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Hilo Fight 63 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen Like a Stone as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Scott!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersen with a poor takedown
and Scott counters with a series of strikes. Andersen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Andersen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Andersen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Scott counters with a nice double leg into side control. Andersen won't be happy with that.
Andersen manages to get back to half guard.
Andersen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Scott pulls his head out easily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Scott working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Andersen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Scott working Andersen over with strikes.
Andersen actively working from the bottom here.
Scott looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice strikes from Scott there.
Scott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andersen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Andersen is staying active underneath Scott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Andersen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Scott's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Scott's back!
Andersen misses with punches from the back.
Scott rolls, trying to escape but Andersen keeps control of the position.
Andersen misses with a punch to the head.
Andersen 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.
Andersen looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Scott is controlling Andersen 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Scott not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Scott pushes down on Andersen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Scott is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Andersen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Scott pulls his head out easily.
Andersen looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott wants to stand up but Andersen is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Scott. Oh but Andersen has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Scott goes limp - he's gone! Andersen jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jacob Andersen!
Jacob Andersen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geeves Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Pride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong comes to the cage accompanied by Kickstart My Heart. Abel Pride will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Geeves Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abel Pride!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Armstrong.
Pride ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Armstrong moves away.
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pride was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Armstrong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pride throws a good cross that connects.
Pride misses with a leg kick.
Pride throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Armstrong misses with a straight right.
Pride is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Armstrong scores with the left hand. Pride knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pride takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.
Pride misses with a low kick as Armstrong jumps back.
Pride throws a nice looking combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pride listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the head.
Armstrong misses the jab.
Pride uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
Armstrong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch combination from Pride misses.
Armstrong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pride's sensitive parts.
Armstrong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pride sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Armstrong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Armstrong swings for the body but Pride moves out of range.
Armstrong missing with a left hand there. Pride was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pride digs a good body shot into Armstrong's ribs.
Armstrong takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pride - that landed with a thud.
Armstrong working aggressively here.
Armstrong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pride lands a hook that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Armstrong's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pride lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pride trying to stall but Armstrong improves his position.
Armstrong looking to slow down the pace here.
Armstrong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pride blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Pride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Pride controls the action.
Pride throws a head punch that misses.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pride goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Armstrong obliges.
Armstrong working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pride effectively controlling the action here.
Pride looking to stall.
Armstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Pride uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pride swings wildly with an uppercut but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armstrong tries to stall but Pride uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Armstrong lands a good knee to the midsection. Pride won't want to take too many of those.
Armstrong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pride blocking some punches.
Armstrong lands an elbow just above Pride 's eye.
Armstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Armstrong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pride's defenses.
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Pride controls his hands.
Pride is trying to stall.
Armstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armstrong looking to stall.
Armstrong has a couple of punches blocked by Pride.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pride.
Pride lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pride blocks an uppercut.
Pride misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pride's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Armstrong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geeves Armstrong dominated that round.
That's time! Armstrong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pride throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Armstrong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pride under the eye.
Pride tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Pride.
Armstrong throws a shot from downtown. Pride moves away and avoids it.
Pride thows a body shot but no joy.
Armstrong looks to throw the jab but Pride is out of range.
Armstrong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pride throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pride with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Armstrong moves into range and connects with a jab.
A low kick from Pride misses
and Armstrong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pride lands with a straight right. Armstrong didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Pride. Those never looked like landing.
Pride displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Armstrong throws out the jab.
Pride has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Armstrong.
Pride lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Armstrong scores with a leg kick.
Pride is breathing heavily.
Pride scores with a jab. Armstrong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Armstrong misses with a looping right.
Pride takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pride has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Armstrong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Armstrong throws out a loose jab but Pride uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abel Pride is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pride misses the shot to the body.
Pride swings away with a body shot that misses
and Armstrong counters with an inside leg kick.
Armstrong lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Armstrong moves out of range as Pride throws a body kick.
Pride has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Armstrong scores with a jab. Pride acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Armstrong feints and then cracks Pride's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pride down.
Pride on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong cracks Pride with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pride uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Armstrong.
Armstrong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Armstrong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pride manages to avoid it.
Armstrong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pride is rocked!
That kick from Armstrong tenderised Pride's leg. Pride is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pride is still on wobbly legs! Can Armstrong finish him?
Armstrong cracks Pride on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Pride falls backwards against the cage. Armstrong follows up with more strikes that drop Pride to his knees. Armstrong keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Pride! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geeves Armstrong!
An out of breath Geeves Armstrong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leto Savish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savish has chosen They are taking your time as his entrance music. Kirk Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kirk Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leto Savish!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savish misses with a body shot.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Savish moves away.
Walker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Savish throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savish.
Savish lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walker backs up against the cage.
It looks like Kirk Walker has been cut.
Walker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Walker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Savish pinned against the cage. Savish gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Walker slips under a jab from Savish.
Walker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leto Savish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savish. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savish throws a leg kick but Walker moved away.
Savish swings away with a body shot that misses
and Walker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Walker moves into the clinch.
Walker tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savish's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savish scores with a sloppy right hand. Walker should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Savish trying to control from the bottom.
Savish is looking for a sweep. Walker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Walker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Walker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Walker.
The fighters are battling for position here. Savish manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Savish working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.
Walker looking to sit in guard and control but Savish gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Savish in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Savish trying to stand up but can't free himself from Walker's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker 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.
Walker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Walker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walker tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kirk Walker wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savish as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leto Savish dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Walker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walker dodges the punch combination from Savish.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Savish swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walker.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Savish coming out on top.
Savish throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker throws a series of punches but Savish moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Savish. Those never looked like landing.
Walker wants to clinch.
Savish throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Kirk Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Savish looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Savish misses with a right hand
so Walker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Walker controls from within his opponent's guard.
Our spies down at at TAP ROOT -/- 10 Coaches / Great Sparring / Value inform us that Savish has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Walker is looking to pass into half guard but Savish pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Savish is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savish is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We're going to have a standup here because Kirk Walker wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick from Savish.
Savish lands a head shot.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've been told by Walker's head coaches at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Walker moves out of range as Savish strikes.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Savish throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savish throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savish circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker closes the distance and clinches up with Savish, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes Savish against the cage but Savish circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Walker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Savish misses with a straight right.
Savish throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Leto Savish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savish sizes up Walker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Savish lands the left hand.
Walker is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Savish! Walker is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leto Savish!
During a confident post fight interview, Leto Savish thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between BabyJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Putting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). BabyJay Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BabyJay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Paddy Putting!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putting misses with a few strikes there.
Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Putting is looking to clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Putting has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A left and a right from Putting both land. Nice combination.
Putting tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Putting.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Putting.
Putting throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Putting works Penn's body with a nice hook.
Putting tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Putting moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Putting.
Putting tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Penn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Putting won't be happy with that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Penn is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Putting is trying to escape and Penn transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Putting is forced to tap! Nice work there by Penn! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). BabyJay Penn!
A relieved looking BabyJay Penn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loki Wojtk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Joyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojtk comes into the arena with Thunderstruck, ACDC blaring out of the sound system. Joyce has chosen Irish Rover as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Loki Wojtk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eddie Joyce!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojtk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Joyce to the mat! Joyce manages to get full guard.
Wojtk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Joyce controls Wojtk momentarily but Wojtk frees himself.
Joyce throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wojtk connects with a couple of short punches.
Wojtk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Joyce trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Wojtk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Joyce looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wojtk is one step ahead there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wojtk slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojtk won't allow Joyce to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Loki Wojtk.
Joyce tries to sprawl but Wojtk drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Joyce looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wojtk is taking a breather. Joyce 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.
Joyce on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
It looks like Eddie Joyce has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joyce is defending against the submission attempts here by Wojtk.
Wojtk works his way into side control.
Joyce looks winded!
Wojtk works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wojtk lands an elbow.
Joyce gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Wojtk controlling from mount.
Wojtk lands a couple of good shots and Joyce has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Joyce is rocked!
That has opened up Eddie Joyce's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eddie Joyce's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Loki Wojtk!
During a confident post fight interview, Loki Wojtk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bada Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boom has chosen Here Comes the BOOM by: POD as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alex Kowalski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bada Boom's chin.
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169 lbs
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176 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bada Boom!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom drives through and clinches with Kowalski against the cage.
Kowalski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boom is trying to break the clinch but Kowalski has him pressed against the cage.
Kowalski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Boom after a bit of a struggle.
Boom is trying to pull guard but Kowalski has him pressed against the cage.
Kowalski avoiding damage.
Kowalski breaks from the clinch.
Boom's corner calls for a 1-2. Boom obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab from Boom finds it's way through Kowalski's defenses.
Kowalski is looking to clinch but Boom is avoiding it.
Boom stuns Kowalski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boom just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom shoots for a double leg takedown but Kowalski sprawls well. He's pushed Boom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski closes the distance but Boom moves to the side
and Boom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kowalski pushes Boom up against the cage in a clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Boom has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Boom tries to pull guard but Kowalski won't allow it.
Alex Kowalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bada Boom.
Boom goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boom fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boom has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kowalski uses from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boom escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kowalski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boom has his foot on Kowalski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kowalski works his way back into a safe position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalski trying to control the position from guard on top but Boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boom isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kowalski stacks Boom on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kowalski!
Kowalski is looking to take a break and control but Boom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kowalski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boom keeps trying to improve his position.
Kowalski stands up and beckons Boom to his feet.
Boom fails with a takedown attempt.
Kowalski moves into range and clinches up with Boom.
Boom tries to pull guard but Kowalski holds him up against the cage and eventually Boom drops back down to his feet.
Kowalski pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Boom trying to control but Kowalski is working from the bottom.
Boom won't allow Kowalski to sweep him here.
Boom trying to control but Kowalski is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boom passes Kowalski's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boom throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boom is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kowalski defends it well.
Boom trying to control the action but Kowalski is working from the bottom.
Boom is trying for a kimura here. Kowalski looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Boom wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bada Boom!
During a confident post fight interview, Bada Boom thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Paltiguera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pimbo Tights (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paltiguera comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Tights has chosen Mama Gon Knock You Out! as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Paltiguera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pimbo Tights!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paltiguera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tights ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paltiguera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tights counters with a right hand to the body.
Paltiguera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tights moves away from the strike by Paltiguera.
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch but Paltiguera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paltiguera scores with a shot to the body.
Tights is looking to clinch but Paltiguera is avoiding it.
Tights tries to clinch
and Paltiguera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paltiguera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paltiguera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tights.
Tights tries to clinch but Paltiguera is having none of it.
Paltiguera misses with a double jab.
Paltiguera tests Tights's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tights closes the distance but Paltiguera moves to the side
and Paltiguera counters with a left and a right that stings Tights.
Paltiguera misses with a combination
and Tights counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pimbo Tights seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paltiguera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tights connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Nick Paltiguera has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paltiguera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tights.
A punch combination from Paltiguera misses.
Sloppy strikes from Paltiguera. Those never looked like landing.
Tights jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tights throws a hook but Paltiguera blocks it.
Paltiguera takes a swing at Tights's ribcage but misses.
Paltiguera misses with the combination.
Tights tries to clinch but Paltiguera moves away
and Paltiguera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paltiguera throws a series of punches but Tights avoids them all with ease.
Paltiguera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tights is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paltiguera.
Paltiguera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tights throws a shot from downtown. Paltiguera moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tights looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paltiguera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Pimbo Tights has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paltiguera moves out of range of the strikes.
Paltiguera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tights.
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paltiguera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paltiguera throws a series of punches but Tights avoids them all with ease.
Tights is looking to clinch but Paltiguera is avoiding it.
Tights has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tights slips under a jab.
A big right from Tights misses.
Tights tries to clinch up
and Paltiguera counters with a nice body shot.
Paltiguera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paltiguera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tights counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paltiguera lands a nice shot to the body.
Tights tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paltiguera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tights dodges the punch combination from Paltiguera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Paltiguera misses.
Tights darts in trying to clinch
and Paltiguera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paltiguera misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Paltiguera.
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch but Paltiguera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paltiguera slips under a jab from Tights.
Tights 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.
Tights throws a shot from downtown. Paltiguera moves away and avoids it.
Paltiguera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tights tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Paltiguera counters with a straight right hand.
Paltiguera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paltiguera looks to land a combination but Tights avoids it well.
No joy there for Paltiguera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paltiguera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tights manages to avoid it.
Paltiguera works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paltiguera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tights.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tights looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Tights throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Paltiguera.
Tights tries to clinch but Paltiguera is having none of it.
Tights tries to clinch there but Paltiguera circles away.
Tights tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paltiguera swats away the attempt to clinch by Tights.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tights takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paltiguera scores with the left hand. Tights knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Paltiguera dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paltiguera throws a series of punches but Tights avoids them all with ease.
Paltiguera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nick Paltiguera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Paltiguera, as that shot connected.
Paltiguera keeps the fight on the outside.
Tights takes a jab right on the kisser.
Paltiguera misses with a double jab.
Tights tries to clinch but Paltiguera is having none of it.
Tights misses with a body shot.
Paltiguera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tights moves to clinch but Paltiguera breaks away
and Paltiguera counters with a three punch combo that has Tights backing up. Tights nods at Paltiguera to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paltiguera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tights uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paltiguera.
Paltiguera throws a series of punches but Tights moves out of range.
Paltiguera tries to keep at a distance but Tights has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paltiguera is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Tights.
Tights putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paltiguera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Paltiguera swings wildly with an uppercut but Tights uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tights misses with a knee strike.
Paltiguera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tights misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paltiguera.
Tights lands a knee to the head.
Paltiguera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tights tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paltiguera's elbow.
Tights using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paltiguera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tights.
Tights has Paltiguera pressed against the cage, preventing Paltiguera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Paltiguera is looking to break free of the clinch but Tights has double underhooks.
Tights using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paltiguera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paltiguera is trying to push Tights away but Tights has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tights missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paltiguera tries to break the clinch but Tights is controlling the position.
Paltiguera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paltiguera lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Paltiguera.
A short uppercut from Paltiguera.
Tights has a couple of punches blocked by Paltiguera.
Tights tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paltiguera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paltiguera avoiding damage as Tights throws knees to the body.
Tights with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paltiguera breaks the clinch.
Tights darts in trying to clinch
and Tights takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nick Paltiguera is winning the standup battle so far.
Paltiguera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tights looks to throw the jab but Paltiguera is out of range.
Paltiguera shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tights eats them both and turns towards Paltiguera to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paltiguera misses with a double jab.
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch but Paltiguera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tights looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paltiguera stuns Tights with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tights tries to clinch up but Paltiguera circles away and keeps his distance.
Tights wants to clinch.
Paltiguera throws a combination that misses
and Tights counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paltiguera defending well as Tights loads up on a big left hand.
Paltiguera misses with a body shot.
Paltiguera throws a right hand that Tights ducks under and follows up with a left that Tights also avoids with ease.
Tights wants to clinch up but Paltiguera keeps it at a distance.
Tights closes the distance but Paltiguera moves to the side
and Paltiguera counters with a nice body shot.
Paltiguera keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paltiguera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tights manages to avoid it.
Tights closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Paltiguera counter with a right hand.
Paltiguera fails to land with a series of punches.
Tights fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paltiguera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Tights tries to clinch up but Paltiguera circles away and keeps his distance.
Paltiguera cracks Tights with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tights closes the distance but Paltiguera moves to the side
and Paltiguera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tights fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paltiguera manages to avoid it.
Paltiguera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tights at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Paltiguera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paltiguera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Paltiguera dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tights moves in looking to clinch but Paltiguera pushes him off.
Paltiguera misses with the combination.
Tights closes the distance looking to clinch
and Paltiguera counters with a left to the body.
Tights has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tights there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tights uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paltiguera.
Paltiguera misses with a wild combination.
Tights tries to clinch up but Paltiguera circles away and keeps his distance.
Paltiguera lands with a straight right. Tights didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paltiguera. Tights does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paltiguera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tights misses with a body shot.
Tights wants to clinch up but Paltiguera keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tights lands a lovely overhand right.
Paltiguera jabs Tights to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tights doesn't manage to clinch there - Paltiguera circles away.
Paltiguera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tights throws out the jab.
Tights walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paltiguera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paltiguera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tights misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Paltiguera. Those never looked like landing.
Tights connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paltiguera scores with a punch to the head.
Paltiguera circles away from the clinch attempt
and Paltiguera counters with a three punch combo that has Tights backing up. Tights nods at Paltiguera to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paltiguera jabs Tights right on the nose. Tights blinks but takes it well.
Pimbo Tights has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tights tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Paltiguera counters with a two punch combo.
Tights is rocked!
Tights gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tights is still on wobbly legs! Can Paltiguera finish him?
Tights fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tights tries to clinch
and Paltiguera counters with a right hand to the body.
Tights seems to have recovered his senses.
Tights closes the distance but Paltiguera moves to the side
and Paltiguera counters with a nice uppercut.
Paltiguera misses with a wild body shot.
Paltiguera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tights has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paltiguera misses with a few strikes there.
Tights moves away from the strike by Paltiguera.
Tights darts in trying to clinch
and Paltiguera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paltiguera throws a right hand that Tights ducks under and follows up with a left that Tights also avoids with ease.
Paltiguera swinging wildly here.
Tights wants to clinch
and Paltiguera counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paltiguera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tights is looking to clinch.
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paltiguera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tights pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tights doesn't manage to clinch there - Paltiguera circles away.
Paltiguera misses with a combination
and Tights counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Paltiguera circles away from the clinch attempt
and Paltiguera counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paltiguera throws out a loose jab but Tights uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paltiguera. Tights does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paltiguera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tights momentarily.
Tights tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paltiguera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tights avoids the body shot from Paltiguera.
Paltiguera cracks Tights with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tights tries to clinch up but Paltiguera circles away and keeps his distance.
Tights on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paltiguera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paltiguera lands with a hook. Tights tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Paltiguera circles away from the clinch attempt
and Paltiguera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tights thinking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Paltiguera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Paltiguera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Paltiguera!
Our winner, Nick Paltiguera, 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 JJ Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
177 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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186 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JJ Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Austin Stryker!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stryker swivels and escapes.
Stryker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stryker but Stryker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stryker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stryker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stryker misses with the combination.
Stryker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Stryker tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stryker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJ Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stryker cracks Thomas with a good jab.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Thomas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stryker.
Stryker lands with an overhand left.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stryker cracks Thomas with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stryker. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Thomas misses.
Nice sprawl there from Stryker as Thomas shoots in.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Thomas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stryker tries to avoid it but Thomas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stryker to the ground. Stryker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Stryker as Thomas shoots in.
Stryker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stryker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Austin Stryker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stryker scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stryker sends Thomas crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Stryker is motioning to the referee to let Thomas up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Thomas is rocked!
Stryker cracks Thomas with a left hook right on the temple and Thomas goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Stryker lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Thomas is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Austin Stryker!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Austin Stryker made sure he mentioned xXx Clothing (Nothing Over $20), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Merquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rez Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merquez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mind Da Gap feat. Valete - Não Pára. Cortez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hit Me Baby One More Time by Britney Spears . Felix Merquez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rez Cortez's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Felix Merquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rez Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheers as Cortez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Merquez doesn't seem phased though.
Cortez lands with a straight right. Merquez didn't see that one coming.
Merquez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cortez.
It looks like Felix Merquez has been cut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cortez enables Merquez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cortez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cortez 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.
Merquez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Merquez landing with the ground and pound.
Merquez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Merquez distracts Cortez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cortez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cortez is trying to keep Merquez in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez 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.
Cortez keeps trying to improve his position.
Merquez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cortez wants to stand up but Merquez is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches.
Cortez takes a swing at Merquez's ribcage but misses.
Cortez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Merquez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez stuns Merquez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Cortez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheers as Cortez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Merquez doesn't seem phased though.
Merquez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cortez!
Merquez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merquez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
You can see the frustration on Cortez's face as Merquez controls the position.
Merquez lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cortez pushes Merquez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Merquez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cortez is looking for a sweep.
Merquez wants to control but Cortez is keeping him busy.
Merquez is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cortez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merquez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cortez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Merquez wants to control but Cortez is keeping him busy.
Cortez is trying to control Merquez's posture but Merquez avoids it.
Merquez tries for a kimura but Cortez is defending well.
Cortez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cortez tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Merquez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Merquez has hold of Cortez's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Cortez seems comfortable defending it but Merquez has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Cortez is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Cortez is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Merquez couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Felix Merquez!
Our winner, Felix Merquez, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mao Zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Brizuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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213 lbs
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290 lbs
18 - 11 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mao Zedong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Brizuela!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zedong gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zedong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zedong wants to sweep here but Brizuela controlling him for the moment.
Brizuela engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brizuela postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brizuela preventing the sweep.
Zedong looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zedong is on top in guard.
Zedong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zedong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brizuela swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zedong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zedong preventing the sweep.
Zedong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brizuela looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zedong wants to control from the top but Brizuela keeps moving.
Brizuela is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zedong is looking for a sweep. Brizuela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Brizuela prevents Zedong from improving his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zedong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zedong gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong trying to keep a closed guard but Brizuela is proving a slippery customer.
Zedong seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Brizuela 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.
Brizuela must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zedong is striking from the bottom but Brizuela uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Zedong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brizuela trying to control from half guard but Zedong is working away.
Zedong is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela passes to side control.
Zedong struggling a bit here.
Zedong is trying to get back to half guard.
Brizuela is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Zedong's shoulder. That is not cool.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zedong is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brizuela off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mao Zedong will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brizuela shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zedong napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zedong is looking to reverse the position.
Mao Zedong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zedong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zedong wants to control but Brizuela postures up.
Brizuela trying to control the position but Zedong is working away.
Brizuela slows the pace down.
Zedong is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela is looking to take a break and control but Zedong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zedong regains half guard.
Zedong looking for submissions off his back.
Zedong is looking for a sweep. Brizuela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brizuela controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong gets back to full guard.
Zedong wants to sweep but no luck.
Zedong keeping moving, preventing Brizuela from controlling successfully.
Zedong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zedong looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brizuela passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zedong is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Brizuela stalls from top position.
Zedong wants to control but Brizuela postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Zedong's shoulder. That is not cool.
Zedong is trying to get back to half guard.
Zedong is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brizuela controlling the position.
Zedong can't do much from the bottom here.
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 Mao Zedong will probably get the nod.
That's time! Zedong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brizuela scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brizuela trying to control the pace.
Let's hope that Brizuela has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Francis Brizuela was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Brizuela shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Brizuela was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zedong holding on.
Zedong is looking to reverse the position.
Zedong is letting Brizuela control him for a moment.
Zedong is looking to regain half guard here but Brizuela keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zedong sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zedong trying to hold on to Brizuela's head to control him but Brizuela postures up.
Brizuela wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zedong keeps working.
Zedong tries to roll over but Brizuela keeps him under control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Francis Brizuela hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brizuela closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zedong tries to bench press Brizuela off him but Brizuela keeps the position.
Zedong tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Brizuela presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Zedong working to try and regain half guard.
Brizuela sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brizuela's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zedong wants to control but Brizuela is having none of it.
Brizuela looking to control and managing it successfully.
Francis Brizuela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mao Zedong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brizuela prevents Zedong from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Brizuela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zedong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mao Zedong!
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