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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Royalty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra comes to the cage accompanied by Blink-182 - Heart's All Gone. Diego Guerra could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles Royalty's chin.
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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, Diego Guerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Royalty!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra closes the distance and clinches.
Royalty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Royalty is trying to push Guerra away but Guerra has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Guerra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guerra fails with the takedown.
Diego Guerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royalty stuffs the takedown.
Guerra closes the distance and pushes Royalty back into the cage.
Good body shot from Royalty.
A bit of stalling here from Guerra.
Royalty tries to break free but Guerra pushes him back against the cage.
Guerra is pushing Royalty up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra lands a nice knee to the body.
Guerra breaks from the clinch.
Charles Royalty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guerra shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Royalty is trying to defend but Guerra finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Royalty is trying to get back to full guard.
Guerra is taking a breather. Royalty says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Guerra 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! Royalty is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Diego Guerra!
After the fight, Diego Guerra was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balboa comes to the cage accompanied by I was made for lovin you. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Apollo Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Benson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson shoots in but Balboa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Balboa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Balboa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Balboa rushes Benson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Balboa manages to break the clinch.
Balboa lands a big head kick that sends Benson tumbling to the mat! Balboa takes a step backwards and waves Benson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Benson is rocked!
It looks like Nick Benson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Balboa throws a sloppy head kick
and Benson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Balboa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Benson is still on wobbly legs! Can Balboa finish him?
Benson avoids the head kick by Balboa.
Balboa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benson seems to have recovered his senses.
Balboa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Benson's guard.
Balboa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Benson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Benson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Balboa is breathing heavily.
Balboa jabs Benson right on the nose. Benson blinks but takes it well.
Benson shoots for a double leg takedown but Balboa sprawls well. He's pushed Benson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Apollo Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson fails with the takedown
and Balboa counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Balboa looks at the referee who does nothing so Balboa lands a crushing right that sends Benson to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Apollo Balboa!
After the fight, Apollo Balboa was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lex Luthor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suki Moku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lex Luthor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Suki Moku!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moku shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Luthor manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Moku trying to control but Luthor is working from the bottom.
Moku throwing strikes from guard but Luthor blocks nicely.
Luthor looking for a guillotine here but Moku defends easily.
Luthor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Luthor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moku is one step ahead there.
Luthor keeping moving, preventing Moku from controlling successfully.
Luthor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moku won't allow Luthor to sweep him here.
Luthor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Luthor goes for an armbar but Moku turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Moku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luthor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moku avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Moku preventing the sweep.
Moku postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moku trying to control the position from guard on top but Luthor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luthor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Luthor throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moku missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Moku stopping the sweep attempt from Luthor.
Luthor has momentary wrist control but Moku slips an elbow through the middle.
Luthor keeping moving, preventing Moku from controlling successfully.
Moku in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Luthor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Luthor looking for a sweep. Not yet Luthor, not yet.
Moku 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 crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moku stopping the sweep attempt from Luthor.
Luthor trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luthor pulls Moku in close to prevent any damage.
Moku works over Luthor with some ground and pound from guard.
Luthor controls Moku momentarily but Moku frees himself.
Moku not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Luthor wants to sweep here but Moku controlling him for the moment.
Luthor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Moku works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luthor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Luthor connects with a couple of short punches.
Moku looks winded!
Luthor has gone for a leg lock! Moku slips out almost immediately though and dives into Luthor's guard.
Luthor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luthor misses with a head shot. Moku uses the momentum to regain guard.
Moku working a defensive guard here.
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 Lex Luthor will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moku fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Luthor to the ground. Moku is now in Luthor's guard.
Luthor working a defensive guard here.
Luthor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Moku passes Luthor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Moku is looking for a kimura but Luthor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Moku to get the leverage.
Moku throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Luthor is trying to control but can't.
Moku is breathing heavily.
Luthor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Moku is looking to work some ground and pound but Luthor has wrist control.
Luthor controls Moku momentarily but Moku frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moku got a little sloppy there for a moment and Luthor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moku has managed to get both his arms back between Luthor's legs - danger averted.
Moku trying to control the position from guard on top but Luthor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moku passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Luthor is trying to get back to half guard.
Moku wants to control but Luthor is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Luthor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luthor keeps working.
Luthor manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luthor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Moku defends it well.
Luthor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luthor 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! Moku is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lex Luthor!
Lex Luthor is the new featherweight champion!
Lex Luthor 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kel Varnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull comes to the cage accompanied by The Last Shadow Puppets . Terry Bull has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
29 - 30 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Terry Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kel Varnson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull tries to clinch there but Varnson circles away.
Bull closes the distance and pushes Varnson back into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Varnson as Bull tries to tie him up.
Varnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bull tries to work over Varnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Varnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Varnson trying to control the position but instead, Bull has worked for underhooks and has pushed Varnson into the cage.
Varnson misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Varnson.
Varnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Varnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bull.
Varnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bull lands a right hand that snaps the head of Varnson backwards.
Bull throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bull trying to land knees to the body.
Bull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Varnson's elbow.
Bull stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Varnson lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bull.
Varnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bull.
Bull missing with knees to the body.
Bull trying to land knees to the body.
Varnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bull tries to land knees in the clinch but Varnson avoids the damage to the body.
Bull holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Varnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bull has Varnson pressed against the cage.
Varnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
Varnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bull or not.
Bull is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Varnson is stalling here.
Varnson working hard to break the clinch.
Varnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Varnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Varnson taking a breather.
Varnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bull backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Varnson.
A nice left hand lands by Varnson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Varnson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Varnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bull blocks a body shot from Varnson.
Bull misses with a hook to the ribs.
Varnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Varnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Varnson digs a right hand into Bull's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bull's gas tank.
Varnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bull tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Varnson avoids it.
Varnson scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Varnson.
Varnson can't find room to land a body shot as Bull controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Varnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Varnson.
A left hand lands to the body for Varnson.
Good body shot from Varnson.
Varnson is leaning against Bull and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Varnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Varnson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Varnson.
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!
Varnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bull is rocked!
Varnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Varnson gets through Bull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Bull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Varnson lands an uppercut.
A short right from Varnson.
Varnson lands a big right hand that drops Bull! The killer instinct kicks in and Varnson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Varnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kel Varnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zaito Ru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gauge Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zaito Ru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gauge Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but Ru sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ru defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Ru sprawls well.
Zaito Ru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauge Diaz.
Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Diaz showed some decent athleticism there.
Diaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Ru is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ru's head.
Ru really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ru is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ru keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but Ru defending well.
Ru is looking for a sweep. Diaz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ru has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diaz trying to control the pace.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ru defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ru is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Diaz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Diaz's back!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ru misses with punches from the back.
Ru struggling to land strikes to the head as Diaz covers up.
Diaz is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Gauge Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Diaz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Ru is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ru parries the strikes from Diaz easily there. Diaz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ru to escape.
Ru knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Diaz cracks Ru with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ground and pound from Diaz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ru struggling a bit here.
Diaz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ru!
Ru is bucking up trying to escape but Diaz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working for a submission but Ru is keeping him at bay.
Ru is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauge Diaz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Ru manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ru leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zaito Ru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gauge Diaz.
Ru shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Ru counters with a shoot takedown. Diaz fights it but they end up in guard.
Diaz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ru fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Ru sprawls well.
Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into Ru's guard.
Gauge Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ru utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ru is trying to hold Diaz in close to prevent damage but Diaz has managed to pass into half guard.
Diaz prevents Ru from improving his position.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ru does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ru taking some punishment here, with Diaz in his half guard.
Diaz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ru does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ru is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is keen to just control but Ru is a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ru wants to control but Diaz passes into side.
Ru is trying to improve his position.
Diaz scores with punches from side control.
Diaz remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working Ru over with some ground and pound from side control.
Diaz controlling the position from side mount.
Ru is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Ru tries to bench press Diaz off him but Diaz keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Diaz trying to control the position but Ru is working away.
Ru on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ru tries to get out of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ru dodges the ground and pound from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gauge Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Diaz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ru's guard.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ru trying to control the position.
Diaz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diaz lands a nice forearm strike.
Ru is looking to reverse the position.
Ru takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Diaz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Diaz controlling from side mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ru dodges the ground and pound from Diaz.
Diaz lands a decent elbow from side control.
Diaz has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ru!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Diaz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ru is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diaz landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz scoring with strikes but Ru is staying in there.
Ru is rocked!
Diaz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Ru is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz controlling the pace for now.
Diaz loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Ru scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Diaz land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Diaz stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gauge Diaz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mister Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LaVern Shirley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Love might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You ready. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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34
152 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mister Love!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, LaVern Shirley!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Love tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Love trying to control the position but instead, Shirley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Love into the cage.
Shirley gets underhooks to prevent Love's takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Love landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shirley lands a nice elbow.
Shirley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Love tries to pull guard but Shirley holds him up against the cage and eventually Love drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Love. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shirley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Love misses with an elbow over the top.
Shirley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shirley avoiding damage.
Shirley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Love pulls Shirley into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shirley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Love's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Love's head.
Shirley passes Love's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shirley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Love defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shirley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shirley seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Love is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). LaVern Shirley!
LaVern Shirley is the new lightweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Channing Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keanu Kealoha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Channing Hart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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138 lbs
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140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Channing Hart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keanu Kealoha!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hart looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kealoha!
Hart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kealoha is trying to improve his position.
Hart trying to control the action but Kealoha is working from the bottom.
Kealoha manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hart's best efforts.
Kealoha looking for submissions off his back.
Kealoha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kealoha slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kealoha keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.
Kealoha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kealoha is trying to control the position but Hart postures up.
Kealoha keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.
Hart is working Kealoha over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kealoha has his foot on Hart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hart works his way back into a safe position though.
Hart showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hart has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kealoha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kealoha looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kealoha looking for subs off his back but Hart has passed one foot through into half 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!
Kealoha wants to improve his position but Hart is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kealoha actively working from the bottom here.
Kealoha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hart pulls his head out easily.
Kealoha is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hart scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kealoha works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kealoha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hart doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hart manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kealoha trying to control the position.
Kealoha looks winded!
Hart slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart chips away with some ground and pound.
Hart showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Kealoha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hart is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kealoha is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hart tries to free his leg and advance position but Kealoha is retaining full guard.
Kealoha has his foot on Hart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hart works his way back into a safe position though.
Kealoha looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart stands and throws Kealoha's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hart is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kealoha knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hart decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hart decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, if Hart 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.
Hart seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kealoha does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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 Channing Hart will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hart shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hart tries to stand and escape but Kealoha is controlling the position.
Kealoha looking for submissions off his back.
Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kealoha is refusing to be controlled, as Hart sits in half guard.
Kealoha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kealoha is looking to control Hart's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kealoha avoid being mounted?
Hart controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart wants to control but Kealoha is keeping him busy.
Kealoha is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hart pulls his head out easily.
Kealoha gets full guard.
Kealoha can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hart controls the pace.
Hart got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kealoha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hart has managed to get both his arms back between Kealoha's legs - danger averted.
Hart works over Kealoha with some ground and pound from guard.
Kealoha has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hart can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kealoha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kealoha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hart has managed to get both his arms back between Kealoha's legs - danger averted.
Kealoha is breathing heavily.
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!
Kealoha being controlled here, momentarily.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Kealoha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kealoha is looking for a triangle but Hart pushes his legs off easily.
Kealoha is trying to hold Hart in close to prevent damage but Hart has managed to pass into half guard.
Hart is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is trying to control. Kealoha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kealoha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kealoha looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hart is trying to work for a kimura but Kealoha is defending well.
Hart wants to pass to mount but Kealoha is defending the position.
Hart working Kealoha over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kealoha looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hart is pressing down on Kealoha's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kealoha is holding on for now.
Kealoha trying to hold on to Hart's head to control him but Hart postures up.
Hart is controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kealoha looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keanu Kealoha will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hart gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Kealoha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kealoha tries to buck Hart off but Hart is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart grinds an elbow into Kealoha's temple.
Hart tries to move to mount but Kealoha blocks the move with his legs.
Hart working away.
Kealoha takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hart decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kealoha to his feet.
Hart's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hart duly obliges.
Kealoha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hart shoots in and bounces Kealoha off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kealoha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hart defends it easily.
Kealoha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart postures up in Kealoha's guard and throws a big left but Kealoha blocks it.
Kealoha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hart defends it easily.
Hart drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hart jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kealoha escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hart gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hart is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kealoha has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hart is looking to defend but Kealoha has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hart! Kealoha pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hart taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Keanu Kealoha!
Keanu Kealoha is the new bantamweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tourney Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steel Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knuckles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bia Bia kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Steel Knuckles will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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26
200 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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19
201 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tourney Champ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knuckles, right into the meat.
Knuckles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knuckles throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Champ's head.
It looks like Tourney Champ has been cut.
Champ shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knuckles defends it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Knuckles.
Champ looking to score a takedown here. Knuckles is defending well but Champ drives through and ends up in Knuckles's guard.
Champ throwing strikes but missing.
Champ loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Champ connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Champ postures up in Knuckles's guard and throws a big left but Knuckles blocks it.
Champ postures up in Knuckles's guard and throws a big left but Knuckles blocks it.
Champ throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knuckles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champ scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Knuckles wants to stand and escape but Champ is having none of it.
Champ has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Champ postures up and lands a big shot to Knuckles's brow.
Knuckles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Champ postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Champ accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Champ scoring with some ground and pound.
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!
Champ postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Knuckles utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Champ arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Knuckles's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tourney Champ!
Tourney Champ seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Manfred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatu has chosen Umaga as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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26
290 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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19
300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Manfred!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu lands a nice looking body shot.
Fatu drops Manfred with a beautiful combination! Manfred stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fatu is looking for the KO!
It looks like Manny Manfred has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fatu cracks Manfred's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Manfred slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Fatu can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eddie Fatu!
Eddie Fatu is the new super heavyweight champion!
Eddie Fatu made sure to mention his sponsor, Sydney BEAST Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drop The World- Lil Wayne. Rickson Rua is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
16 - 10 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rickson Rua!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Rua fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Rua backing up. Rua nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a series of punches but Rua moves out of range.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Matt Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Rua.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Rua counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Silva manages to escape to his feet.
Rua shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rua's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Rua will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Rua with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Rua will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rua tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rua fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rua gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Rua.
Matt Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
It looks like Rickson Rua has been cut.
Rua closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rua wants to stand but Silva has his arm trapped.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet here but Rua is keeping cool and he's managed to take Silva's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but Rua has full control of the position and if anything, Silva has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rua 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.
Silva controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rickson Rua's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rua doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rua tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Matt Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Rua.
Rua doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Rua 's knee.
Rua moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva punishes Rua's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva lands a head shot.
Rua shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rua is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matt Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Rua has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Rua.
Rua is rocked!
and Silva counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Rua! He's just covering up as Silva starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Silva!
Matt Silva retains his middleweight title!
Matt Silva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KaotiX Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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