QFC Tournament 286 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zielony Gibon (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.

Cooper
vs
Gibon

183 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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, Paddy Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zielony Gibon!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper shoots in but no luck this time.
Gibon swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.

Gibon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cooper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gibon controls the pace.
Gibon trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gibon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cooper haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Cooper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gibon is aware though and is defending well.
Cooper throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gibon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cooper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Zielony Gibon hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cooper dodges the punch combination from Gibon.
Cooper takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gibon closes the distance and clinches.

Gibon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Cooper moves into range and clinches up with Gibon.
Gibon is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Gibon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cooper is trying to keep an underhook but Gibon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gibon is thwarting Cooper's attempts to control the position.
Gibon stalling.
Cooper works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cooper looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gibon has picked Cooper up and slammed him! Cooper can't keep hold of the triangle and Gibon manages to pass to side control!
Cooper tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibon is trying to stick to Cooper's back but Cooper is turning into Gibon. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gibon's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cooper.
Cooper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cooper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gibon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gibon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gibon is trying to control. Cooper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cooper wants to improve his position but Gibon is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is trying to maintain the position but Gibon is very close to passing his half guard.
Cooper is looking for a sweep. Gibon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gibon is looking to take a break and control but Cooper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Cooper looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gibon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Cooper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gibon pulls his head out easily.

Gibon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibon wants to free his trapped foot but Cooper is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gibon looks winded!

Gibon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cooper sees it coming and defends easily.
Cooper missing with punches from the bottom.
Cooper is trying to maintain the position but Gibon is very close to passing his half guard.
Gibon is trying to control. Cooper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibon is thwarting Cooper's attempts to control the position.
Cooper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zielony Gibon dominated that round.
That's time! Cooper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gibon cracks a nice hook into Cooper's ribs.

Gibon has Cooper up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gibon misses with a knee strike.
Cooper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gibon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown but Gibon shows good takedown defense.

Gibon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gibon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper is trying to control Gibon's posture but Gibon avoids it.
Cooper gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gibon tries to stand and escape but Cooper actually recovers to full guard.
Gibon trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Gibon forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cooper looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is pressing down on Gibon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gibon trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Cooper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cooper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cooper manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gibon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gibon is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Cooper.

Cooper looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Cooper has control of Gibon's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gibon regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gibon is desperately trying to improve his position but Cooper has a good base and remains in mount.

Cooper moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Gibon has worked his arm free - good work by Gibon!
Gibon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibon punching from the bottom.

Cooper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cooper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Cooper is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gibon has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibon controlling the position well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gibon has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Cooper is on him like a limpet, forcing Gibon back against the cage.
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 Paddy Cooper will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Cooper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cooper trying to control from half guard but Gibon is working away.
Gibon wants to get back to his feet.
Gibon is looking for a sweep. Cooper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paddy Cooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cooper lands a nice short elbow.

Cooper seems to be looking for submissions.
Gibon wants to control but Cooper is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibon gets back to full guard.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Gibon keeps moving.

Cooper drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Cooper seems to have locked his on tight now - Gibon screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Cooper, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Paddy Cooper!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Young Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camus De Aquario (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.

Gun
vs
De Aquario

173 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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, Young Gun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Camus De Aquario!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gun shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Aquario napping and manages to drive through into side control!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gun scoring with punches and elbows.
Aquario gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Aquario controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Aquario is trying to control but can't.
Gun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gun drops an elbow to the side of Aquario's head.
Gun is thwarting Aquario's attempts to control the position.
Gun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aquario on the ground.
Aquario is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquario moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Aquario is looking to cinch up a triangle. Gun throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Aquario's body to avoid the submission. Aquario has instead reached around Gun's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Aquario arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Camus De Aquario!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Kill (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.

Gonzalez
vs
Kill

175 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

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, Pablo Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Kill!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Kill. That snapped Gonzalez's head back.
Nice takedown defense from Kill. No joy for Gonzalez on that attempt.
Gonzalez moves in looking to clinch but Kill pushes him off.
Gonzalez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kill counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kill throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body.
Kill throws a big shot that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Kill as Gonzalez shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Gonzalez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kill throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzalez counters with an inside leg kick.
Kill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kill walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kill clobbers Gonzalez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kill's corner calls for a 1-2. Kill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Kill avoids nicely.
Kill throws a shot from downtown. Gonzalez moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Kill.
Kill slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzalez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kill throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Kill slaps away a takedown attempt from Gonzalez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily.
Kill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gonzalez's hands.
Gonzalez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kill displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gonzalez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Kill throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kill misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Kill. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kill.
Gonzalez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kill avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez darts in looking for a takedown but Kill gets double underhooks and turns Gonzalez into the cage.
Kill lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kill.
Kill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kill.
Kill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Kill scores with a shot to the side of Gonzalez's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kill.
Kill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kill lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kill wants to get back to striking at distance but Gonzalez won't allow it.
Kill lands with a right to the head.
Kill is trying to push Gonzalez away but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kill scores with a shoulder strike.
Kill working hard to break the clinch.
Kill can't break the clinch.
Kill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kill lands an uppercut.
Kill is trying to break the clinch but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Kill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kill has had enough of the clinch but Gonzalez keeps him there for the moment.
Kill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kill tries to circle away but Gonzalez has him pinned against the cage.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kill scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kill.
Kill tries to circle away but Gonzalez has him pinned against the cage.
Kill makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Kill dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kill thuds a left hand into Gonzalez's body.
Pablo Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Kill listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kill stuns Gonzalez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Pablo Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalez has his takedown stuffed
letting Kill counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez walks into a jab.

Gonzalez is rocked!
Kill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kill lands with a cross.
Oh Gonzalez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kill throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Kill looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
Gonzalez wants to clinch
and Kill counters with a big right hand! Oh Gonzalez is in trouble here! Kill follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Kill!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Dowling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chen Stormstoud (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.

Dowling
vs
Stormstoud

180 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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, Kenny Dowling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chen Stormstoud!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stormstoud throws a head kick that misses.
Stormstoud is looking to clinch but Dowling is avoiding it.
Stormstoud misses with a double jab.
Stormstoud throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Stormstoud.

Stormstoud tries to sprawl but Dowling drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dowling works his way into full mount!
Dowling scoring with strikes but Stormstoud is staying in there.
Dowling with shots to the head and body - Stormstoud looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stormstoud is squirming around, avoiding Dowling's attempts to control the action.
Stormstoud is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dowling lands a big shot there that rocks Stormstoud but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowling looking to control but Stormstoud is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stormstoud is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormstoud is squirming around, avoiding Dowling's attempts to control the action.
Dowling lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stormstoud hang on?
Dowling scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stormstoud is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Stormstoud is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Dowling lands with some strikes.

Stormstoud is rocked!
Dowling scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stormstoud is still in real trouble! Can Dowling finish him?
Stormstoud looks winded!
Dowling fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowling loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Stormstoud scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Dowling land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Dowling stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Dowling!
A very excited looking Kenny Dowling rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Chen Stormstoud spoke after the fight, saying 'Lok'tar Ogar'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garry Cameron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chen Stormstoud (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.

Cameron
vs
Stormstoud

188 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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, Garry Cameron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chen Stormstoud!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cameron looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stormstoud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cameron.
A head kick misses from Stormstoud.
A head kick misses from Stormstoud.
Cameron scores with a one two! Stormstoud had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cameron misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stormstoud tries a head kick but it misses.
Stormstoud throws a sloppy head kick and Cameron moves out of range easily.
Stormstoud delivers a nice body kick.
Stormstoud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cameron misses with a two punch combination.
Cameron tries for a takedown but Stormstoud sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Cameron. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cameron.

Cameron closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cameron pulls guard successfully.
Stormstoud wants to stand and escape but instead Cameron has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Cameron is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stormstoud is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stormstoud has escaped and now he's on top!
Stormstoud wants to get up but he can't break Cameron's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stormstoud wants to stand and escape but instead Cameron has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cameron is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cameron stands and steps away. Stormstoud gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Stormstoud looks winded!
Cameron closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stormstoud circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garry Cameron. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Stormstoud tries to keep at a distance but Cameron has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cameron tries to pull guard but Stormstoud won't allow it.
Cameron drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cameron fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cameron scores with a nice hook to the head.

Cameron pulls guard.
Stormstoud wants to stand but Cameron is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cameron has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stormstoud really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cameron. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Cameron has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Stormstoud off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Stormstoud misses with a head kick.
Cameron fails to land the takedown.
Stormstoud swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cameron counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cameron shoots in looking for a takedown but Stormstoud manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cameron's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stormstoud swinging wildly here.
Cameron tries to clinch there but Stormstoud circles away.
Cameron walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stormstoud.

Cameron gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stormstoud is trying to break the clinch but Cameron is controlling him.
Cameron is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stormstoud is trying to force a seperation but Cameron has the dominant position.
Stormstoud tries to break free but Cameron pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garry Cameron dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cameron is trying to force a seperation but Stormstoud has the dominant position.
Stormstoud is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cameron tries for a takedown but Stormstoud manages to get underhooks.
Stormstoud is trying to break the clinch but Cameron has him pressed against the cage.
Cameron tries to pull guard but Stormstoud won't allow it.
Stormstoud wants to break free but Cameron has control.
Stormstoud wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cameron has him pressed against the cage.

Stormstoud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stormstoud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cameron throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stormstoud's waist but Stormstoud gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cameron off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garry Cameron. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cameron instigates a clinch.
Stormstoud wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormstoud keeps control of Cameron as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stormstoud looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stormstoud has had enough of the clinch but Cameron keeps him there for the moment.
Cameron fails to pull guard.
Stormstoud tries to break free but Cameron pushes him back against the cage.
Stormstoud wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Stormstoud manages to break the clinch.
Stormstoud slaps away a takedown attempt from Cameron, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stormstoud keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cameron fails with a takedown attempt.
Stormstoud is looking to slow Cameron down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormstoud throws a head kick that Cameron semi-blocks.

It looks like Garry Cameron has been cut.
Stormstoud delivers a nice body kick.
Stormstoud throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stormstoud misses with a series of wild punches.
Garry Cameron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cameron is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stormstoud sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cameron throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stormstoud counters with an inside leg kick.
Stormstoud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stormstoud swats away the attempt to clinch by Cameron.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Stormstoud. Those never looked like landing.
Cameron misses with a low kick.
Stormstoud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stormstoud takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Stormstoud gets tackled into the cage by Cameron. Cameron maintains the clinch.
Stormstoud wants to get back to striking at distance but Cameron won't allow it.
Stormstoud wants to get back to striking at distance but Cameron won't allow it.
Cameron tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stormstoud wants to break free but Cameron has control.
A body shot lands from Cameron.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormstoud is pressed up against the cage. Cameron has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stormstoud down to the mat. Stormstoud avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stormstoud feints a jab promting Cameron to slip. Stormstoud then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cameron slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cameron closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stormstoud circles away.
Cameron takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cameron shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stormstoud pinned against the cage. Stormstoud gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chen Stormstoud seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stormstoud misses with a combination
and Cameron makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cameron fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stormstoud throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chen Stormstoud showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Garry Cameron's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cameron feints a jab promting Stormstoud to slip. Cameron then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stormstoud slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cameron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cameron has a takedown stuffed.
Stormstoud swats away the attempt to clinch by Cameron.
Stormstoud throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cameron counters with a nice body shot.
Cameron looks to land a body kick but Stormstoud moved away.
A head kick misses from Stormstoud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stormstoud misses with a two punch combination.
Cameron fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cameron closes the distance and clinches.
Cameron has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stormstoud wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cameron is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stormstoud is defending well for now.
Cameron keeps control of Stormstoud as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stormstoud wants to get back to striking at distance but Cameron won't allow it.
Stormstoud is trying to break free.
Cameron is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stormstoud pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garry Cameron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stormstoud is trying to break the clinch but Cameron is controlling him.
Stormstoud looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cameron tries for a takedown but Stormstoud manages to get underhooks.
Cameron is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stormstoud pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormstoud tries to break free but Cameron pushes him back against the cage.
Cameron prevents Stormstoud from breaking the clinch.
Stormstoud wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cameron has him pressed against the cage.
Stormstoud wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chen Stormstoud seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Stormstoud breaks from the clinch.
Stormstoud defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cameron.
Stormstoud throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cameron throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stormstoud throws a head kick but Cameron moves out of range.
Cameron cracks Stormstoud with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cameron shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stormstoud lands with a kick to the temple. Cameron shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stormstoud with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cameron is looking to land body kicks.
Stormstoud throws a series of punches but Cameron moves out of range.
Stormstoud avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stormstoud throws a series of punches but Cameron moves out of range.

Cameron rushes Stormstoud and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cameron looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Cameron drags the fight down to the ground.

Cameron escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stormstoud gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cameron tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stormstoud has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cameron is proving hard to escape from.
Stormstoud is fighting to break Cameron's control of his arms but Cameron is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stormstoud is looking to stand up but Cameron won't let him.
Cameron is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cameron works his way into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cameron takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Garry Cameron showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cameron has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Garry Cameron!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Garry Cameron!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Garry Cameron!

Garry Cameron wins by unanimous decision!
In defeat, Chen Stormstoud stepped up to the mic, saying 'Lok'tar Ogar'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emong Manong (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.

Bomb
vs
Manong

177 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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, Adam Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emong Manong!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manong throws a hook but Bomb blocks it.
Bomb takes one on the button.
Bomb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manong moves away.
Manong misses with an uppercut. Bomb saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown by Manong or perhaps it was just good defense by Bomb which made him look bad.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Bomb misses the target.
Manong slips under a jab from Bomb.
A slow jab from Manong misses its intended target.
Donk. Bomb catches Manong right on the button with a cross.
Manong misses with a right hand
and Bomb counters with a straight right hand.
Manong jabs Bomb right on the nose. Bomb blinks but takes it well.
Nice shot by Manong.
Manong staying out of range there.
Bomb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Manong.
Manong cracks Bomb with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomb avoids the body shot from Manong.
Manong misses with a looping right.

Bomb throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Manong was covering up waiting for the punch and Bomb finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bomb accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb landing some decent shots from guard.

Manong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Manong pushes a forearm under Bomb's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Bomb is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Emong Manong!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cacildis Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Marth (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.

Me
vs
Marth

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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, Cacildis Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Marth!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Me.
Marth has a takedown stuffed.

Marth closes the distance and clinches.
Marth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Me is defending well.
Marth wants a takedown but no success here.
Cacildis Me has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Marth.
Marth goes for a takedown attempt but Me pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marth shoots and misses

and Me counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Marth!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Marth takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Me scoring with punches and elbows.
Me wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marth keeps working.
Me working the ground and pound from side control.
Me scores with punches from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Me connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Marth some visible discomfort.
Me 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.
Marth is not content to let Me control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Me tries for a kimura but Marth is defending well.

Me thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Me creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Me lands a few punches from side control.
Marth is trying to control Me's posture but Me avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Me is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marth knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Me lands a decent elbow from side control.
Me working the head and body with strikes.
Marth tries to bench press Me off him but Me keeps the position.
Marth manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Marth passes to full mount!
Me is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marth trying to control but Me is having none of it.
Me working to try and regain half guard.
Me manages to regain half guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Me is pressing down on Marth's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cacildis Me dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Marth tries to clinch but Me moves away

and Me counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marth won't be happy with that.
Me cracks Marth with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Marth tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marth is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Marth trying to control but Me postures up.
Marth gets full guard.
Marth keeping moving, preventing Me from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Me stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marth is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Marth escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Me gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marth is breathing heavily.
Marth keeping full guard, as Me tries to pass.
Me landing with the ground and pound.
Me lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Me 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.
Me working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Marth's head.
Me wants to control from the top but Marth keeps moving.
Cacildis Me overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me tries to free his leg and advance position but Marth is retaining full guard.
Me landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Me's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Me with a nice head shot there.
Me chips away with some ground and pound.
Marth is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Me is controlling him.
Marth throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marth is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Me trying to control but Marth is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marth manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Marth trying to control but Me is having none of it.
Marth misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Me is desperately trying to improve his position but Marth has a good base and remains in mount.
Me on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Me tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marth misses with some ground and pound and Me recovers position to half guard.
Me gets back to full guard.

Me working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marth doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marth manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Me is looking for a triangle but Marth pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cacildis Me dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Marth closes the distance looking to clinch

and Me counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Me is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Marth!
Marth wants to control but Me is having none of it.
Me lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marth hang on?
Marth is trying to escape the mount.
Me lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Me tries to control but Marth wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marth takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Marth in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Marth is wriggling around trying to escape.
Marth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Me is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Marth to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Marth shrugs it off.
Marth tries to hold on but Me pushes him away.
Cacildis Me is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Me goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Marth is on top in guard.
Me trying to control the position here.
Marth stopping the sweep attempt from Me.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marth trying to control the position from guard on top but Me is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Marth.
Marth shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Me as he avoids it easily.
Marth with a poor takedown

and Me counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Me sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Marth for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Me manages to get himself to full guard.
Marth trying to control but Me is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cacildis Me.
Marth doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Me counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Marth!
Jack Marth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cacildis Me has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Marth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Me in side control lands a decent elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cacildis Me showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Me, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight for Cacildis Me!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Cacildis Me!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Cacildis Me!

Cacildis Me wins by unanimous decision!