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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mano Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choel Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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130 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mano Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Choel Six!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Six closes the distance and clinches up with Soares, looking for a takedown. Six pushes Soares against the cage but Soares circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Six takes one on the button.
Six shoots for a takedown but Soares saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Six is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Six steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soares.
Soares misses with a looping left.
Six throws a sloppy head kick and Soares moves out of range easily.
Soares throws an overhand right that lands on Six's shoulder, as Six tries to avoid the shot.
Six is looking to clinch.
Six shoots in looking for a takedown but Soares manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Six's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mano Soares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Choel Six.
Six doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Six misses with a takedown
and Soares counters with a stiff right hand.
Six is rocked!
It looks like Choel Six has been cut.
Six should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Are you kidding me?! Soares ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Six clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mano Soares!
Mano Soares decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Judge Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Moore is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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189 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Judge Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Moore!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore misses with an uppercut
and Nelson counters with a head kick. That will keep Moore thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nelson drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moore tries to pull guard but Nelson holds him up against the cage and eventually Moore drops back down to his feet.
Nelson slows down the pace here.
Moore missing with knees to the body.
Moore stalling in the clinch but Nelson improves position.
Nelson is struggling to control the position.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Moore looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nelson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson effectively controlling the action here.
Nelson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Judge Nelson.
Nelson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson stalling.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nelson slows down the pace here.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Nelson has him pressed against the cage.
Moore is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nelson is keeping busy.
Moore tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nelson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nelson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.
Nelson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nelson smiles and moves away.
Judge Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Moore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
Nelson working Moore over with knees to the body.
Nelson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Moore up against the cage.
Nelson lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nelson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Moore takes a step back to recover.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Nelson clinches.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nelson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nelson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judge Nelson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Moore gets tackled into the cage by Nelson. Nelson maintains the clinch.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moore is trying to push Nelson away but Nelson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moore tries to pull guard but Nelson holds him up against the cage and eventually Moore drops back down to his feet.
Moore letting Nelson take a breather here.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moore is trying to stall.
Moore takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson just leaning against Moore, taking a breather.
Moore is trying to pull guard but Nelson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Nelson.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Nelson landing knees to the body.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nelson scores with a knee to the head.
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Nelson.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Moore letting Nelson take a breather here.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
Nelson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Moore up against the cage.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson leaning against his opponent.
Nelson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nelson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nelson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nelson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nelson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nelson stalling against the cage.
Nelson crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson avoiding damage.
Nelson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nelson.
Nelson connects with a knee to the head.
Nelson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nelson stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Judge Nelson.
Nelson has managed to clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Nelson.
Nelson lands a nice elbow.
Moore jumps guard but Nelson stands there with Moore around his waist. Moore gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Judge Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Moore.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moore misses with some punches.
Nelson lands a body punch.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judge Nelson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Moore circles away.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Moore is avoiding it.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nelson pushes Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Nelson scores a nice knee to the body.
Nelson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nelson obliges.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson stalling in the clinch.
Nelson lands a knee to the head.
Nelson has Moore pressed against the cage.
Nelson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nelson lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Nelson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nelson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nelson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore letting Nelson take a breather here.
Nelson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Moore in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nelson just leaning against Moore, taking a breather.
Moore is looking to control Nelson's arms but Nelson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Moore has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Nelson - that landed with a thud.
Nelson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nelson lands a knee to the body.
Moore is trying to break free.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Moore takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Moore swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Moore misses with a wild combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nelson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moore's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries to pull guard but Nelson holds him up against the cage and eventually Moore drops back down to his feet.
Nelson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Moore decides to pull guard.
Nelson looking to pass the guard.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Moore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moore looking for a guillotine here but Nelson defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Judge Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nelson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judge Nelson!
After the big win, Judge Nelson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Unique Wear and Custom Design and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Barch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zack Barch!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barch counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopez doesn't manage to clinch there - Barch circles away.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Lopez is looking to clinch.
Lopez tries to clinch
and Barch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopez tries to clinch up
and Barch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barch misses with a body shot
and Lopez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barch misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Lopez.
Lopez lands with a short shot to the head.
Lopez just leaning against Barch, taking a breather.
Barch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lopez.
Lopez lands an elbow inside that Barch shrugs off.
It looks like Zack Barch has been cut.
Barch can't break the clinch.
Barch tries to work over Lopez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Barch.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Barch.
Lopez misses with an elbow strike.
Lopez landing knees to the head.
Lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barch swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lopez lands a damaging elbow.
Lopez lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Lopez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barch.
Lopez crunches a lovely knee into Barch's ribcage.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barch throws a head punch that misses.
Barch throws a head punch that misses.
Lopez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barch misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lopez.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Barch is trying to break the clinch but Lopez has him pressed against the cage.
Lopez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barch gets through Lopez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but Barch blocks with his arms.
Lopez working Barch over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Lopez.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lopez.
Barch looks winded!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barch.
Barch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lopez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lopez lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barch blocks an elbow strike from Lopez.
Lopez lands a right hand.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike from Barch.
Lopez misses with a punch on the inside.
Lopez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barch's face.
Lopez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barch backwards.
A right hand to the body from Lopez.
A head punch on the inside from Barch fails to land.
Lopez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Barch fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lopez lands a nice shot to the body.
Lopez is working Barch over against the cage.
Barch struggles to land a body shot inside as Lopez controls his hands.
Lopez crunches a lovely knee into Barch's ribcage.
Lopez lands with a left to the head.
Lopez scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lopez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lopez scores with a shoulder strike.
Lopez with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands a knee to the head.
Lopez lands a nice elbow.
Lopez with a knee to the head.
Lopez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barch can't find room to land a body shot as Lopez controls the action.
Lopez scores with a knee to the head.
Barch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
Barch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopez's elbow.
Barch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barch has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
A right hand to the body from Lopez.
Lopez lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lopez digs a right hand into Barch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barch's gas tank.
Lopez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barch's face.
A right handed body shot lands from Lopez.
Lopez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Lopez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zack Barch's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lopez closes the distance and clinches.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but Barch blocks with his arms.
Barch misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barch throws an elbow but misses.
Lopez prevents a body shot from Barch.
Barch can't find room to land a body shot as Lopez controls the action.
Lopez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but Barch blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lopez.
Barch is trying to push Lopez away but Lopez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Lopez.
Lopez looking to throw knees to the head but Barch is blocking nicely.
Lopez can't find room to land a body shot as Barch controls the action.
Lopez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lopez as Barch tries to tie him up.
Lopez lands an elbow inside that Barch shrugs off.
Lopez scores with a shot to the side of Barch's head.
Barch is breathing heavily.
Lopez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lopez lands with a light punch inside.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lopez scores with a knee to the head.
Lopez has Barch pressed against the cage, preventing Barch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barch is trying to break free.
Lopez scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lopez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lopez scores with a hook to the body.
Lopez is stalling here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barchs head.
Lopez landing knees to the head.
Still in the clinch, Lopez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lopez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Barch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lopez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lopez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lopez lands an elbow inside that Barch shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lopez crunches a lovely knee into Barch's ribcage.
Barch blocking some punches.
Lopez throws an elbow but it misses.
Jose Lopez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lopez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barch throws an elbow that misses.
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barch can do to turn this around?
Barch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lopez avoids it.
Barch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lopezs head.
Barch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lopez scores a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Lopez.
Lopez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lopez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lopez lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez lands an elbow just above Barch 's eye.
Lopez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lopez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barch letting Lopez take a breather here.
Lopez blocks a body shot from Barch.
Barch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lopez connects with a knee to the head.
Lopez misses with a knee to the head.
Barch takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Lopez.
Barch misses with some punches.
Barch managing to block the knees to the body from Lopez.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Barch.
Barch throws an elbow that misses.
Lopez has Barch pressed against the cage, preventing Barch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lopez lands an elbow inside that Barch shrugs off.
Barch has a couple of punches blocked by Lopez.
Lopez stalling in the clinch but Barch improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez lands a knee to the body.
Lopez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barch blocks it with crossed arms.
Barch avoiding damage as Lopez throws knees to the body.
Lopez blocking some punches.
Lopez throws a punch but it's blocked by Barch.
Barch swings wildly with an uppercut but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lopez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lopez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barch's elbow.
Barch avoiding damage as Lopez throws knees to the body.
Barch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lopez.
Barch is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lopez lands an elbow that stopped Barch in his tracks for a moment.
Barch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lopez backwards.
Barch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Lopez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zack Barch's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Barch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Barch misses with a few strikes there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lopez lands an elbow just above Barch 's eye.
Lopez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Barch letting Lopez take a breather here.
Barch tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Barch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lopez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lopez tries a knee to the head but Barch blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez connects with a knee to the head.
Barch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lopez or not.
Lopez stalls.
Lopez is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lopez trying to land knees to the body.
Lopez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
Barch blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barch.
Barch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barch misses with some punches.
Lopez blocks an uppercut.
Lopez avoids the elbow strike from Barch, against the cage.
Lopez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lopez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barch's brow.
Barch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zack Barch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barch looking to throw knees to the head but Lopez is blocking nicely.
Lopez dodges an elbow strike from Barch.
A head punch on the inside from Barch fails to land.
Lopez landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez lands a nice knee to the body.
Lopez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lopez landing knees to the head.
Barch lands a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lopez pulls Barch in close to his closed guard and prevents Barch from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lopez is trying to control the position but Barch postures up.
Lopez working for a triangle but Barch defends it easily.
Barch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lopez is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barch 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.
Barch stands up over Lopez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lopez is pulling down on Barch's head. It's preventing any offense from Barch, at least for the moment.
Barch wants to pass the guard but Lopez is keeping the position.
Lopez working a defensive guard here.
Lopez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barch wanted to stand there but Lopez had control of the position.
Barch trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jose Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barch is one step ahead there.
Barch slips nicely into half guard.
Barch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lopez's head.
Lopez tries to get to full guard but Barch has control of the leg.
Barch tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lopez.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lopez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lopez holds on and takes a little breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lopez is on top in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Lopez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lopez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Lopez!
During a confident post fight interview, Jose Lopez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janathan Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Messiah Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ho kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is War Music. Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm Bane - Bane Freestyle 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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24
205 lbs
5 - 7 - 1 |
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25
204 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Janathan Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lord Messiah Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman tries to clinch but Ho moves away
and Ho counters with a low kick, right behind Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman 's knee.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman doesn't manage to clinch there - Ho circles away.
Ho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman gets caught flat footed, as Ho shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ho prevents Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman from getting back to his feet.
Ho stands up from Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman's guard - Ho perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lord Messiah Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho clinches up against the cage.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman lands an elbow just above Ho 's eye.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Janathan Ho has been cut.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ho has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman is trying to keep an underhook but Ho manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman wants to get back to his feet.
Ho decides to return to a standing position.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman tries to clinch but Ho is having none of it.
Ho lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ho counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman wants to stand and escape but Ho is having none of it.
Ho 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.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ho is controlling him.
Ho 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman wants to get back to his feet but Ho is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ho not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman is looking to stand up but Ho isn't so interested in that idea.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ho controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Janathan Ho just wasn't active enough.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman pushes Ho up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ho's brow.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ho's face.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Ho counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ho is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Janathan Ho wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman looks to clinch
and Ho counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ho tightens his grip and picks Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman up, before dumping him to the ground. Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman manages to land in guard.
Ho's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ho's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ho drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ho jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janathan Ho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Janathan Ho's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ho showed some decent athleticism there.
Janathan Ho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ho looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman pushes Ho off looking to stand but Ho dives back in and keeps control.
We're going to have a standup here because Janathan Ho wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman tries to close the distance and clinch but Ho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman wants to clinch
and Ho counters with a nice body shot.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman tries to clinch up.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman has closed the distance and engaged Ho in a clinch.
Ho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ho is trying to stall.
Ho drags the fight down to the ground.
Ho scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman tries to clinch there but Ho circles away.
Ho feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ho looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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!
Ho lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho stops Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman from standing up.
Ho slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ho keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman's head.
Ho is stalling in the full guard.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Janathan Ho.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman instigates a clinch.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman.
Ho lands a takedown into guard.
Ho gets to his feet - Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman follows without any prompting.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ho lands a nice shot to the body.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman wants to clinch up but Ho keeps it at a distance.
Ho misses with a few strikes there.
Ho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman tries to clinch but Ho is having none of it.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman tries to clinch up.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman doesn't manage to clinch there - Ho circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ho can pounce on him.
Ho closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ho decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman tries to clinch but Ho is having none of it.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ho.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ho counters by moving into the clinch.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman misses with a knee strike.
Ho looking to slow down the pace here.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman looking to throw knees to the head but Ho is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman lands an elbow that stopped Ho in his tracks for a moment.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Janathan Ho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Janathan Ho's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman moves into the clinch.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman has Ho pressed against the cage, preventing Ho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ho is looking to break free of the clinch but Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman has double underhooks.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman tries a knee to the head but Ho blocks it.
Ho lands a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ho's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ho is working Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ho lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ho lands a couple of digs.
Ho works over Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman with some ground and pound from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho lands a couple of elbows.
Ho showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman tries to close the distance and clinch but Ho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman doesn't manage to clinch there - Ho circles away.
Ho lands a high kick!
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman wants to clinch up but Ho keeps it at a distance.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman tries to clinch but Ho moves away
and Ho counters with a nice uppercut.
Ho darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho controlling the action here.
Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman is trying to stand back up but Ho is controlling him
Ho has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman defend it? Ho steps over the head and cranks it - Destroyer Of Ding Dong Doorman is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ho!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Janathan Ho!
A very excited looking Janathan Ho rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kibbe Sly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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247 lbs
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269 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kibbe Sly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kirk Joseph!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sly moves in looking to clinch but Joseph pushes him off.
Sly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sly tries a head kick but it misses.
Joseph avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joseph slips under a jab from Sly.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Joseph!
Sly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sly wants it to stay on the feet.
Sly throws a head kick that misses.
Joseph throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sly was covering up waiting for the punch and Joseph finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Joseph can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Sly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joseph trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sly is looking for a triangle but Joseph pushes his legs off easily.
Sly is looking for a triangle but Joseph pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Joseph sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sly's guard.
Sly throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sly wants to improve his position but Joseph is controlling well.
Joseph is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Joseph lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joseph throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sly wants to control but Joseph is keeping busy.
Joseph wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sly keeps working.
Joseph lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Joseph pulls his head out easily.
Joseph is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sly sees it coming and defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph seems to be working for a kimura but Sly defends the submission attempt.
Joseph is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sly has managed to free his arm - good work.
Joseph is looking for a kimura here.
Sly actively working from the bottom here.
Sly wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sly is trying to control but can't.
Joseph lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sly actively working from the bottom here.
Sly is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph is looking for a kimura but Sly is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Joseph to get the leverage.
Joseph wants to work for an arm triangle but Sly is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Joseph is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sly defends it well.
Joseph is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sly doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Joseph.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is working for a submission of some sort.
Sly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sly is not content to let Joseph control the position.
Sly actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sly actively working from the bottom here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph trying to pass the guard but Sly defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Joseph dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sly drives through with a takedown into guard.
Joseph has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Joseph escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sly 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joseph is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joseph swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sly wants to control from the top but Joseph keeps moving.
Joseph not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joseph has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sly has managed to get both his arms back between Joseph's legs - danger averted.
Kirk Joseph has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sly forces his way into half guard.
Sly looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sly is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are battling for position here. Joseph manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph keeping moving, preventing Sly from controlling successfully.
Joseph is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sly won't allow Joseph to sweep him here.
Joseph looking to control.
Sly tries to free his leg and advance position but Joseph is retaining full guard.
Sly won't allow Joseph to sweep him here.
Joseph avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sly trying to control the position from guard on top but Joseph is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph wants to sweep here but Sly controlling him for the moment.
Sly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joseph swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sly stopping the sweep attempt from Joseph.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph keeping moving, preventing Sly from controlling successfully.
Kibbe Sly has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Joseph lands a nice shot that snaps Sly's head back.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Joseph was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sly is trying to get back to half guard.
Joseph working the body and head with strikes.
Joseph lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sly is working to avoid the ground and pound but Joseph connects with a decent elbow.
Joseph is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph working away.
Sly is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Joseph off and has taken his back!
Joseph trying to control the action but Sly just sinks the hooks in.
I really don't envy Joseph right now.
Sly working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Sly controlling well, preventing Joseph from escaping the position.
Joseph rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joseph trying to control here.
Sly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Joseph 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.
Kirk Joseph showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Joseph.
Sly looks to land a left hand but Joseph moved out of range nicely.
Sly looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Joseph gets full guard.
Sly tries to free his leg and advance position but Joseph is retaining full guard.
Joseph has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sly pushing down on Joseph's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sly is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Joseph sees it coming and defends easily.
Joseph wants to control but Sly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joseph works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sly is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Joseph is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Joseph has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joseph trying to control but Sly is working from the bottom.
Sly is looking for a triangle but Joseph pushes his legs off easily.
Sly has his foot on Joseph's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Joseph works his way back into a safe position though.
Joseph lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Joseph doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Joseph manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sly keeping moving, preventing Joseph from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph connects with a couple of short punches.
Joseph stopping the sweep attempt from Sly.
Joseph advances to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sly is defending against the submission attempts here by Joseph.
Joseph is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sly defends it well.
Sly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Joseph is working away from the top position though.
Joseph is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is looking for a kimura here.
Joseph wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sly keeps working.
Sly actively working from the bottom here.
Joseph missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Joseph is looking for a kimura but Sly is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Joseph to get the leverage.
Sly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Joseph is trying to control. Sly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sly actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Joseph.
Joseph working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Joseph is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Joseph is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sly sees it coming and defends easily.
Sly wants to get back to full guard.
Kirk Joseph is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Joseph in particular looking to stall.
Kibbe Sly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sly looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk Joseph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joseph has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Joseph!
Kirk Joseph decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Declan McCready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Criminal Minded as his entrance music. Julio Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Declan McCready!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julio Smith!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCready tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
McCready throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith looks to land a right hand but McCready moved out of range.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but McCready sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Smith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McCready has escaped the position, nice work there.
McCready tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McCready knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McCready rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Smith's guard! Nice work there by McCready!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCready won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
McCready got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McCready has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McCready defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCready preventing the sweep.
Smith keeping moving, preventing McCready from controlling successfully.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
McCready has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Declan McCready just wasn't active enough.
McCready takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith scores with a jab. McCready acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCready looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Declan McCready seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Smith.
It looks like Declan McCready has been cut.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCready circles away.
Smith throws a head kick but McCready moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCready fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McCready attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Declan McCready's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McCready throws an off balance right hand
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by McCready.
McCready connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCready's sensitive parts.
McCready keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McCready moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
McCready finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head kick misses from McCready.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends McCready's belly button to the back.
McCready throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCready can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCready throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCready can pounce on him.
Smith misses with a head kick.
McCready throws a low kick, looking for Smith's leg but Smith calmly moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCready.
McCready blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCready lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
McCready throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCready.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
McCready avoids the body shot from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCready checks a leg kick.
Smith checks the leg kick.
McCready throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McCready fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
McCready throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCready.
McCready throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McCready connects with a nice looking jab.
McCready tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and McCready counters with a single leg into guard. Smith didn't expect that.
Smith is working an open guard so McCready takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith instigates a clinch.
McCready lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but McCready is controlling him.
McCready misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by McCready.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCready.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McCready after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from McCready.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Declan McCready has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Smith.
McCready misses with a body punch.
McCready misses with some punches.
McCready misses with the head strike.
McCready tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing McCready back against the cage.
McCready goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McCready just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short body shot lands from McCready as the two fighters clinch.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCready creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCready breaks the clinch.
McCready throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCready goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Declan McCready is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith misses with a hook. McCready ducked under it nicely.
McCready moves into the clinch.
Smith is trying to stall.
A short right from McCready on the inside.
McCready lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCready lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, McCready scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCready working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith has McCready pushed against the cage.
A body shot lands from McCready.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Declan McCready dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Declan McCready's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Smith misses the shot to the body.
McCready tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith checks the leg kick.
McCready slips a straight right by Smith.
McCready tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but McCready is retaining full guard.
McCready looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McCready manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smith manages to get himself to full guard.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Smith looking for subs off his back but McCready has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Smith tries to get to full guard but McCready has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to stand up here but McCready is controlling him well.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCready controlling the action here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McCready connects with a solid leg kick.
McCready throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by McCready.
McCready throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
McCready plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McCready pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Declan McCready.
I think McCready has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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