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Malkovic tries to clinch but insane moves away
and insane counters with a takedown into side control.
insane trying to control the position but Malkovic is working away.
The referee stands the fighters back up. cain insane just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
insane scores with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
insane drives through and clinches with Malkovic against the cage.
insane missing with knees to the body.
insane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Malkovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Malkovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from insane.
insane attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
insane shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
insane takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malkovic pushes insane off looking to stand but insane dives back in and keeps control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
insane passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Malkovic!
Malkovic is desperately trying to improve his position but insane has a good base and remains in mount.
Malkovic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
insane controlling from the full mount.
insane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malkovic can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
insane seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Malkovic for as long as he can get away with.
insane looking to finish Malkovic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Malkovic!
insane with shots to the head and body - Malkovic looks very uncomfortable down there.
insane scoring with strikes but Malkovic is staying in there.
insane looking for a guillotine from mount but Malkovic is having none of it.
insane controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malkovic is in a horrible position here. insane smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
insane throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Malkovic has his hands clasped together but insane breaks the hold and Malkovic is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by insane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). cain insane!
cain insane retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Soule (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Soule!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hannibal Lyons!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyons fails with a takedown attempt.
Lyons dives in and grabs Soule's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soule pushes down on Lyons's head and hops out.
Lyons misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sam Soule has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Lyons.
Lyons changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Soule looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Soule is looking to reverse the position.
Lyons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soule keeps working.
Soule can't do much from the bottom here.
Lyons decides to stand up, so the ref orders Soule to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lyons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lyons looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Soule is fending him off so far but Lyons persists. Nope, Soule circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lyons shoots in but Soule avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lyons tries to clinch up but Soule circles away and keeps his distance.
Lyons fails with the takedown.
Lyons shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lyons looks gassed!
Soule looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Soule not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lyons must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Soule is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Lyons rolls with it to try and escape but Soule cranks on the arm and Lyons is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Soule!
Sam Soule retains his heavyweight title!
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