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Fallen Champions XVI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorg Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mann comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hawaii '78 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jorg Mann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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146 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorg Mann!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Mann catches Sullivan right on the button with a cross.
Mann moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Christopher Sullivan has been cut.
Mann scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mann lands with a right that hurts Sullivan. Sullivan looks to clinch but Mann throws a short knee that drops Sullivan. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jorg Mann!
A victorious Jorg Mann thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rancho Juventin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rancho Juventin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rancho Juventin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spider Silva!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juventin clinches.
Juventin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juventin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Juventin avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Juventin won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Juventin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Juventin is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rancho Juventin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Juventin moves into the clinch.
Silva pulls guard.
Juventin prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Juventin manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Juventin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Juventin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Juventin!
Silva is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva is trying to buck Juventin off.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juventin stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva gets full guard.
Juventin trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juventin is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rancho Juventin has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Juventin pushes him off.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Juventin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Juventin gets a clinch.
Juventin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Juventin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Juventin has him pressed against the ropes.
Juventin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Juventin working aggressively here.
Juventin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juventin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Juventin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the ropes.
Juventin avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Juventin walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Juventin moves into the clinch.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juventin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juventin has him pressed against the ropes.
Juventin lands a nice uppercut.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva successfully pulls guard.
Silva has Juventin pulled in close to control his posture.
Silva trying to strike off his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Juventin wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Juventin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Juventin swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rancho Juventin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spider Silva.
Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Juventin. Juventin maintains the clinch.
Juventin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juventin misses with a punch on the inside.
Juventin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Juventin misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Juventin as the two fighters clinch.
Juventin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Rancho Juventin has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Juventin fails to land.
Stalling in the clinch from Juventin.
Juventin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Juventin prevents it.
Juventin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Juventin tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Juventin misses with some punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Juventin digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Juventin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva gets control of Juventin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Juventin from controlling successfully.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Juventin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Juventin wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva has one foot on Juventin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Spider Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rancho Juventin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Juventin drives through and clinches with Silva against the ropes.
Juventin can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Juventin looking to stall.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Juventin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juventin.
Juventin wants to stall.
Juventin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Juventin misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A hook to the body from Juventin.
Juventin struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Juventin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Juventin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch up but Juventin circles away and keeps his distance.
Juventin moves into the clinch successfully.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Juventin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the ropes.
Juventin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juventin misses with a body punch.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Juventin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Juventin struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
A short left from Juventin.
Juventin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juventin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juventin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juventin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Juventin has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juventin can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Juventin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rancho Juventin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spider Silva.
Juventin clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the ropes.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Juventin avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Juventin throws a head punch that misses.
Juventin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Juventin misses with a punch on the inside.
Juventin swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juventin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Juventin to keep the fight standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Juventin.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Juventin has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rancho Juventin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Juventin is trying to stall.
Juventin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Juventin's ribcage.
Silva tries to break free but Juventin pushes him back against the ropes.
Juventin misses with the head strike.
Juventin has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Juventin blocking some punches.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spider Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Juventin uses from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Juventin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Juventin moves into the clinch.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Juventin struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Juventin avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Juventin.
A hook to the body from Juventin.
Juventin lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Juventin scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Juventin is working Silva over against the ropes.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Juventin managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Juventin misses with a body punch.
Juventin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juventin lands a body shot.
Juventin trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Juventin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juventin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Juventin avoiding damage.
Juventin can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Juventin misses with some punches.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Juventin clinches up against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juventin lands a shoulder strike.
Juventin tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Juventin back against the ropes.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Juventin turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rancho Juventin showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Rancho Juventin!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Rancho Juventin!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Rancho Juventin!
Rancho Juventin wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Trent Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark has chosen Karri Koira - Lähe mun kaa as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trent Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steven Stark!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark moves into the clinch successfully.
Stevens tries to break the clinch but Stark is controlling the position.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevens shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stark counters with a takedown into side control.
Stevens takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stark fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Stevens defending against the ground and pound.
Stark controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stevens sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stevens to see if he's OK.
Stark moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Stark sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stevens is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Stark looks up at the clock and then as Stevens takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stark smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stark lands a nice forearm strike.
Stark scores with a couple of short elbows.
Stark sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stevens is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Stark lands a strong strike to the head of Stevens. That's dazed him! Stark looking to finish here. Stevens is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Stark lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Stark!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marian Baran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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146 lbs
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135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Claude Van Damme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marian Baran!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baran goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Baran misses the shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Baran.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Baran moves out of range.
Baran avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
Baran avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Baran blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
Nice shot lands for Baran.
Baran moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Damme walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Baran slips under a jab.
Van Damme misses with a head kick.
Baran avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme slips a jab and a cross from Baran.
Van Damme ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baran moves away.
Jean Claude Van Damme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baran cracks Van Damme with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme slips under a jab from Baran.
Van Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Van Damme throws a combination that misses
and Baran connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Damme misses with a left hand
and Van Damme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baran scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Damme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baran avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Baran throws a right hand that Van Damme ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Damme also avoids with ease.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Baran moves out of range easily.
Baran is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Baran moves out of range.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Baran moves out of range.
Baran is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Van Damme is breathing heavily.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Baran moves out of range.
Van Damme on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Baran.
Van Damme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baran manages to avoid it.
Baran throws a one two combo.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Baran moves out of range.
Van Damme goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Van Damme avoids the body shot from Baran.
Baran has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Baran misses with a looping right.
Baran avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Baran moves out of range easily.
Baran connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Damme's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baran misses with a few strikes there.
Baran avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Some wild striking there from Baran.
Baran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Damme throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baran slips under a jab from Van Damme.
Baran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Van Damme misses its intended target.
Baran connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Damme momentarily.
Baran misses with the combination.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baran avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Damme misses with a head kick.
Baran connects with a nice looking jab.
Baran lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Damme backs up against the ropes.
Baran swings for the body but Van Damme moves out of range.
Baran misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
Baran scores with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Damme.
Baran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Baran moves out of range.
Baran avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baran cracks Van Damme with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Baran blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
Baran is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Van Damme had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Baran stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baran moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Baran moves out of range easily.
Baran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Damme manages to avoid it.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Baran looks to land a combination. Van Damme sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Damme looks for the body kick but Baran saw that one coming.
Van Damme misses with a head kick.
Baran bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Baran moves out of range easily.
Baran throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Baran misses with a double jab.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baran misses with a few strikes there.
Baran shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Van Damme eats them both and turns towards Baran to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Baran avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Baran blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
A combination from Baran does no damage.
Baran pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Damme back to the ropes. Baran follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Baran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baran's corner calls for a 1-2. Baran obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Baran moves out of range.
Baran misses with a double jab.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Baran with a jab.
Baran lands an overhand right.
No joy there for Baran, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Baran moves out of range.
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!
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Damme looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Baran cracks Van Damme with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Baran throws a right hand that Van Damme ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Damme also avoids with ease.
Baran misses with a two punch combination.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Damme takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
A punch lands to the side of Van Damme 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Van Damme throws a hook but Baran blocks it.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Baran moves out of range.
Baran looks to land a combination. Van Damme sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sloppy strikes from Baran. Those never looked like landing.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Baran moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
Baran displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Baran connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Baran moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Baran.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Baran smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Damme dodges the punch combination from Baran.
Baran misses with a head kick.
Baran throws a series of punches but Van Damme moves out of range.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Baran moves out of range.
Van Damme takes one on the button.
Baran misses with the combination.
Van Damme throws a shot from downtown. Baran moves away and avoids it.
Baran's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Damme under the eye.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baran lands with a right hand.
Baran tries a head kick but it misses.
Baran throws a nice looking combination but Van Damme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Damme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baran throws a right hand that Van Damme ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Damme also avoids with ease.
Van Damme misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Baran. Those never looked like landing.
Baran throws a series of punches but Van Damme moves out of range.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Baran moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baran throws the kick towards the body but Van Damme avoids it.
Baran throws a nice looking combination but Van Damme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Van Damme misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marian Baran will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Van Damme plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Van Damme slips a jab and a cross from Baran.
Van Damme misses with a head kick.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baran throws a shot to the body.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
Baran tests Van Damme's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Damme misses with a body kick.
Baran throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Damme on the side of the head.
Van Damme misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Damme lands with a kick to the temple. Baran shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jean Claude Van Damme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baran throws a push kick but Van Damme slaps the foot to one side.
Baran connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baran misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baran is working the combinations to good effect here.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Damme is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Baran's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Baran ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baran throws a front kick aimed at Van Damme's knee but Van Damme avoids it well.
Baran looks to land a combination but Van Damme avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
Baran throws a series of punches but Van Damme moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
Baran throws a one two combo.
Baran fails to land with a series of punches.
Baran lands the left hand.
Baran misses with a wild combination.
Marian Baran seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baran.
Baran looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baran misses with a two punch combination.
Baran blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
Baran misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Damme on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baran closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Baran moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baran bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Damme's head backwards.
Baran avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Baran misses with a series of wild punches.
Baran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Van Damme takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
Van Damme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baran.
Van Damme throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Baran.
Baran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Damme misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Baran misses with a head kick.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Baran moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Baran.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Decent striking displayed by Baran there.
Baran scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baran avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Baran throws a right and a left that Van Damme avoids nicely.
Baran lands a two punch combo.
Van Damme fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Damme walks into a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Baran looks to land a combination but Van Damme avoids it well.
Baran connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Damme momentarily.
Baran works the jab nicely.
Baran misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Baran moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
Van Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baran cracks Van Damme with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Damme is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Baran.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme looks to land a right hand but Baran moved out of range.
Baran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baran moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab, jab by Baran - just one landing.
Van Damme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baran manages to avoid it.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Damme takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baran blocks a head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Baran moves out of range easily.
Baran goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baran looks to land a combination but Van Damme avoids it well.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Van Damme gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
Baran lands with a nice combination. Van Damme backs away looking to recover.
Van Damme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baran.
Baran fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Van Damme.
Baran goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Baran scores with a hook to the body. Van Damme takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Baran moves out of range easily.
Van Damme throws a head kick but Baran moves out of range.
Baran misses with a few strikes there.
Baran scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Van Damme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Baran avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Baran swinging wildly here.
Van Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Baran misses with a double jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Van Damme checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Baran tries to land a leg kick but Van Damme saw it coming and moves away.
Van Damme throws a nice looking combination but Baran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baran avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Baran ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baran lands with a hook. Van Damme tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Damme on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Damme slips a jab and a cross from Baran.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Baran with a hook.
Baran misses with a two punch combination.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Baran tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Damme misses with a head kick.
Baran fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Damme throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baran avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Baran stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Damme.
Baran misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baran slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Baran throws a series of punches but Van Damme moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marian Baran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baran has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Marian Baran!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Marian Baran!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Marian Baran!
Marian Baran wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blas Kavcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brenen Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Am I A Psycho kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blas Kavcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brenen Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips tries to close the distance and clinch but Kavcic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phillips is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Phillips fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kavcic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kavcic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Phillips, who protects the arm well.
A lull in the action here as Kavcic stalls from top position.
Phillips struggling a bit here.
Kavcic is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kavcic tries for a kimura but Phillips is defending well.
Phillips manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kavcic is working for a submission of some sort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phillips makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Phillips.
Phillips really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kavcic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kavcic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kavcic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kavcic wants to pass the guard but Phillips is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kavcic trying to control but Phillips is working from the bottom.
Kavcic is stalling in the full guard.
Phillips not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Phillips fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips stuffs the takedown attempt from Kavcic. Kavcic gets slowly back to his feet.
Kavcic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Phillips pushes Kavcic off looking to stand but Kavcic dives back in and keeps control.
Kavcic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Phillips is trying to stand up here but Kavcic is controlling him well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kavcic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Phillips keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Phillips is trying to stand.
Phillips looks winded!
Kavcic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Phillips's head.
Kavcic not doing much here.
Kavcic prevents Phillips from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavcic content to control rather than advance.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kavcic maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Phillips could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kavcic has cracked it and Phillips is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kavcic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Blas Kavcic!
Blas Kavcic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Benson Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turbo Taines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turbo Taines is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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133 lbs
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146 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benson Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Turbo Taines!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taines tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henderson swivels and escapes.
Taines closes this distance looking for a takedown but Henderson circles away.
Taines gets caught napping as Henderson dives in and scores a takedown. Taines manages to retain guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Henderson is stalling in the full guard.
Taines has his hands on Henderson's head, controlling the position.
Taines is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taines trying to keep a closed guard but Henderson is proving a slippery customer.
Taines is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henderson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Taines working for a triangle but Henderson defends it easily.
Henderson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Taines wants to sweep here but Henderson controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Taines looking for a sweep. Not yet Taines, not yet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Henderson postures up.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Taines is keeping the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Benson Henderson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Taines throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Henderson was covering up waiting for the punch and Taines finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Henderson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taines gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Taines trying to hold on to Henderson's head to control him but Henderson postures up.
Henderson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Taines defend it? Henderson steps over the head and cranks it - Taines is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Henderson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Benson Henderson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Askarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Rodrigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Askarian has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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219 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Askarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Rodrigo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askarian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodrigo's sensitive parts.
Askarian throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Askarian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Askarian lands a jab to the head.
Rodrigo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Askarian.
Askarian throws out a leg kick but Rodrigo moves out of range and Askarian only half commits.
Askarian slips a jab from Rodrigo.
Rodrigo checks a leg kick nicely.
Askarian misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Askarian. That's going to slow Rodrigo down.
Rodrigo throws an overhand right that lands on Askarian's shoulder, as Askarian tries to avoid the shot.
Rodrigo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodrigo.
Tim Askarian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodrigo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Askarian wants to get back to his feet but Rodrigo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Askarian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rodrigo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Askarian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rodrigo looking to sit in guard and control but Askarian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Askarian has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rodrigo is proving hard to escape from.
Askarian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rodrigo is on top in guard.
Askarian preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rodrigo throws a strike but Askarian rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Askarian has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rodrigo is proving hard to escape from.
Askarian stopping the sweep attempt from Rodrigo.
Askarian wants to stand and escape but instead Rodrigo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rodrigo throws a big elbow that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigo scoring with some ground and pound.
Rodrigo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rodrigo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rodrigo lands a couple of digs.
Rodrigo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rodrigo wants to get up but he can't break Askarian's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Askarian controls Rodrigo momentarily but Rodrigo frees himself.
Rodrigo works over Askarian with some ground and pound from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigo throwing strikes from guard but Askarian blocks nicely.
Rodrigo lands a couple of elbows.
Rodrigo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Askarian's head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Askarian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rodrigo distracts Askarian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rodrigo postures up in Askarian's guard and throws a big left but Askarian blocks it.
Rodrigo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodrigo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rodrigo stands up over Askarian, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rodrigo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Askarian's head.
Askarian is rocked!
Rodrigo lands a couple of elbows.
Oh Askarian is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodrigo with a nice head shot there.
Rodrigo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Askarian's guard.
Rodrigo lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Askarian quite badly. Askarian pulls Rodrigo in close trying to recover. Rodrigo postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Askarian on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Askarian doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Rodrigo!
An out of breath Jose Rodrigo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert E Conan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darcy Lilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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23
163 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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162 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Robert E Conan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darcy Lilo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lilo works over Conan with some ground and pound from guard.
Lilo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lilo is stalling in the full guard.
Lilo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Conan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lilo.
Lilo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Conan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lilo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Conan wants to sweep but no luck.
Conan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Conan tries to get out of the position.
Conan is trying to keep Lilo in close.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilo drops back looking for a leg! Conan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Conan manages to kick Lilo off! Lilo jumps back into Conan's guard.
Lilo being controlled here momentarily.
Lilo lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lilo landing some decent shots from guard.
Conan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lilo on the ground.
Conan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Conan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lilo stops Conan from standing up.
Lilo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Conan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lilo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lilo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lilo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Conan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lilo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Conan.
Conan sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Conan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Conan wants to get back to full guard but Lilo has passed into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lilo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Conan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Conan is trying to control Lilo's posture but Lilo avoids it.
Conan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Conan can't do much from the bottom here.
Lilo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Conan tries to buck Lilo off but Lilo is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilo working the ground and pound from side control.
Lilo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lilo looks up at the clock and then as Conan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lilo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lilo scores with punches from side control.
Lilo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Conan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lilo working the ground and pound.
Lilo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Conan looking for a sweep but Lilo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Conan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lilo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Conan looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lilo tries to control but Conan wriggling away.
Conan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Conan regains half guard.
Lilo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lilo drops an elbow to the side of Conan's head.
Lilo uses his free foot to push down on Conan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Conan.
Conan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lilo landing strikes from the mount.
Lilo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Conan regains half guard.
Lilo is working for a kimura but Conan is defending it quite comfortably.
Conan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lilo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lilo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lilo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lilo trying to control from half guard but Conan is working away.
Conan wants to improve his position but Lilo is controlling well.
Conan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lilo pulls his head out easily.
Lilo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lilo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Lilo.
Conan trying to control from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lilo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Conan tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Lilo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darcy Lilo!
Darcy Lilo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karlic Tiberous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michak Ropuia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ropuia has chosen Here comes the pain - Slayer as his entrance music. Michak Ropuia is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26
150 lbs
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152 lbs
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Brawler
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karlic Tiberous!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michak Ropuia!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Tiberous.
Ropuia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiberous rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ropuia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tiberous darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Tiberous misses.
Ropuia fails with the takedown.
Ropuia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tiberous is fending him off so far but Ropuia persists. Nope, Tiberous circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Tiberous does no damage.
Ropuia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tiberous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ropuia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiberous stuffs the takedown attempt from Ropuia. Ropuia gets slowly back to his feet.
Karlic Tiberous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michak Ropuia.
Tiberous throws a series of punches but Ropuia avoids them all with ease.
Ropuia slips under a jab from Tiberous.
Ropuia tries for a takedown but Tiberous sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Tiberous misses.
Ropuia misses with a takedown attempt
and Tiberous counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiberous drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tiberous jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tiberous drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tiberous jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tiberous is breathing heavily.
Tiberous looking to pass the guard.
Tiberous got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ropuia has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tiberous has managed to get both his arms back between Ropuia's legs - danger averted.
Ropuia 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.
Tiberous 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.
Tiberous wants to pass the guard but Ropuia is keeping the position.
Ropuia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tiberous defends well.
Tiberous postures up in Ropuia's guard and throws a big left but Ropuia blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ropuia looking for a guillotine here but Tiberous defends easily.
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!
Tiberous prevents Ropuia from getting back to his feet.
Ropuia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tiberous defends well.
Ropuia 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! Tiberous rolls with it to try and escape but Ropuia cranks on the arm and Tiberous is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michak Ropuia!
Michak Ropuia is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Michak Ropuia 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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