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UPF-H 54: 3 Years One Eyed PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Ingles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Benitez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benitez has chosen Avenged Sevenfold - Welcome To The Family as his entrance music. Guillermo Benitez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ken Ingles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guillermo Benitez!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingles throws a series of punches but Benitez moves out of range.
Benitez shoots in and drives through. Ingles sprawls well.
Ingles misses with a body shot.
Benitez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ingles is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Benitez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ingles scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ingles throws a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Ingles.
Ingles stuns Benitez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ingles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benitez dives in for a single leg takedown but Ingles sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ingles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ingles breaks from the clinch.
Ingles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ingles.
It looks like Guillermo Benitez has been cut.
A combination from Ingles does no damage.
Ingles connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benitez's hands.
Benitez is rocked!
Ken Ingles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ingles scores with a sloppy right hand. Benitez should have avoided that one.
Ingles is looking to wear down Benitez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benitez closes the distance and clinches up with Ingles, looking for a takedown. Benitez pushes Ingles against the cage but Ingles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ken Ingles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guillermo Benitez.
Ingles lands with a nice combination. Benitez backs away looking to recover.
No joy there for Ingles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ingles scores with a three punch combo!
Ingles lands a left and a right that send Benitez crashing to the mat, dazed. Ingles thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Benitez is still on wobbly legs! Can Ingles finish him?
Ingles misses with the combination.
Ingles cracks Benitez with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OH! Benitez has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Ingles smells blood and charges in for the finish! Ingles unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Benitez sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ken Ingles!
After winning the bout, Ken Ingles thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esoj Aicrag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Potatos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Potatos has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! 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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218 lbs
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260 lbs
25 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esoj Aicrag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Potatos!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aicrag closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aicrag lands in his opponent's guard.
Potatos looks winded!
Aicrag landing with the ground and pound.
Aicrag might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aicrag landing with the ground and pound.
Aicrag landing some decent shots from guard.
Aicrag is working Potatos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aicrag scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aicrag connects with a couple of short punches.
Aicrag lands a couple of elbows.
Aicrag with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aicrag lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Aicrag is working Potatos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Aicrag makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Potatos has momentary wrist control but Aicrag slips an elbow through the middle.
Aicrag is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aicrag's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Aicrag passes Potatos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Aicrag.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aicrag landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Potatos is rocked!
Aicrag scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Potatos is still in real trouble! Can Aicrag finish him?
Aicrag lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Potatos! More strikes land and this one is all over! Aicrag jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Esoj Aicrag!
An out of breath Esoj Aicrag thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and To Hak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazarov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Fade to Black" by Metallica. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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189 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
6 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vadim Nazarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, To Hak!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hak can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Nazarov misses its intended target.
Nazarov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nazarov takes one to the chin there.
Hak cracks Nazarov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hak thuds his right hand into Nazarov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hak cracks the inside of Nazarov's front leg.
Hak thumps Nazarov with a low kick.
Nazarov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hak tries to avoid it but Nazarov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hak to the ground. Hak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nazarov shoots in but no luck this time.
Nazarov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hak's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nazarov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hak wants to sweep but no luck.
Nazarov postures up.
Nazarov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nazarov trying to control but Hak is working from the bottom.
Hak looking for a sweep. Not yet Hak, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov wants to control from the top but Hak keeps moving.
Hak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nazarov is one step ahead there.
Nazarov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hak looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nazarov puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hak moves into full guard.
Nazarov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hak trying to control the position here.
Nazarov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov won't allow Hak to sweep him here.
Nazarov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hak is trying to control the position but Nazarov postures up.
Nazarov throwing strikes from guard but Hak blocks nicely.
Nazarov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hak wants to sweep here but Nazarov controlling him for the moment.
Nazarov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nazarov throwing strikes but missing.
Nazarov tries to free his leg and advance position but Hak is retaining full guard.
Hak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov stands up over Hak, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hak keeping full guard, as Nazarov tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazarov wants to control from the top but Hak keeps moving.
Hak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nazarov is one step ahead there.
Hak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hak tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hak trying to keep a closed guard but Nazarov is proving a slippery customer.
Hak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nazarov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nazarov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov is looking to work some ground and pound but Hak has wrist control.
Hak keeping moving, preventing Nazarov from controlling successfully.
Nazarov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hak is looking to control Nazarov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hak avoid being mounted?
Nazarov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hak is staying active underneath Nazarov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hak is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nazarov is pressing down on Hak's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hak is holding on for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazarov working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vadim Nazarov will probably get the nod.
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.
Nice sprawl there from Hak as Nazarov shoots in.
A shot to the liver by Hak. Beautiful body shot.
Hak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nazarov.
Hak clinches up against the cage.
Hak lands a body shot.
Nazarov tries for a takedown but Hak manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nazarov.
Still in the clinch, Hak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nazarov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hak's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nazarov can't find room to land a body shot as Hak controls the action.
Nazarov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hak backwards.
Nazarov misses with the head strike.
Hak blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hak swings wildly with an uppercut but Nazarov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hak lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hak lands a hook that snaps the head of Nazarov backwards.
Hak throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazarov.
Hak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nazarov is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadim Nazarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hak lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hak gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nazarov.
Hak has a couple of punches blocked by Nazarov.
Hak lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hak lands a body shot.
Hak throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hak prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nazarov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hak pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nazarov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hak connects with a single shot there.
Nazarov misses with a wild body shot.
Nazarov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hak is just out of range.
Nazarov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hak misses with a body punch.
Hak scores with a shot to the side of Nazarov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov is working Hak over against the cage.
To Hak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nazarov has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hak regains guard immediately.
Nazarov trying to control but Hak is working from the bottom.
Hak looking to control.
Hak is looking for a triangle but Nazarov pushes his legs off easily.
Hak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hak winds up and cracks Nazarov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hak seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nazarov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nazarov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hak scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov tries to get to full guard but Hak has control of the leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hak drops an elbow to the side of Nazarov's head.
Hak is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Nazarov reverses the position - he's now on top in Hak's guard.
Hak has his foot on Nazarov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nazarov works his way back into a safe position though.
Nazarov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hak preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nazarov connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hak lands some strikes from the bottom.
Nazarov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hak wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Nazarov is now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
To Hak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Nazarov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hak sprawls well. Hak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nazarov gets slowly back to his feet.
Nazarov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hak circles away.
Hak lands a really nice looking cross but Nazarov seems unphased.
Hak lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nazarov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hak has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nazarov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hak fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the liver by Hak. Beautiful body shot.
Hak works Nazarov's body with a nice hook.
Nazarov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Hak coming out on top.
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!
Nazarov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vadim Nazarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nazarov walks into a jab.
Hak feints and then cracks Nazarov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nazarov down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hak.
Nazarov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Hak tenderised Nazarov's leg. Nazarov is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hak.
Hak thuds his right hand into Nazarov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
To Hak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hak scores with a jab to the head.
Nazarov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nazarov tries to close the distance and clinch but Hak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nazarov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hak lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nazarov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nazarov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hak lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nazarov blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Hak.
A short body shot lands from Hak as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Hak.
Hak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nazarov backwards.
Hak lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Hak.
Hak can't find room to land a body shot as Nazarov controls the action.
Hak lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Hak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hak gets through Nazarov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Hak.
Nazarov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nazarov tries a body shot but Hak blocks it.
Hak lands a hook that snaps the head of Nazarov backwards.
Hak lands a right hand.
Hak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hak misses with a punch to the body.
Hak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hak lands with a left to the head.
Hak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hak swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nazarov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nazarov tries a body shot but Hak blocks it.
Nazarov tries to work over Hak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hak throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazarov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Vadim Nazarov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hak lands with a left to the head.
Hak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nazarov backwards.
Hak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nazarov is rocked!
Nazarov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Nazarov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nazarov blocking some punches.
Nazarov can't find room to land a body shot as Hak controls the action.
Hak lands a right hand.
Nazarov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hak unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Nazarov! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hak is unloading with more strikes now! Nazarov drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). To Hak!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jetrone Lagoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layne Staley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lagoc comes to the cage accompanied by Before I Forget. Staley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Rooster. Layne Staley will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jetrone Lagoc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Layne Staley!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagoc throws a right and a left that Staley avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Lagoc. Those never looked like landing.
Staley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lagoc feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Staleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lagoc throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Staley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Staley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lagoc lands a nice looking body shot.
Staley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lagoc napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Staley is trying to get an arm triangle but Lagoc is defending well.
Staley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lagoc might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Staley wants to control but Lagoc is keeping him busy.
Lagoc is trying to control Staley's posture but Staley avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagoc is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lagoc manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Staley content to control rather than advance.
Staley trying to mount his opponent but Lagoc defends it.
Lagoc gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staley postures up and lands a big shot to Lagoc's brow.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lagoc is on top in guard.
Lagoc wants to control from the top but Staley keeps moving.
Staley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lagoc wanted to stand there but Staley had control of the position.
Lagoc is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Staley controls Lagoc momentarily but Lagoc frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagoc stands up and waves to Staley to follow him.
Lagoc just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Lagoc misses.
Staley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lagoc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Staley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lagoc throws a right and a left that Staley avoids nicely.
Lagoc throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Staley.
Staley fails with a takedown attempt.
Jetrone Lagoc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Lagoc misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagoc tries to bum rush Staley with a series of wild strikes but Staley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Staley moves in looking to clinch but Lagoc pushes him off.
Lagoc throws a series of punches but Staley moves out of range.
Lagoc just misses with a punch to the body.
Lagoc stuffs the takedown attempt from Staley. Staley gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been told by Lagoc's head coaches at TAP ROOT -/- 10 Coaches / Great Sparring / Value that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jetrone Lagoc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Layne Staley.
Lagoc throws a body punch but Staley moves out of range.
Staley tries to clinch but Lagoc moves out of range.
Lagoc sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Staley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lagoc as he avoids it easily.
Staley takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lagoc looks to land a combination but Staley avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jetrone Lagoc 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.
Staley moves in looking to clinch but Lagoc pushes him off.
Lagoc rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Staley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Staley closes the distance but Lagoc moves to the side
and Lagoc counters with a straight right hand.
Lagoc throws a nice looking combination but Staley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Staley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lagoc.
Lagoc connects with a body shot.
Jetrone Lagoc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lagoc misses with a wild body shot.
Lagoc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Staley walks into a straight right hand from Lagoc.
Lagoc circles away from the clinch attempt.
Staley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Staley is rocked!
Lagoc throws a right and a left that Staley avoids nicely.
Staley is still on wobbly legs! Can Lagoc finish him?
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!
Lagoc fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagoc lands with a right and another and another! Staley is in big trouble! Lagoc lands again and this time it's lights out for Staley! A quality knockout there for Lagoc.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jetrone Lagoc!
Jetrone Lagoc is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Jetrone Lagoc thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Layne Staley had this to say: 'Well, looks like it's back to the drawing board for this chump. I'm feeling "Down in a hole". Alice in Chains rocks! '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ares Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Jacobs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ares Sanchez's chin.
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29
139 lbs
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146 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ares Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez gets the takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Jacobs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jacobs manages to get back to half guard.
Jacobs is pressing down on Sanchez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sanchez stays in close to Jacobs's body and controls the position.
Jacobs has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sanchez doesn't defend quickly enough and Jacobs has managed to lock this one up! Can Sanchez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jacobs on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tim Jacobs!
During a confident post fight interview, Tim Jacobs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe's entrance music is A Country Boy Can Survive. A fine choice. Jon Monroe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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26
174 lbs
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162 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Smith!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith is looking to clinch.
Monroe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Monroe counters with a right hand to the body.
Monroe darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Monroe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Monroe breaks from the clinch.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monroe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Monroe swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
A left lands for Monroe.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Monroe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Monroe misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith gets a clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monroe avoids it.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Monroe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Monroe breaks from the clinch.
Smith tries to clinch up
and Monroe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Monroe blocks it.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Monroe.
Monroe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monroe scores with a jab.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Monroe moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monroe avoids it.
Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Monroe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Monroe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smith wants to clinch
and Monroe counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Monroe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monroe manages to break the clinch.
Monroe lands a body shot.
Monroe jabs at Smith's body.
Trent Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Monroe moves into the clinch.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monroe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith tries to clinch but Monroe moves out of range.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith is looking to clinch but Monroe is avoiding it.
Monroe misses with a kick to the body.
Monroe is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Monroe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
Monroe takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Monroe lands a slapping body shot.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Monroe swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Monroe throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Monroe doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith gets a clinch.
Monroe wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Monroe avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Monroe is defending well for now.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monroe's efforts to push away.
Monroe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Monroe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Monroe.
Monroe swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Monroe throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monroe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Monroe circles away.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monroe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Monroe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Monroe.
Smith tries to clinch but Monroe moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Monroe 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.
Smith tries to clinch there but Monroe circles away.
Monroe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Monroe pushes him off.
Smith wants to clinch
and Monroe counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monroe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jon Monroe is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith tries to move into range but Monroe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith is rocked!
Smith wants to clinch but Monroe slips to the side
and Monroe counters with a huge right that knocks Smith out cold! Monroe is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jon Monroe!
After winning the bout, Jon Monroe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodger Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Cronkite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronkite is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Croc song!. 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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28
280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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23
250 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodger Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Melvin Cronkite!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronkite is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crowe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crowe has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dark Violence Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Cronkite looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Crowe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cronkite trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cronkite 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.
Crowe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crowe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cronkite on the ground.
Cronkite working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cronkite trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crowe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cronkite slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronkite working over Crowe with some ground and pound. Crowe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cronkite missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crowe controlling the position for now.
Cronkite throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cronkite is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Crowe sees it coming and defends easily.
Cronkite seems to be working for a kimura but Crowe defends the submission attempt.
Crowe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Crowe trying to keep a closed guard but Cronkite is proving a slippery customer.
Cronkite wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
Crowe has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Cronkite is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cronkite takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Melvin Cronkite has been cut.
Crowe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cronkite fails to land the takedown.
Cronkite shoots for a double leg takedown but Crowe sprawls well. He's pushed Cronkite's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rodger Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melvin Cronkite.
Crowe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cronkite's head backwards.
Cronkite shoots in for a takedown but Crowe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crowe misses with a hook. Cronkite ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Crowe.
Cronkite dives in and grabs Crowe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crowe pushes down on Cronkite's head and hops out.
Crowe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crowe stuffs the takedown.
Crowe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cronkite.
Cronkite shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crowe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe can't keep his opponent in guard - Cronkite advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Crowe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crowe is looking to improve his position.
Cronkite trying to control the action but Crowe is working from the bottom.
Crowe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Crowe.
Crowe wants to sweep but no luck.
Cronkite looking to pass the guard.
Cronkite throws a big right hand that misses.
Cronkite looking to pass the guard.
Crowe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cronkite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cronkite with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crowe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cronkite manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cronkite is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cronkite performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cronkite trying to control the action but Crowe is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe is controlling Cronkite's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Crowe is looking for a sweep. Cronkite is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rodger Crowe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Melvin Cronkite's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Crowe misses.
Cronkite closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Crowe's guard.
Cronkite looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cronkite drops back looking for a leg! Crowe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crowe manages to kick Cronkite off! Cronkite jumps back into Crowe's guard.
Crowe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cronkite scoring with some ground and pound.
Cronkite forces his way into half guard.
Cronkite seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crowe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crowe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crowe tries to get out of the position.
Cronkite moves into full mount! Crowe won't be happy about that!
Cronkite with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronkite lands a couple of good shots and Crowe has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Cronkite somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Crowe tries to break free.
Crowe trying to control but not successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crowe holding both Cronkite 's hands and preventing any damage.
Crowe surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Crowe has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Cronkite.
Cronkite is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Crowe has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cronkite patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronkite controlling from the back.
Cronkite has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cronkite tightening his grip on Crowe, looking for the choke.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cronkite. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cronkite is hanging on to Crowe's back as he tries to escape.
Crowe looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Cronkite is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Crowe knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Crowe for a finish.
Cronkite working for a choke but Crowe is defending well.
Cronkite is landing with strikes from the back.
Crowe covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronkite looking to break Crowe's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Crowe remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Cronkite will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Melvin Cronkite has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cronkite lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Cronkite.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crowe defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Cronkite looking for the RNC.
Crowe showing good submission defense here.
Cronkite is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Crowe taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Cronkite.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Melvin Cronkite!
Melvin Cronkite seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheng Jen Kuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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27
219 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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28
223 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sheng Jen Kuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Riordan!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kuo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Tommy Riordan has been cut.
Kuo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riordan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riordan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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!
Kuo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Riordan manages to get himself to full guard.
Kuo trying to control but Riordan is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuo throws a strike but Riordan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kuo seems keen to control Riordan's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kuo is on top in guard.
Kuo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuo working some strikes from top position.
Kuo advances position into side control!
Kuo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kuo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Riordan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kuo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kuo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuo in side control, throwing shots but Riordan defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuo scoring with punches and elbows.
Kuo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Riordan is looking to regain half guard here but Kuo keeps moving and retains side control.
We've been hearing that Kuo has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kuo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kuo tries to score with some ground and pound. Riordan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Riordan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kuo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Riordan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kuo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Riordan is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuo wants to control but Riordan is keeping him busy.
Kuo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Riordan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kuo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kuo working the head with strikes.
Riordan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Riordan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Riordan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Riordan is avoiding damage well.
Kuo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kuo misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan tries to bench press Kuo off him but Kuo keeps the position.
Riordan defending against the ground and pound.
Riordan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kuo tries to move to mount but Riordan blocks the move with his legs.
Kuo working the ground and pound.
Kuo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Riordan dodges the ground and pound from Kuo.
Kuo lands an elbow.
Kuo lands an elbow.
Kuo advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Riordan is rocked!
Kuo lands a big shot to the head and Riordan winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sheng Jen Kuo!
A very excited looking Sheng Jen Kuo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan McAlister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buffy Slayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McAlister's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ylvis - The Fox . Buffy Slayer acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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286 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
25 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Duncan McAlister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buffy Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
McAlister misses with a hook. Slayer ducked under it nicely.
McAlister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slayer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McAlister throws out the jab.
McAlister fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Buffy Slayer has been cut.
Duncan McAlister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McAlister throws a big shot that misses.
McAlister cracks Slayer with a big right hand and Slayer goes down!
Slayer is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McAlister sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Slayer's guard.
Slayer is still in real trouble! Can McAlister finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
McAlister is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Slayer!
McAlister works his way to his opponent's back.
McAlister is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Slayer taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from McAlister.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Duncan McAlister!
Duncan McAlister 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Henkka Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominguez has chosen The Unforgiven by MetallicA as his entrance music. Cesar Dominguez 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 middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henkka Reem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cesar Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez throws a head kick but Reem moves out of range.
Dominguez shoots and misses
and Reem counters with a stiff right hand.
Cesar Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominguez throws a solid leg kick but Reem takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dominguez.
Reem blocks a head kick by Dominguez.
Reem checks a low kick from Dominguez.
Dominguez walks into a straight right hand from Reem.
Reem slips under a jab.
Reem fails to land with a series of punches.
Dominguez misses with a low kick.
Dominguez misses with a lunging right hand
and Reem connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dominguez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Reem connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dominguez scrambles back to his feet.
Reem scores with a nice strike.
Reem cracks Dominguez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dominguez missing with a left hand there. Reem was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dominguez throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Reem counter with a right hand.
Reem is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Reem's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dominguez postures up.
Dominguez won't allow Reem to sweep him here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dominguez working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Reem will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reem looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dominguez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Reem keeps moving.
Dominguez with a nice head shot there.
Reem escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dominguez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dominguez lands a couple of elbows.
Dominguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Reem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominguez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reem has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dominguez has managed to get both his arms back between Reem's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Reem keeps moving.
Reem is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dominguez is aware though and is defending well.
Reem is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Reem keeps moving.
Dominguez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reem working a defensive guard here.
Dominguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Reem looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dominguez lands a couple of digs.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Reem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dominguez postures up in Reem's guard and throws a big left but Reem blocks it.
Dominguez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dominguez trying to control the position from guard on top but Reem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dominguez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Reem keeps moving.
Reem preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dominguez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Reem is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dominguez is aware though and is defending well.
Reem looking for a guillotine here but Dominguez defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reem throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reem looking for a guillotine here but Dominguez defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominguez wants to control from the top but Reem keeps moving.
Reem working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dominguez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Reem is tightening it up a little... Dominguez has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Dominguez reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Dominguez taps out! Nice BJJ there by Reem!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Henkka Reem!
Henkka Reem is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Henkka Reem thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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