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HFC 5: UNFORGIVEN PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Ham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlanta Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atlanta Johnson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Ham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atlanta Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ham drops Johnson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Johnson looks back up at him and smiles so Ham waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Atlanta Johnson has been cut.
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!
Johnson moves out of range as Ham strikes.
Johnson moves to clinch but Ham breaks away
enabling Ham to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson leaves his chin hanging out and Ham seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Johnson crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steven Ham!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mean Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Boinkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mean Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, TJ Boinkins!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boinkins connects with a right that clearly hurt Machine. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Boinkins proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Machine collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). TJ Boinkins!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chubber Lane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big Jim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Jim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chubber Lane!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Lane misses.
Lane drops Jim with a left right combo! Lane follows him down to the ground into side control.
Jim is rocked!
It looks like Big Jim has been cut.
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!
Lane is trying to get an arm triangle but Jim is defending well.
Oh Jim is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lane tries to stand but Jim is controlling his head.
Lane controlling the position from side mount.
Jim seems to have got his legs back now.
Lane has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jim!
Lane tries to control but Jim wriggling away.
Jim blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lane can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jim is looking to escape.
Jim can't escape the position.
Lane wants to control the pace but Jim is squirming around nicely.
Jim wants to hold on but Lane pushes him away.
Lane trying to control but Jim is having none of it.
Lane looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jim really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lane controlling the position easily from mount.
Lane avoids the attempt from Jim to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lane drops Jim with a nice combination! Lane dives into Jim's guard, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lane trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jim manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jim will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jim stopping the sweep attempt from Lane.
Jim decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lane, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lane tries to close the distance and clinch but Jim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lane misses with a wild body shot.
Jim checks a low kick from Lane.
Jim slips a jab and a cross from Lane.
Lane tried to score with a low kick but Jim checks it.
Lane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lane moves into the clinch.
Lane has had enough of the clinch but Jim keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Lane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lane's efforts to push away.
Jim manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chubber Lane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Jim's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jim cracks Lane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lane avoids the body shot from Jim.
Lane tries to clinch but Jim moves out of range.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Lane and Jim goes tumbling to the canvas! Lane follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lane is looking for submissions but instead, Jim has regained full guard.
Lane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jim wants to stand up but Lane is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lane would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jim trying to control the position here.
Lane must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lane trying to control but Jim is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Big Jim just wasn't active enough.
Lane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jim.
Lane wants to slow Jim down by chopping away at his legs.
Big Jim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lane throws a right and a left that Jim avoids nicely.
Lane throws a hook but Jim avoids it easily.
Lane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lane wants to clinch.
Lane tries to clinch up.
Lane tries to bum rush Jim with a series of wild strikes but Jim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lane lands a left and a right that sends Jim crashing to the canvas! Lane dives into mount looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jim wants to hold on but Lane pushes him away.
Lane looking to ground and pound but Jim is blocking nicely.
Lane throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lane is trying to control here but Jim has managed to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim wants to stand back up but Lane manages to pass into side control.
Jim explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Lane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jim doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lane misses with a few strikes there.
Lane throws a low kick but Jim moves out of range easily.
Jim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jim walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Lane swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chubber Lane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heavy Badass is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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290 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heavy Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Kong!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Badass clinches up with Kong and pushes him back against the cage.
Badass is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Badass breaks the clinch.
Badass fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Badass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Badass shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kong as he avoids it easily.
Badass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kong loads up on a big right hand but Badass slips the punch.
Kong blocks a head kick by Badass.
Kong misses with a straight left.
Badass pushes Kong up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass breaks from the clinch.
Kong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Badass.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heavy Badass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Badass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Badass is defended easily by Kong.
Badass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Badass rushes Kong and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kong leaves Badass with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kong blocks a head kick by Badass.
Badass tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kong swivels and escapes.
Kong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badass fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Badass is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Badass.
Nice sprawl there from Kong as Badass shoots in.
King Kong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong swings for the body but Badass moves out of range.
Kong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Badass takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Badass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Badass shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Kong misses.
Kong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Heavy Badass has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badass ducks under a wild hook from Kong.
Kong stuffs the takedown attempt from Badass. Badass gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Badass misses with a few strikes there.
Kong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kong swinging wildly here.
A punch lands to the side of Badass 's head but he takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kong misses with a wild body shot.
Badass shoots in for a takedown but Kong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Badass takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Kong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heavy Badass's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Kong. Beautiful body shot.
Badass shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kong as he jumps to the side.
Badass shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kong defends it nicely.
Kong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heavy Badass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kong misses with a looping left.
Kong misses with a double jab
and Badass holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong wants a takedown but no success here.
Kong wants to break free but Badass has control.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Badass. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Badass leaning against his opponent.
Badass tries a body shot but Kong blocks it.
Badass has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heavy Badass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Badass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Badass darts in and clinches Kong up against the cage.
Badass manages to break the clinch.
Kong looks to score with a jab to the body but Badass is just out of range.
Badass rushes Kong and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass goes for a takedown attempt but Kong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Badass is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
King Kong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Badass misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heavy Badass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong missing with a left hand there. Badass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Badass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Badass dives in and grabs Kong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kong pushes down on Badass's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a hook but Badass blocks it.
Badass tries to clinch but Kong moves out of range.
Kong avoids the body shot from Badass.
Kong misses with the combination.
Badass is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Badass tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kong swivels and escapes.
Badass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Badass shoots for a double leg takedown but Kong sprawls well. He's pushed Badass's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass shoots in for a takedown but Kong shows good takedown defense.
Kong misses with a two punch combination.
Kong misses with a hook. Badass ducked under it nicely.
Badass gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong throws an overhand right that lands on Badass's shoulder, as Badass tries to avoid the shot.
Badass fails with a takedown attempt.
Kong throws a hook to the side of Badass's head but Badass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong cracks a nice hook into Badass's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Kong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Heavy Badass's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Badass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Badass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kong.
Kong shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Badass eats them both and turns towards Kong to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Badass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Badass.
Badass is looking to clinch but Kong is avoiding it.
Badass rushes Kong and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Badass tries to pull guard but Kong forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kong jumps guard but Badass stands there with Kong around his waist. Kong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Badass.
Badass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Badass throws a push kick but Kong slaps the foot to one side.
Kong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kong thows a body shot but no joy.
Badass attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Badass dodges the punch combination from Kong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kong. Those never looked like landing.
Kong displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Badass.
Badass clinches up against the cage.
Badass stalling the fight.
Kong is trying to pull guard but Badass has him pressed against the cage.
Kong wants to take the fight to the mat but Badass manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Heavy Badass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Kong.
Badass misses with an elbow strike.
Kong tries to break the clinch but Badass is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badass fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kong has had enough of the clinch but Badass keeps him there for the moment.
Kong wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Badass drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Badass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Badass doesn't manage to clinch there - Kong circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong thows a body shot but no joy.
Badass shoots in for a takedown but Kong shows good takedown defense.
Kong misses with a hook. Badass ducked under it nicely.
Badass tries to close the distance and clinch but Kong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badass just misses with a punch to the body.
Badass shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Badass ducks right into an uppercut from Kong.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Badass defending well as Kong loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Kong misses.
Heavy Badass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
King Kong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Badass throws a sloppy head kick and Kong moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
King Kong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kong winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Kong!
Jumping up and down and very excited, King Kong waved his t-shirt featuring Pinoy Fightwear (90% Laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Time Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Time Bomb has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Time Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ throws an overhand right that lands on Bomb's shoulder, as Bomb tries to avoid the shot.
Christ misses with an uppercut. Bomb saw that one coming.
Christ misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bomb.
Christ throws an overhand right that lands on Bomb's shoulder, as Bomb tries to avoid the shot.
Christ comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bomb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bomb shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Christ pinned against the cage. Christ gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Christ throws a hook but Bomb avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Christ.
Christ misses with a looping right.
Bomb slips under a jab from Christ.
Christ scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Christ looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bomb drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bomb working away.
Bomb has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Christ!
Bomb in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bomb is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Christ is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Time Bomb!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greco has chosen Inner Circle- Bad Boys as his entrance music. Sam Greco is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Greco!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Greco counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Greco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Greco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Greco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Greco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Greco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Greco avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Greco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greco avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones trying to control the position but instead, Greco has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones into the cage.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Sam Greco has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Greco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Greco lands with a light punch inside.
Greco scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Greco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Greco lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jonathan Jones has been cut.
Greco avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Greco breaks from the clinch.
Greco has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Greco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones wants the takedown. Greco is fighting it off but Jones persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Greco's guard against the cage.
Jones is working Greco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones advances position into side control!
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!
Jones happy to just control the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the action but Greco is working from the bottom.
Jones happy to just control the position for now.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Greco, who protects the arm well.
Greco on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Greco stops Jones from passing to mount.
Jones tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jones has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Greco seems a little lost for a moment, as Jones dominates the positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Greco to see if he's OK.
Jones has hold of Greco's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Greco seems comfortable defending it but Jones has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Greco is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Greco is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Jones couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonathan Jones!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wily Kealoha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Legate Lanius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kealoha comes to the cage accompanied by Hula Hula. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Legate Lanius enters the cage!
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215 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wily Kealoha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Legate Lanius!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lanius closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lanius trying to control the position but Kealoha is working away.
Kealoha sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lanius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kealoha moves into full guard.
Lanius advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kealoha won't allow Lanius to pass to mount.
Lanius is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kealoha defends it well.
Lanius tries to stand and escape but Kealoha is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kealoha wants to control but Lanius is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lanius tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kealoha controls his leg.
Lanius works his way into side control.
Lanius goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kealoha has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lanius but great work by Kealoha.
Kealoha has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kealoha is working for a guillotine from mount but Lanius frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lanius tries to hold on but Kealoha pushes him away.
Kealoha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lanius is looking to escape.
Kealoha looking to secure an arm triangle but Lanius defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kealoha working for a guillotine from mount but Lanius is in no mood to give up.
Lanius is looking to get to half guard.
Kealoha tries to control but Lanius wriggling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lanius bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lanius looking to pass the guard.
Kealoha had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lanius defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanius trying to control the position from guard on top but Kealoha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lanius tries to free his leg and advance position but Kealoha is retaining full guard.
Lanius stands and throws Kealoha's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kealoha prevents Lanius from moving into mount.
Lanius working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lanius tries to stand but Kealoha is controlling his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanius throws an elbow but Kealoha slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kealoha is not content to let Lanius control the position.
Kealoha can't do much from the bottom here.
Lanius wants to control but Kealoha is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kealoha trying to remain calm as Lanius controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Legate Lanius dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kealoha darts in and clinches Lanius up against the cage.
Kealoha dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lanius.
Lanius lands a takedown into guard.
Legate Lanius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lanius has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kealoha is proving hard to escape from.
Lanius must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lanius trying to control the position from guard on top but Kealoha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lanius won't allow Kealoha to sweep him here.
Lanius works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kealoha is not content to let Lanius control the position.
Kealoha has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lanius is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kealoha manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lanius slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lanius tries to stand but Kealoha is controlling his head.
Kealoha prevents Lanius from moving into mount.
Lanius wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kealoha, who protects the arm well.
Lanius tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lanius has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kealoha gets back to half guard.
Lanius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kealoha gets full guard.
Lanius wants to control from the top but Kealoha keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kealoha can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lanius controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lanius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kealoha is keeping the position for now.
Lanius has gone for a leg lock! Kealoha slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lanius's guard.
Lanius keeping moving, preventing Kealoha from controlling successfully.
Lanius wants to sweep here but Kealoha controlling him for the moment.
Kealoha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lanius is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lanius is trying to control the position but Kealoha postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Legate Lanius.
Kealoha misses with a body shot.
Lanius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lanius manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kealoha stopping the sweep attempt from Lanius.
Kealoha wants to control from the top but Lanius keeps moving.
Kealoha stopping the sweep attempt from Lanius.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lanius trying to control the position.
Kealoha advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Legate Lanius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lanius scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lanius thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kealoha is trying to control Lanius's posture but Lanius avoids it.
Kealoha managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lanius.
Kealoha manages to get back to half guard.
Lanius trying to mount his opponent but Kealoha defends it.
Lanius is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kealoha sees it coming and defends easily.
Lanius is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanius is trying to work for a kimura but Kealoha is defending well.
Lanius is looking to stall here but Kealoha recovers full guard.
Lanius got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kealoha has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lanius has managed to get both his arms back between Kealoha's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kealoha keeping full guard, as Lanius tries to pass.
Lanius avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lanius passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The strikes coming from Lanius are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lanius tries to advance to mount but Kealoha denies him.
Lanius in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kealoha is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Legate Lanius!
Our winner, Legate Lanius, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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