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FC 43:Gatherer vs Williams PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nickolas Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emunn Samvesu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickolas Diaz had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nickolas Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emunn Samvesu!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Samvesu enables Diaz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Samvesu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Samvesu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
Samvesu looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
Samvesu trying to keep a closed guard but Diaz is proving a slippery customer.
Diaz is pushing down on Samvesu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Samvesu is fighting to maintain full guard but Diaz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Diaz prevents Samvesu from improving his position.
Samvesu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diaz is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samvesu punching from the bottom.
Diaz is pressing down on Samvesu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Samvesu is holding on for now.
Samvesu trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Samvesu gets full guard.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Samvesu has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Diaz scoring with some ground and pound.
Samvesu looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Diaz has picked Samvesu up and slammed him! Samvesu can't keep hold of the triangle and Diaz manages to pass to side control!
Samvesu is looking for a sweep.
Diaz wants to control but Samvesu is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samvesu tries to improve position but can't.
Samvesu is trying to control Diaz's posture but Diaz avoids it.
Samvesu is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Samvesu is trying to control Diaz's posture but Diaz avoids it.
Samvesu is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samvesu throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Samvesu sneaks back into half guard.
Still in half guard, Diaz seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samvesu trying to hold on to Diaz's head to control him but Diaz postures up.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Samvesu keeps working.
Samvesu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz wants to pass to mount but Samvesu is defending the position.
Diaz seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Samvesu is trying to control but Diaz manages to pass to mount!
Samvesu is desperately trying to improve his position but Diaz has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samvesu is still trying to improve position.
Diaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Samvesu is looking to escape.
Samvesu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Samvesu wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Samvesu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Samvesu is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working the ground and pound effectively.
Samvesu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diaz controlling his opponent.
Diaz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Diaz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Samvesu?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Samvesu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diaz blocks Samvesu's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diaz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Diaz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Samvesu looks a forlorn figure.
Diaz trying to control but Samvesu is having none of it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Samvesu is looking to improve his position but Diaz isn't that keen on the idea.
Diaz avoids the attempt from Samvesu to control.
Diaz is landing with some decent strikes but Samvesu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Samvesu tries to lock up and control but Diaz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samvesu working to try and regain half guard.
Samvesu tries to hold on but Diaz postures up.
Samvesu throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Samvesu wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Samvesu is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
Samvesu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Diaz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Samvesu!
Samvesu regains half guard.
Samvesu missing with punches from the bottom.
Samvesu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Samvesu trying to hold on to Diaz's head to control him but Diaz postures up.
Diaz trying to control the action but Samvesu is working from the bottom.
Samvesu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Samvesu keeps working.
Samvesu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Samvesu trying to control but Diaz postures up.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Samvesu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Samvesu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diaz pulls his head out easily.
Samvesu is trying to control Diaz's posture. Diaz takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Samvesu! Diaz is rotating here... this could be the end... Samvesu is out! Diaz has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nickolas Diaz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Alva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Espada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alva comes to the ring accompanied by Viking Death march-billy talent. Espada has chosen Greedy Fly as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demian Alva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guillermo Espada!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alva fails to land with a series of punches.
Alva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alva misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Espada. Beautiful body shot.
Espada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Espada wants to stand and escape but Alva is having none of it.
Alva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Espada wants to get back to his feet but Alva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alva throws a big elbow that misses.
Alva passes Espada's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Espada is trying to stand back up but Alva is controlling him
Alva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Espada tries to kick Alva off but Alva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alva wants to pass the guard but Espada is defending well.
Alva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Espada is trying to stand back up but Alva is controlling him
Alva 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alva uses his free foot to push down on Espada's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Espada.
Alva has control of Espada's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Espada regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Espada is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Alva wants to take his opponent's back but Espada doesn't allow it.
Espada really wants to buck Alva off and get back to his feet.
Alva unloads with some shots from mount but Espada bucks and avoids them well.
Alva thowing shots but they're missing.
Espada is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Poor strikes thrown by Alva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alva wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Alva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espada trying desperately to get to his feet.
Alva unloads with some shots from mount but Espada bucks and avoids them well.
Espada bucks up and throws Alva to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Espada displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Demian Alva has been cut.
Espada connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alva. Alva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Left hook, right uppercut from Espada.
Alva throws a shot from downtown. Espada moves away and avoids it.
Alva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alva is rocked!
Espada throws a right hand that Alva ducks under and follows up with a left that Alva also avoids with ease.
Espada lands a glancing blow to the side of Alva's head.
Espada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Espada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alva loads up on a big right hand but Espada slips the punch.
Espada defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alva takes one on the button.
A combination from Espada does no damage.
Espada works Alva's body with a nice hook.
Espada lands a nice hook to Alva's body. Alva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alva is breathing heavily.
Espada connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Espada circles away.
Alva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Espada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Espada dips to his left and cracks Alva with an uppercut!
Alva walks into a jab.
Espada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Espada dips to his left and cracks Alva with an uppercut!
Espada is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alva rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Alva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Espada is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Alva hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Guillermo Espada!
Our winner, Guillermo Espada, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kett Dela Calzada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dela Calzada is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Papercut. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kett Dela Calzada!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clark doesn't manage to clinch there - Dela Calzada circles away.
Dela Calzada lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Matt Clark has been cut.
Clark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clark scores with a one two! Dela Calzada had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dela Calzada stuffs the takedown attempt from Clark. Clark gets slowly back to his feet.
Dela Calzada throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Dela Calzada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dela Calzada slips under a jab.
Clark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clark tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Dela Calzada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dela Calzada misses with a double jab.
Dela Calzada misses with a two punch combination.
Clark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dela Calzada stuffs the takedown attempt from Clark. Clark gets slowly back to his feet.
Clark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dela Calzada swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark dives in for a single leg takedown but Dela Calzada sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Dela Calzada lands a left hand.
Clark keeps control of Dela Calzada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Clark is trying to push Dela Calzada away but Dela Calzada has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Clark trying to stall but Dela Calzada improves his position.
Nice body punch from Dela Calzada.
Dela Calzada gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Clark.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Clark has had enough of the clinch but Dela Calzada keeps him there for the moment.
Clark tries to pull guard but Dela Calzada won't allow it.
Dela Calzada breaks from the clinch.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and Dela Calzada moves out of range easily.
A combination from Clark does no damage.
Clark misses with a wild combination.
Dela Calzada digs a good body shot into Clark's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Calzada displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Clark.
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!
Dela Calzada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dela Calzada lands a left and a right that sends Clark crashing to the canvas! Dela Calzada dives into mount looking to finish!
Clark is rocked!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dela Calzada avoids the attempt from Clark to control.
Dela Calzada controlling from mount.
Dela Calzada trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by Dela Calzada there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Calzada unloads with some shots from mount but Clark bucks and avoids them well.
Clark is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dela Calzada controlling from mount.
Dela Calzada looking to control but Clark is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dela Calzada looking to land elbow strikes but Clark uses the position to regain half guard.
Dela Calzada sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kett Dela Calzada wasn't active enough on the ground.
Clark misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dela Calzada counters with a series of strikes. Clark will be more careful next time no doubt.
Matt Clark's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark throws a series of punches but Dela Calzada moves out of range.
Dela Calzada pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Clark back to the ropes. Dela Calzada follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jeez, Matt Clark's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Clark takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dela Calzada.
Clark seems to have got his legs back now.
Dela Calzada avoids the body shot from Clark.
Clark shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dela Calzada sprawls well. Dela Calzada wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clark gets slowly back to his feet.
Matt Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clark.
Dela Calzada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Dela Calzada as he checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Dela Calzada. Those never looked like landing.
Clark fails with the takedown.
Dela Calzada is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dela Calzada throws a one two combo.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matt Clark's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kett Dela Calzada!
Kett Dela Calzada 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 Wes Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Day Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen Day Man Remix as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wes Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Day Man!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker moves away from the strike by Man.
Walker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Man slips a straight right by Walker.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man misses with a straight right.
Walker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Man has time to react.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Walker takes one to the side of the head.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Walker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A big right from Man misses.
Walker scores with a jab. Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wes Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Walker avoids the body shot from Man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Walker.
We've been informed that Man has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Man looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Walker connects with a jab.
Walker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker connects with a right hand. Man shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man jabs at Walker's body.
Walker staying out of range there.
Man throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Man takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Walker misses with the combination.
Walker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Man.
Man misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Walker.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Walker throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man misses with a double jab.
Walker scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man connects with a looping right hand.
Jab by Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Walker misses.
Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Man misses with a wild combination.
Walker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Man might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Walker connects with a right hand. Man shakes it off.
Man throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Man is rocked!
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker swinging wildly here.
Man throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Walker counters with a good low kick that Man was not able to check.
Walker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Walker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice cross by Walker.
Walker throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Walker moves away and avoids it.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Walker throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Man lands with a cross.
Walker swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Walker lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man misses with a looping right.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Walker.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man throws a hook to the side of Walker's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walker swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Walker lands a front kick.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Walker scores with a jab to the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Walker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Man has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Man slips under a jab from Walker.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Man lands with an uppercut that bounces Walker off the ropes and back into range.
Man is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Walker.
Man throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Walker misses with a lunging right hand
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walker throws the kick towards the body but Man avoids it.
Walker clobbers Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walker staying out of range there.
Man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Man throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Walker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Man on the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Man throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Walker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Man takes one to the chin there.
Walker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Man closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good exchange - Walker coming out on top.
Walker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Man misses with a looping left.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Man misses the shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walker fails to land with a series of punches.
Man cracks Walker with a good jab.
Walker misses with a hook
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Man on the side of the head.
Walker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Walker misses with a looping right.
Man staying out of range there.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker misses with an uppercut.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
Man scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man slips under a jab from Walker.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Man closes the distance and clinches up with Walker, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Walker against the ropes but Walker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walker throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man misses with a hook.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Walker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Man's sensitive parts.
Man lands a nice looking body shot.
Walker misses with an uppercut.
Man misses with a looping right.
Walker throws a combination. Man tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Man throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Man throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Man lands with a shot to the body.
Man lands with a right hand.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Walker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Man throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
Walker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker lands a jab to Man's midsection.
Walker misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walker is working the combinations to good effect here.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Man thinking.
Walker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Man is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Walker 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. This is the final round!
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Walker staying out of range there.
Man lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Walker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Man ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Man connects with a right hand. Walker shakes it off.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Walker avoids the body shot from Man.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Walker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Man throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Man throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Man.
Walker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walker slips a jab from Man.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Man misses with a lunging right hand
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man moves away from the strike by Walker.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch lands to the side of Walker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Man throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Man's head backwards.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Walker misses the jab.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Walker lands with a good body shot.
Man misses the jab.
Man misses with a straight right.
Man lands with a straight right. Walker didn't see that one coming.
Walker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Walker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Walker throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a hook but Walker blocks it.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker scores with a leg kick.
Man darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Walker has managed to free his arm - good work.
Man thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walker's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to control the action in half guard but Walker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Man is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Walker defends it well.
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Walker won't allow Man to pass to mount.
Walker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Man.
Walker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Walker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Man scores with a couple of nice shots.
Man wants to control but Walker is keeping him busy.
Walker is looking to escape.
Walker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Man.
Walker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Man with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Man looking to sit in guard and control but Walker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Man is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Man manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walker manages to get himself to full guard.
Man passes Walker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Walker is trying to stand up here but Man is controlling him well.
Man throwing shots but Walker is blocking nicely.
Man wants to take a breather but Walker is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Man working over Walker with some ground and pound. Walker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Man throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Man trying to control the pace.
Man trying to pass the guard but Walker defending well.
Man is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Man passes to side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Walker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Man off and has taken his back!
Walker has Man's back but decides to stand back up... Obviously he fancies his chances in the standup department!
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man cracks Walker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker moves out of range as Man strikes.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Man misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
A big left from Walker misses.
Walker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Walker.
Man throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Man throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Walker misses with an uppercut.
Walker connects with a body shot that sends Man's belly button to the back.
Walker cracks a nice hook into Man's ribs.
Man throws a combination. Walker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Walker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Man on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Man darts in looking for a takedown but Walker gets double underhooks and turns Man into the ropes.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Day Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Wes Walker!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Wes Walker!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Wes Walker!
Wes Walker wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Sankara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asano Arai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arai has chosen Fantastic Baby - BIG BANG as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Thomas Sankara has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Thomas Sankara seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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24
223 lbs
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Sankara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Asano Arai!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Sankara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sankara.
Nice defenses there by Arai.
Sankara has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jax Meat Off in the buildup to the fight.
Arai looks to land a body kick but Sankara moved away.
Thomas Sankara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sankara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sankara throws a lazy uppercut
and Arai counters with a slapping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Arai. Beautiful body shot.
Arai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sankara.
Nice uppercut there from Arai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sankara is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Arai's half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sankara prevents Arai from improving his position.
Sankara is looking to stall here but Arai recovers full guard.
Arai looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sankara seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Arai told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Sankara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Arai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Arai is still trying to improve position.
Sankara prevents Arai from getting back to his feet.
Arai wants to sweep here but Sankara controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arai seems keen to control Sankara's posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sankara misses with a jab to the body
and Arai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Sankara is just out of range.
Sankara swings widly with a right hand
and Arai counters with a stiff right hand.
Sankara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sankara misses with the combination.
Arai thumps Sankara with a low kick.
Arai darts in and clinches Sankara up against the ropes.
Arai lands a hook that snaps the head of Sankara backwards.
Sankara blocks an uppercut.
Sankara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sankara has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Arai regains guard immediately.
Arai keeping moving, preventing Sankara from controlling successfully.
Arai controlling Sankara's posture.
Sankara trying to control but Arai is working from the bottom.
Sankara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Thomas Sankara wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sankara throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sankara misses with the combination.
Arai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sankara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Sankara is just out of range.
Arai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sankara.
Sankara throws an off balance right hand
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab.
Sankara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd cheers as Sankara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arai doesn't seem phased though.
Sankara takes one to the side of the head.
Arai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sankara counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A shot to the liver by Arai. Beautiful body shot.
Sankara swings widly with a right hand
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sankara blocks a leg kick.
Arai moves out of range as Sankara strikes.
Sankara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sankara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sankara. Arai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sankara looks to land a right hand but Arai moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Sankara.
Arai connects with a nice looking jab.
Sankara is rocked!
Sankara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arai counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Asano Arai!
Asano Arai thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master's entrance music is Master of Puppets. A fine choice. Malcolm Master has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malcolm Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister gets a double leg takedown into Master's guard.
Master is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lannister is controlling him.
Lannister trying to control but Master is working from the bottom.
Lannister is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Master looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lannister avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lannister landing some decent shots from guard.
Lannister controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lannister looking to sit in guard and control but Master gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lannister keeping moving, preventing Master from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Master stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lannister swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Master will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Master wants to control from the top but Lannister keeps moving.
Master throwing strikes from guard but Lannister blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Malcolm Master wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Lannister does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master misses with a takedown attempt
and Lannister counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Master has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lannister is working away from the top position though.
Master is trying to stand up here but Lannister is controlling him well.
Lannister looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lannister content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lannister lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Master is refusing to be controlled, as Lannister sits in half guard.
Lannister takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Master is staying active underneath Lannister, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Master is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lannister is taking a breather. Master says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Master is looking for a sweep. Lannister is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lannister perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyrion Lannister.
Lannister manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Master on his heels. He'll look to pass Master's guard now, I'm sure.
Master is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lannister postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lannister wants to stand but Master is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lannister sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Master striking off his back but it's not causing Lannister any problems.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lannister looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lannister scoring with punches to the head and body.
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!
Master keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tyrion Lannister has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Master closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lannister circles away.
Master misses with a takedown
and Lannister counters with a single leg into guard. Master didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcolm Master. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lannister is looking to work some ground and pound but Master has wrist control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Master tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Master is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Master striking off his back but it's not causing Lannister any problems.
Lannister working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Master's head.
Master has his foot on Lannister's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lannister works his way back into a safe position though.
Master keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
Lannister chips away with some ground and pound.
Lannister controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Master working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lannister doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lannister manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Master keeping full guard, as Lannister tries to pass.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Master thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lannister pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Master is keeping the position for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lannister keeps trying to improve his position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lannister works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Master looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lannister controlling the action here.
Lannister seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lannister in particular looking to stall.
Lannister uses his free foot to push down on Master's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Master.
Lannister connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lannister lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Master is rocked!
Lannister lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh Master is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lannister postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Master bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Lannister and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrion Lannister!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boca Naga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naga has chosen Wildes Ding as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boca Naga!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Naga stuffs the takedown.
Benson 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.
Naga lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benson shoots in and drives through. Naga sprawls well.
Naga defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naga gets a takedown into half guard.
Naga is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Benson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Naga.
Benson looking for submissions off his back.
Benson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Naga scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naga trying to control from half guard but Benson is working away.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Naga working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Naga is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Benson defends it well.
Benson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Benson looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naga is pressing down on Benson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Benson is holding on for now.
Benson has hold of Naga's hands but Naga slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Naga is pressing down on Benson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Benson is holding on for now.
Benson is staying active underneath Naga, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Benson trying to control here.
Naga moves nicely into side control.
Naga working the head with strikes.
Benson is trying to control Naga's posture but Naga avoids it.
Naga lands an elbow.
Benson is trying to improve his position.
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!
Naga is looking to take a break and control but Benson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naga grinds an elbow into Benson's temple.
Benson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Naga is looking to take a break and control but Benson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Naga is trying to work for a kimura but Benson is defending well.
Naga lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Naga.
Benson wants to get back to full guard.
Benson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Naga trying to control but Benson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naga scoring with some ground and pound.
Benson is looking for a triangle but Naga pushes his legs off easily.
Naga is working Benson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Benson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Naga defends well.
Naga looking to pass the guard.
Naga sitting in guard here, content to control.
Benson has an active guard here but Naga has managed to pass into half guard.
Naga is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Naga slips a nice elbow through Benson's hands, connecting with Benson's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naga is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Naga punishing his opponent with strikes.
Naga dominating with strikes here.
Naga lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Benson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Benson is breathing heavily.
Naga controlling his opponent.
Naga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Benson is looking to escape.
Benson taking shots to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Naga punishing his opponent with strikes.
Naga connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Benson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooh a big shot lands for Naga! Benson is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Boca Naga!
Boca Naga thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshi Matoshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matoshin has chosen Mortal Kombat theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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156 lbs
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158 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson fails with the takedown.
Matoshin scores with a jab to the head.
Matoshin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevenson.
Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matoshin thuds a left hand into Stevenson's body.
Nice defenses there by Stevenson.
Matoshin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Steve Stevenson has been cut.
Matoshin scores with a nice strike.
Matoshin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matoshin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Stevenson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stevenson blocks a jab.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Matoshin enables Stevenson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Matoshin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Stevenson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin working for a triangle but Stevenson defends it easily.
Stevenson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matoshin's head.
Stevenson prevents Matoshin from getting back to his feet.
Matoshin working for a triangle but Stevenson defends it easily.
Stevenson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Stevenson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Stevenson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stevenson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stevenson landing some decent shots from guard.
Matoshin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stevenson wants to pass the guard but Matoshin is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stevenson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stevenson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matoshin wants to stand and escape but Stevenson is having none of it.
Stevenson wants to control from the top but Matoshin keeps moving.
Stevenson passes into half guard.
Stevenson is trying to control the action in half guard but Matoshin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Matoshin kicks off Stevenson and gets to his feet.
Matoshin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Stevenson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Matoshin staying out of range there.
A big left from Matoshin misses.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown but Matoshin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matoshin misses the jab.
Matoshin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevenson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matoshin can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stevenson walks into a jab.
Stevenson tries for a takedown but Matoshin circles away easily
and Matoshin counters with a stiff right hand.
Stevenson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stevenson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stevenson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stevenson misses with a double jab
and Matoshin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Matoshin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matoshin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevenson looks to score with a jab to the body but Matoshin is just out of range.
Matoshin slips a jab and a cross from Stevenson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin cracks Stevenson with a good jab.
Stevenson is rocked!
Toshi Matoshin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevenson blocks a jab.
Matoshin throws a hook to the side of Stevenson's head but Stevenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matoshin connects with the punch.
Oh Stevenson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stevenson is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Matoshin doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Stevenson crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Stevenson's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toshi Matoshin!
Toshi Matoshin 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Gatherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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290 lbs
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286 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight 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 Las Vegas, Hunter Gatherer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Williams!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatherer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Greg Williams has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatherer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gatherer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gatherer just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Gatherer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been told by Gatherer's head coaches at *Nelson Fight Camp* that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Gatherer! Williams is out on his feet! Gatherer rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Williams is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Williams is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hunter Gatherer!
Hunter Gatherer retains his super heavyweight title!
Hunter Gatherer 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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