QFC Tournament 298 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gezas Marozas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Logan (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.

Marozas
vs
Logan

180 cm
20
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gezas Marozas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ned Logan!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marozas tries to clinch there but Logan circles away.
Marozas slips a jab and a cross from Logan.
Marozas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marozas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marozas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marozas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Logan.
Marozas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Logan loads up on a big right hand but Marozas slips the punch.
Marozas ducks right into an uppercut from Logan.
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!

Marozas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Logan can't break the clinch.
Marozas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Logan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marozas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Logan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marozas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marozas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Logan is defending well for now.
Marozas can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marozas connects with a knee to the head.
Marozas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Logan's face.
Logan managing to block the knees to the body from Marozas.
Logan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Marozas fails to land.
Marozas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marozas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Logan.
Marozas missing with knees to the body.
Marozas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Logan.
Logan is trying to push Marozas away but Marozas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marozas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Logan wants to break free but Marozas has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marozas stalling the fight.

Marozas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marozas misses with a body kick.
Logan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marozas throws a right hand that misses
and Logan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marozas tries to clinch up but Logan circles away and keeps his distance.
Logan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marozas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Logan as Marozas shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gezas Marozas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marozas is breathing heavily.
Marozas thumps Logan with a low kick.
Logan sizes up Marozas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Logan misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Logan.
Logan throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marozas swinging wildly here.
Logan lands a really nice looking cross but Marozas seems unphased.
Marozas ducks right into an uppercut from Logan.
Logan leaves Marozas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Logan lands a head shot.
Marozas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Logan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Logan tests Marozas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Logan 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.
Marozas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ned Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Logan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Logan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Logan scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marozas circles away quickly and effectively.
Logan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Logan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Logan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marozas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Logan scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Marozas.
Marozas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marozas tries a head kick but it misses.
Marozas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Logan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Logan scores with a shot to the body.
Logan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marozas backs up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Logan as he connects with a hook.
Marozas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice cross by Logan.
Marozas tries to clinch but Logan is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ned Logan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Marozas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Logan looks to land a combination but Marozas avoids it well.
Logan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Logan avoids a kick to the body.
Marozas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marozas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Logan takes a step back to recover.
Logan misses with a series of wild punches.
Marozas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marozas moves out of range of the body kick.
Logan lands with an uppercut that bounces Marozas off the cage and back into range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marozas.
Logan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Logan.
Logan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Logan swinging wildly here.
Marozas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Logan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Marozas wants to clinch
and Logan counters with a left to the body.
Marozas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marozas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marozas. That's going to slow Logan down.
Logan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marozas. That one must have hurt.
Marozas goes for a double leg but Logan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Logan continues to drive forward.

Marozas breaks the clinch.
Logan slips a jab from Marozas.
Logan stalks Marozas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marozas's face. Marozas staggers backwards, shaken.
Marozas clobbers Logan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gezas Marozas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marozas misses with a head kick.
Marozas throws a head kick but Logan moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marozas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Logan is out of range.
Ned Logan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Logan scores with a one two! Marozas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marozas tries to clinch there but Logan circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marozas walks into a left hand.
Logan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marozas tries to clinch up but Logan circles away and keeps his distance.
Logan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Logan throws a series of punches but Marozas avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Logan.
Logan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marozas scores with a head kick.
Jab, jab by Logan - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marozas drops his hands momentarily and Logan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Logan keeps the fight on the outside.
Logan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Logan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marozas fakes the leg kick and cracks Logan in the body.
Marozas wants to clinch
and Logan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Logan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marozas to score with a decent uppercut.
Marozas misses with a takedown attempt - Logan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Logan lands a body shot.
Marozas needs to keep his hands up - Logan had a free shot at his head there.
Marozas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Logan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marozas throws a head kick but Logan moves out of range.
Gezas Marozas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marozas shoots for a takedown but Logan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gezas Marozas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Logan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Logan throws a combination. Marozas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Logan lands a two punch combo.
Logan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marozas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marozas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marozas darts in trying to clinch
and Logan counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marozas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Logan lands a body shot.
Logan cracks Marozas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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 Gezas Marozas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Marozas misses with a takedown attempt - Logan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marozas tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marozas wants to clinch up but Logan keeps it at a distance.
Marozas avoids the head kick by Logan.
Marozas takes one to the side of the head.
Logan stuffs the takedown attempt from Marozas. Marozas gets slowly back to his feet.
Marozas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marozas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Logan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marozas under the eye.
Marozas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Marozas. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Logan moves out of range of the strikes.
Logan swinging wildly here.
Marozas throws a sloppy head kick and Logan moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marozas's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Logan.
Logan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Logan counters with a right hand to the body.
Logan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marozas throws a head kick but Logan moves out of range.
Logan lunges at Marozas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marozas's hand.
Logan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marozas doesn't seem bothered though.
Logan throws a one two combo.
Logan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marozas walks into a stiff left hand from Logan.
Marozas tries a head kick but it misses.
Marozas takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marozas throws a body kick that misses.
Logan throws a combination. Marozas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan punishes Marozas's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as Logan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marozas doesn't seem phased though.
A left and a right from Logan both land. Nice combination.
Logan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marozas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marozas lands a front kick.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Logan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marozas.
Marozas thuds his shin into the meat of Logan's side.
Some bone on bone action there as Marozas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marozas misses with a head kick.
Marozas just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Marozas.
Marozas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Logan throws a nice looking combination but Marozas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Logan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marozas.
Marozas throws a leg kick which misses Logan's front leg but catches the back leg as Logan tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Logan misses.
Logan moves forwards but Marozas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Logan throws a right hand that Marozas ducks under and follows up with a left that Marozas also avoids with ease.
Logan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marozas.
Logan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Logan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marozas connects with a high kick.
Marozas dives in for a single leg takedown but Logan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gezas Marozas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marozas trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marozas keeps control of Logan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marozas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marozas with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Logan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Logan throws a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marozas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Logan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marozas back to the cage. Logan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Logan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marozas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marozas fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ned Logan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Logan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Ned Logan!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Ned Logan!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Ned Logan!

Ned Logan wins by unanimous decision!
Ned Logan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jape Thayers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven McGarrett (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.

Thayers
vs
McGarrett

188 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jape Thayers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steven McGarrett!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGarrett misses with a looping left.
McGarrett misses with a hook.
McGarrett looks to score with a jab to the body but Thayers is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Thayers.
McGarrett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGarrett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thayers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGarrett scrambles back to his feet.
McGarrett swats away the attempt to clinch by Thayers.
McGarrett throws an off balance right hand
and Thayers counters with a series of strikes. McGarrett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thayers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGarrett misses with an uppercut.
Thayers shoots in but McGarrett avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McGarrett swings for the body but Thayers moves out of range.
McGarrett is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
McGarrett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thayers.
McGarrett swings widly with a right hand
letting Thayers counter with a right hand.
Thayers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thayers shoots in but McGarrett avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jape Thayers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thayers tries to score a power double leg takedown but McGarrett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thayers somewhat.
McGarrett thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thayers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGarrett.
Thayers scores with a hook to the body. McGarrett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thayers slips under a jab from McGarrett.
Thayers slips under a jab.
Thayers moves out of range of the strikes.
Thayers has a takedown stuffed.
Thayers tries a head kick but it misses.
Thayers is breathing heavily.
McGarrett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGarrett tests Thayers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thayers fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGarrett swats away the attempt to clinch by Thayers.
Thayers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McGarrett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as McGarrett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thayers doesn't seem phased though.
Steven McGarrett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thayers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGarrett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGarrett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thayers on the side of the head.
McGarrett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thayers doesn't seem bothered though.
McGarrett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McGarrett scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGarrett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thayers at a distance.
McGarrett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thayers was well out of range. Poor timing from McGarrett.
McGarrett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Thayers is rocked!
McGarrett lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Thayers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGarrett connects with a looping right hand.
Thayers gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! McGarrett gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Thayers is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven McGarrett!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jovan Damnjanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zigfreed Zoicman (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.

Damnjanovic
vs
Zoicman

192 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jovan Damnjanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zigfreed Zoicman!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Damnjanovic moves into range and clinches up with Zoicman.
Damnjanovic is stalling here.

Zoicman manages to pull guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Zoicman throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Damnjanovic wanted to stand there but Zoicman had control of the position.
Damnjanovic looking to pass the guard.
Zoicman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Damnjanovic!
Zoicman punching from mount but Damnjanovic doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Damnjanovic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Damnjanovic wants to control but Zoicman is having none of it.
Damnjanovic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damnjanovic taking shots to the head.
Zoicman dominating with strikes here.

Damnjanovic is rocked!
Zoicman throws some wild stikes that Damnjanovic manages to avoid easily.
Oh Damnjanovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Damnjanovic wants to control but Zoicman is having none of it.
Zoicman thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Zoicman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Zoicman is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Damnjanovic is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Damnjanovic flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Zoicman anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Damnjanovic and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Zoicman slips an arm under Damnjanovic chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Zoicman has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Zoicman is squeezing on Damnjanovic like an anaconda would it's prey. Damnjanovic fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zigfreed Zoicman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gissey Mallow (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.

King
vs
Mallow

160 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gissey Mallow!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mallow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Mallow on that attempt.
No luck for Mallow with that takedown attempt.
King could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

King drives through with a takedown into Mallow's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
King is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
King is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

King stands and steps away. Mallow gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mallow lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from King is defended easily by Mallow.
Mallow fails with a takedown attempt.
Bob King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gissey Mallow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King closes the distance and clinches up with Mallow, looking for a takedown. King pushes Mallow against the cage but Mallow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mallow is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Mallow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mallow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

King drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mallow looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
King stays in close to Mallow's body and controls the position.

Mallow looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
Mallow looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King sitting in guard here, content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Bob King wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mallow tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mallow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallow shoots in looking for a takedown. King tries to sprawl out of it but Mallow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. King manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
King advances position into side control!

King stands up and beckons Mallow to his feet.

King shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mallow's guard.

King gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Mallow. No joy for King on that attempt.

King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.
King controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob King dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mallow tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for King.
Mallow is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from King. Mallow shrugs it off though.

King darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bob King overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
King is controlling the pace.
Mallow is breathing heavily.
King frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King punishing his opponent with strikes.
King with a couple of short strikes.

Mallow is rocked!
King scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mallow?
Mallow is still in real trouble! Can King finish him?
King sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

King is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Mallow is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bob King!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willem vanGeel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Walters (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.

vanGeel
vs
Walters

191 cm
20
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willem vanGeel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Walters!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
vanGeel connects with a nice looking jab.
Walters avoids a kick to the body.
vanGeel misses with a head kick.
vanGeel throws a head kick that misses.
vanGeel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
vanGeel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walters dives in for a single leg takedown but vanGeel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

vanGeel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
vanGeel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Walters lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but vanGeel circles away quickly and effectively.
vanGeel fails with a takedown attempt.
vanGeel misses with a head kick.
vanGeel closes the distance looking to clinch

and Walters holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Walters looking for a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Walters gets control of vanGeel's arms and successfully pulls guard. Walters will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Walters controlling the position.
Walters keeping moving, preventing vanGeel from controlling successfully.
Walters throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
vanGeel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Walters working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. vanGeel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. vanGeel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
vanGeel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walters on the ground.

Walters pushes vanGeel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Walters throws a sloppy head kick and vanGeel moves out of range easily.
vanGeel fails with a takedown attempt.
Walters shoots for a takedown but vanGeel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Willem vanGeel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Walters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters fails to land with a series of punches.
vanGeel throws a sloppy head kick and Walters moves out of range easily.
Walters shoots in for a takedown but vanGeel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Walters looks winded!
vanGeel shoots in looking for a takedown. Walters tries to sprawl out of it but vanGeel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walters manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walters tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but vanGeel defends well and Walters ends up having to push vanGeel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

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

Walters moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
vanGeel can't break the clinch.

Walters pulls guard successfully.
Walters tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
vanGeel throws a strike but Walters rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walters throwing strikes but missing.
Walters tries to free his leg and advance position but vanGeel is retaining full guard.

Walters thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
vanGeel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
vanGeel wants to sweep here but Walters controlling him for the moment.
Walters is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walters got a little sloppy there for a moment and vanGeel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Walters has managed to get both his arms back between vanGeel's legs - danger averted.

Walters gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

vanGeel tries to sprawl but Walters drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Walters is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Well, if Walters is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Walters dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

vanGeel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walters as he avoids it easily.

Walters has managed to clinch.
vanGeel is trying to push Walters away but Walters has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Walters's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
vanGeel tries to land a front kick but Walters steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
vanGeel throws a head kick but Walters moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Walters as vanGeel shoots in.

Walters drives through and clinches with vanGeel against the cage.

Walters breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Walters.
Michael Walters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
vanGeel shoots and misses

and Walters moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willem vanGeel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walters drops to a knee looking for a takedown but vanGeel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The referee calls for Walters to work.

Walters has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics vanGeel uses from the top position.
Walters is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
vanGeel trying to control but Walters is working from the bottom.
Walters has vanGeel pulled in close to control his posture.
vanGeel trying to control the position from guard on top but Walters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walters doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Walters looking for a guillotine here but vanGeel defends easily.
vanGeel throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walters is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. vanGeel presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Walters stalling.
Walters lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt vanGeel or not.
Walters tries to pull guard but vanGeel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Walters prevents vanGeel from breaking the clinch.

Walters breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
vanGeel misses the body punch
and Walters counters with an outside leg kick.
Walters looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? vanGeel is fending him off so far but Walters persists. Nope, vanGeel circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters blocks a head kick by vanGeel.
Willem vanGeel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
vanGeel tries to clinch up.
vanGeel closes the distance but Walters moves to the side
and Walters counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
vanGeel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Walters clinches with his opponent.
Walters on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walters slows down the pace here.
vanGeel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Walters walks away with a smile on his face. vanGeel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Walters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Walters closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
vanGeel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walters stalls.
Walters tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Walters pulls guard effortlessly.
vanGeel looking to sit in guard and control but Walters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Walters showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
vanGeel tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Walters gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
vanGeel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
vanGeel tries a head kick but it misses.
Walters misses with a few strikes there.
Walters throws a jab when vanGeel was well out of range.
vanGeel throws a head kick but Walters moves out of range.
Walters looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? vanGeel is fending him off so far but Walters persists. Nope, vanGeel circles away and we're back to standing.
vanGeel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
vanGeel fails with an attempt to clinch.
vanGeel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Walters circles away.
Walters shoots in looking for a takedown. vanGeel tries to sprawl out of it but Walters keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. vanGeel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Willem vanGeel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Walters.
vanGeel tries a head kick but it misses.
vanGeel leaves Walters with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Walters pushes vanGeel up against the cage in a clinch.
Walters has vanGeel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. vanGeel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Walters is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables vanGeel to keep the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
vanGeel wants to break free but Walters has control.
Walters content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Walters wants to take the fight to the mat but vanGeel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Walters is looking to control vanGeel's arms but vanGeel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walters has his back to the cage.
vanGeel is looking to break free of the clinch but Walters has double underhooks.
vanGeel wants to get back to striking at distance but Walters won't allow it.
Walters is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Walters tries for a takedown. No joy.
vanGeel tries to break the clinch but Walters is controlling the position.
vanGeel effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Walters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
vanGeel moves in looking to clinch but Walters pushes him off.

vanGeel tries to keep at a distance but Walters has taken the fight into the clinch.
vanGeel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Walters walks away with a smile on his face. vanGeel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Walters gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walters stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Walters gets control of vanGeel's arms and successfully pulls guard. Walters will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Willem vanGeel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walters wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Walters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walters winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Michael Walters!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Michael Walters!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Michael Walters!

Michael Walters wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve McGarrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kortas Kozeris (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.

McGarrett
vs
Kozeris

169 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve McGarrett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kortas Kozeris!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozeris throws a sloppy head kick and McGarrett moves out of range easily.
Kozeris buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGarrett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGarrett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kozeris scores with a head kick. McGarrett tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Kozeris lands a big head kick that sends McGarrett tumbling to the mat! Kozeris takes a step backwards and waves McGarrett back to his feet - he wants the finish!

McGarrett is rocked!

It looks like Steve McGarrett has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGarrett glances at the clock... BAM! Kozeris nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends McGarrett crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, McGarrett is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kortas Kozeris!