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Hilo Fight 26 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Marshall (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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marshall.
Marshall looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshall manages to avoid it.
Marshall drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Marshall stalling in the clinch.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Marshall tries to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Marshall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marshall takes a shot to the head.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marshall takes a shot to the head.
Marshall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marshall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Diaz misses.
George Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marshall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marshall fails with a takedown attempt.
George Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Marshall.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshall.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Marshall didn't see that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Marshall on that attempt.
Marshall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Marshall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marshall looks winded!
Marshall takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Marshall dives in and scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Marshall trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Marshall preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Andrew Marshall hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Marshall tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diaz is fending him off so far but Marshall persists. Nope, Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Marshall prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Marshall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marshall moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marshall.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diaz lands a jab.
Marshall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
A short right from Diaz.
Marshall blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Marshall is rocked!
Diaz pushes Marshall against the cage. Diaz is working some dirty boxing. Diaz pushes off with a quick right hook! Marshall goes down! Marshall tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Diaz moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Diaz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Schellmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zesse Echobeach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stefan Schellmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zesse Echobeach!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Echobeach instigates a clinch.
Echobeach prevents Schellmann from breaking the clinch.
Schellmann drops down looking for an ankle pick but Echobeach pulls his leg out and moves away.
Echobeach gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schellmann counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Schellmann drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Echobeach dives on top into guard.
Echobeach tries to free his leg and advance position but Schellmann is retaining full guard.
Echobeach postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Schellmann is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Echobeach, into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schellmann postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Echobeach keeping moving, preventing Schellmann from controlling successfully.
Schellmann is really struggling to control Echobeach but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Schellmann stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Echobeach swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schellmann is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stefan Schellmann has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Echobeach takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Echobeach scores with a knee to the head.
Schellmann gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Schellmann 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.
Echobeach wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schellmann wants to control but Echobeach is keeping him busy.
Schellmann works his way into side control.
Schellmann throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Echobeach works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Schellmann working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Echobeach's thigh. Echobeach counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schellmann stops Echobeach from standing up.
Schellmann throwing strikes but missing.
Schellmann tries to free his leg and advance position but Echobeach is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schellmann looking to sit in guard and control but Echobeach gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Schellmann 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.
Schellmann darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Echobeach tries to roll over but Schellmann keeps him under control.
Schellmann is looking for a kimura but Echobeach is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Schellmann to get the leverage.
Echobeach is staying active underneath Schellmann, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Schellmann is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schellmann is stalling here. Echobeach is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Schellmann seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Echobeach has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Echobeach tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Echobeach has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Echobeach is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Schellmann knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Echobeach tries for a kimura but Schellmann is defending well.
Echobeach working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Schellmann tries to buck Echobeach off but Echobeach is having none of it.
Echobeach working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Echobeach trying to control the action but Schellmann is working from the bottom.
Echobeach swings around for an armbar but Schellmann sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Echobeach's guard.
Echobeach keeping moving, preventing Schellmann from controlling successfully.
Schellmann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schellmann wants to control from the top but Echobeach keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schellmann keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Echobeach's head.
Schellmann wanted to stand there but Echobeach had control of the position.
Schellmann pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Echobeach is keeping the position for now.
Schellmann throws an elbow that misses. Echobeach uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Schellmann's guard. Nice move by Echobeach!
Echobeach trying to control the position from guard on top but Schellmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Stefan Schellmann will probably get the nod.
That's time! Schellmann's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Schellmann stuffs the takedown.
Schellmann shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Echobeach pinned against the cage. Echobeach gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Schellmann gets tackled into the cage by Echobeach. Echobeach maintains the clinch.
Schellmann is looking to take this one to the mat.
Echobeach tries to land a knee to the head but Schellmann blocks with his arms.
Echobeach with a knee to the head.
Schellmann is trying to break the clinch but Echobeach has him pressed against the cage.
Echobeach tries to land a knee to the head but Schellmann blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Echobeach.
Echobeach using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schellmann has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Echobeach throws a knee to the head but misses.
Echobeach wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Echobeach misses with a short punch on the inside.
Echobeach breaks from the clinch.
Echobeach lands with a nice combination. Schellmann backs away looking to recover.
Echobeach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Echobeach fails with an attempt to clinch.
Echobeach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schellmann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Echobeach tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schellmann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Echobeach fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schellmann avoids it really well and circles away.
Echobeach shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Schellmann as he jumps to the side.
Stefan Schellmann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zesse Echobeach.
Schellmann gets a clinch.
Echobeach tries a knee to the head but Schellmann blocks it.
Schellmann working hard to break the clinch.
Zesse Echobeach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Echobeach throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schellmann blocks it with crossed arms.
Echobeach is pressed up against the cage. Schellmann has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Echobeach down to the mat. Echobeach avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Echobeach misses with a takedown attempt
and Schellmann counters with a three punch combo that has Echobeach backing up. Echobeach nods at Schellmann to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schellmann decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Echobeach avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Schellmann.
Schellmann is trying to control the action in half guard but Echobeach is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Schellmann passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Echobeach!
Schellmann looking to control but Echobeach is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schellmann looking to take Echobeach's back but Echobeach rolls and after a scramble, Echobeach ends up on top in guard. Nice escape there from Echobeach to escape a tricky position.
Stefan Schellmann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schellmann is trying to control the position but Echobeach postures up.
Echobeach drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Schellmann dives on top into guard.
Echobeach avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schellmann wants to control from the top but Echobeach keeps moving.
Schellmann wants to pass the guard but Echobeach is keeping the position.
Schellmann trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Echobeach preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Echobeach keeping moving, preventing Schellmann from controlling successfully.
Stefan Schellmann is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Schellmann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schellmann, 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Schellmann!
Stefan Schellmann 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tero Siren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks has chosen Cult Of Personality by Living Colour as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tero Siren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks falls off balance throwing a combination
and Siren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Phil Brooks has been cut.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Siren.
Siren lands with a straight right. Brooks didn't see that one coming.
Brooks is rocked!
Brooks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Siren counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tero Siren!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paco Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes to the cage accompanied by La Puerta Negra. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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145 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paco Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen closes the distance and clinches up with Mendez, looking for a takedown. Andersen pushes Mendez against the cage but Mendez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mendez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Andersen on the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mendez.
Andersen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mendez throws a solid leg kick but Andersen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mendez.
Mendez wants to land a leg kick but Andersen is out of range.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Andersen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andersen tries for a takedown but Mendez circles away easily
and Mendez counters with a straight right hand.
Andersen is rocked!
Andersen has his takedown stuffed
and Mendez counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Andersen badly! Mendez follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Andersen out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Mendez finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paco Mendez!
Paco Mendez was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ford Atlas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ford Atlas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atlas throws a head kick that misses.
Porter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Atlas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Atlas lands a big head kick that sends Porter tumbling to the mat! Atlas takes a step backwards and waves Porter back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Porter is rocked!
It looks like Max Porter has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porter gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ford Atlas!
Ford Atlas was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patryk Jaworski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Denisovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denisovitch has chosen Katyusha as his entrance music. Patryk Jaworski 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patryk Jaworski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Denisovitch!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denisovitch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaworski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Denisovitch closes the distance and pushes Jaworski back into the cage.
Denisovitch prevents a takedown attempt there.
Denisovitch throws an elbow that misses.
Denisovitch lands an elbow inside.
Jaworski avoids the elbow strike from Denisovitch, against the cage.
Jaworski has Denisovitch pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Denisovitch manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Denisovitch.
Denisovitch tries to land knees in the clinch but Jaworski avoids the damage to the body.
Denisovitch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaworski is defending well for now.
Jaworski takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaworski avoids the elbow strike from Denisovitch, against the cage.
Denisovitch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denisovitch lands an elbow inside.
Denisovitch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jaworski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patryk Jaworski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Denisovitch.
Denisovitch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Denisovitch pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaworski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jaworski avoids a wild elbow strike from Denisovitch.
Denisovitch lands an elbow inside.
Denisovitch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Denisovitch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denisovitch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denisovitch lands an elbow just above Jaworski 's eye.
Jaworski takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Denisovitch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jaworski blocks an elbow strike.
Denisovitch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Denisovitch obliges.
Jaworski is breathing heavily.
Denisovitch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Denisovitch lands an elbow just above Jaworski 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denisovitch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jaworski is defending well for now.
Denisovitch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Denisovitch.
Denisovitch trying to land knees to the body.
Jaworski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaworski takes an elbow to the temple.
Denisovitch pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaworski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Denisovitch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jaworski avoids the elbow strike from Denisovitch, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denisovitch.
Denisovitch lands an elbow inside that Jaworski shrugs off.
Denisovitch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaworski blocks the elbow strike.
Denisovitch lands an elbow inside.
Denisovitch lands a damaging elbow.
Jaworski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Denisovitch is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Denisovitch lands a nice elbow.
Denisovitch is stalling here.
Jaworski takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Denisovitch throws an elbow that misses.
Jaworski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Denisovitch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Denisovitch dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Denisovitch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Patryk Jaworski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Denisovitch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jaworski, pushing him back against the cage.
Jaworski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Denisovitch after a bit of a struggle.
Jaworski blocks an elbow strike from Denisovitch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denisovitch.
Denisovitch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jaworski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Denisovitch prevents it.
Denisovitch is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Denisovitch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denisovitch lands an elbow just above Jaworski 's eye.
Denisovitch lands a damaging elbow.
Denisovitch lands an elbow inside that Jaworski shrugs off.
Denisovitch lands an elbow that stopped Jaworski in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denisovitch throws an elbow but misses.
Denisovitch lands a damaging elbow.
Denisovitch trying to land knees to the body.
Denisovitch is pushing Jaworski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Denisovitch lands a damaging elbow.
Denisovitch lands an elbow that stopped Jaworski in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaworski dodges an elbow strike from Denisovitch.
Denisovitch lands an elbow inside that Jaworski shrugs off.
Denisovitch pushes off an throws an elbow but Jaworski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Denisovitch lands an elbow inside.
Jaworski is rocked!
Jaworski wants a takedown.
Oh Jaworski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patryk Jaworski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaworski blocks an elbow strike.
Denisovitch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ivan Denisovitch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Denisovitch throws an elbow but it misses.
Denisovitch throws an elbow but it misses.
Jaworski seems to have got his legs back now.
Jaworski takes an elbow to the temple.
Denisovitch lands an elbow inside that Jaworski shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaworski is looking for a takedown.
Denisovitch lands an elbow inside that Jaworski shrugs off.
Denisovitch lands a damaging elbow.
Denisovitch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denisovitch has Jaworski pressed against the cage. He pushes Jaworski back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Denisovitch throws a beautiful elbow that sends Jaworski crashing to the floor! Denisovitch piles on the pressure with more strikes! Jaworski is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Denisovitch!
A victorious Ivan Denisovitch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Samuels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JayDee Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Samuels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JayDee Penn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn fails with the takedown
and Samuels counters with a single leg into guard. Penn didn't expect that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Samuels drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Samuels jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Penn pushes a forearm under Samuels's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Samuels is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). JayDee Penn!
JayDee Penn bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Huggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Elbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Huggins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Huggins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gray Elbe!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elbe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huggins is fending him off so far but Elbe persists. Nope, Huggins circles away and we're back to standing.
Chuck Huggins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huggins works the jab nicely.
Huggins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Elbe avoids the head kick by Huggins.
Huggins throws a front kick that sends Elbe stumbling back into the cage.
Huggins takes the fight into the clinch.
Huggins digs a right hand underneath Elbe's ribcage. Elbe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
Elbe pulls guard effortlessly.
Elbe looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Huggins is defending well. Elbe quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Huggins has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Elbe celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gray Elbe!
Gray Elbe is the new welterweight champion!
After the big win, Gray Elbe made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pitt Nutrition (160 Recovery, Stamina and Muscle M and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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