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Hilo Fight 85 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellison is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by im bad. Robert Paulson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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281 lbs
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Paulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Ellison!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellison circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ellison is looking to clinch but Paulson is avoiding it.
Paulson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paulson misses with a low kick as Ellison jumps back.
No joy there for Paulson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paulson lands a two punch combo.
Paulson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Paulson lands in his opponent's guard.
Paulson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ellison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Paulson wants to control but Ellison is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ellison gets caught flat footed, as Paulson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ellison is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Paulson rolls with it to try and escape but Ellison cranks on the arm and Paulson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Ellison!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gray Elbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Timmermans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elbe comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Man - Ozzy Osbourne. Gray Elbe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gray Elbe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bam Timmermans!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timmermans throws a right and a left that Elbe avoids nicely.
Elbe shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Timmermans tries to kick Elbe off but Elbe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Elbe looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Elbe is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Timmermans is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gray Elbe!
An out of breath Gray Elbe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thumbo Plights (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thumbo Plights 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thumbo Plights!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce misses with a wild body shot.
Plights gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Plights wants to take the fight to the mat but Bruce manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bruce is trying to force a seperation but Plights has the dominant position.
Bruce breaks the clinch.
Bruce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruce rushes Plights and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Plights has Bruce pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bruce manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Plights is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Joseph Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thumbo Plights.
Plights drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bruce pulls his leg out and moves away.
Plights forces Bruce back against the cage and clinches.
Bruce breaks from the clinch.
Bruce moves into the clinch successfully.
Plights keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bruce's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plights avoiding damage as Bruce throws knees to the body.
Bruce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bruce pulls guard successfully.
Plights is pushing down on Bruce's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bruce is fighting to maintain full guard but Plights has managed to sneak the leg through.
Plights is thwarting Bruce's attempts to control the position.
Bruce pushes Plights off looking to stand but Plights dives back in and keeps control.
Bruce taking some punishment here, with Plights in his half guard.
Plights is keen to just control but Bruce is a slippery customer.
Bruce wants to get back to his feet.
Bruce is trying to escape back to his feet but Plights uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plights scoring with punches from side control.
Plights has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bruce is trying to improve his position.
Plights tries to move to mount but Bruce blocks the move with his legs.
Bruce dodges the ground and pound from Plights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruce can't do much from the bottom here.
Bruce might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Plights is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bruce is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Plights in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plights looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bruce is not content to let Plights control the position.
Plights advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Plights looking to secure an arm triangle but Bruce defends it well.
Plights lands with some strikes.
Bruce is trying desperately to improve position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plights trying to control but Bruce is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thumbo Plights dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice body punch from Bruce.
Bruce fails to land with a series of punches.
Plights connects with a looping right hand.
Bruce scores with a punch to the head.
Bruce wants to clinch.
Plights uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bruce has time to react.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce doesn't manage to clinch there - Plights circles away.
Plights drives through with a takedown into guard.
Plights postures up.
Plights trying to control but Bruce is working from the bottom.
Plights postures up in Bruce's guard and throws a big left but Bruce blocks it.
Bruce knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Plights on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plights working some strikes from top position.
Plights drops back looking for a leg! Bruce is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bruce manages to kick Plights off! Plights jumps back into Bruce's guard.
Plights gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Plights ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Plights takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Thumbo Plights has been cut.
Plights closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bruce is looking to control Plights's arms but Plights gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bruce has his back to the cage.
Plights can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plights tries for a takedown but Bruce manages to get underhooks.
Plights gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce trying to control but Plights postures up.
Plights is trying to control. Bruce wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Plights prevents Bruce from standing back up.
Bruce trying to control here.
Plights is working for a kimura but Bruce is defending it quite comfortably.
Bruce is not content to let Plights control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Plights's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Plights's back!
Plights trying to get back to his feet but Bruce is in full control for now.
Bruce is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Plights defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plights manages to stand up with Bruce still on his back. Eventually Bruce drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Plights looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bruce!
Plights working the ground and pound from side control.
Plights tries for a kimura but Bruce is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce is trying to work for a sweep but Plights has mounted him!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plights scoring with strikes but Bruce is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thumbo Plights showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thumbo Plights's cut.
That's time! Bruce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bruce misses with a combination
and Plights counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Plights fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Plights is avoiding it.
Bruce lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bruce tries to clinch up but Plights circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruce tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Plights counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bruce's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plights wants to control from the top but Bruce keeps moving.
Bruce avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Plights 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.
Bruce avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plights throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruce working a defensive guard here.
Plights drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Plights jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Plights advances to half guard.
Bruce wants to get back to full guard.
Joseph Bruce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plights wants to work for an arm triangle but Bruce is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plights is keen to just control but Bruce is a slippery customer.
Plights winds up and cracks Bruce with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bruce avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Plights.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plights landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Plights is looking for a kimura but Bruce is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Plights to get the leverage.
Bruce missing with punches from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Plights seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bruce does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plights is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bruce has managed to free his arm - good work.
Plights is trying to control. Bruce wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Thumbo Plights is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Plights stalling.
Plights is thwarting Bruce's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plights passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bruce!
Plights controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Plights is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bruce has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bruce!
And that's the end of the fight!
Thumbo Plights comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Plights 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 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thumbo Plights!
A relieved looking Thumbo Plights 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benito Kamelas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Rak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benito Kamelas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blue Rak!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body punch from Kamelas.
Jab, jab by Rak - just one landing.
It looks like Benito Kamelas has been cut.
Kamelas throws a combination that misses
and Rak counters with a crisp right hand that drops Kamelas! Rak lets Kamelas back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Kamelas as he connects with a hook.
Rak rushes Kamelas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rak tries to pull guard but Kamelas holds him up against the cage and eventually Rak drops back down to his feet.
Kamelas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kamelas keeps control of Rak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rak manages to break the clinch.
Kamelas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kamelas throws a series of punches but Rak avoids them all with ease.
Kamelas misses with a double jab
and Rak counters with a huge left! Kamelas is in big trouble! He's backing up but Rak isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Kamelas from any more damage. A dominating finish by Rak!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blue Rak!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kay Ector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ector has chosen Monster! as his entrance music. Kay Ector is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toby Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kay Ector!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ector.
Ector ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
Young tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ector counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Young on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ector works the jab nicely.
Young shoots for a takedown but Ector saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ector with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Young looks to clinch
and Ector counters with a nice uppercut.
Ector digs a good hook to Young's body.
Ector ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Young is breathing heavily.
Ector scores with a hook to the body. Young takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Ector.
Ector cracks a nice hook into Young's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ector lands a body shot.
Ector cracks Young with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ector feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Young sprawling to the canvas! Young rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Ector finish him?!
Young is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young glances at the clock... BAM! Ector nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Young crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Young is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kay Ector!
After winning the bout, Kay Ector thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between PJ Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McClain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey comes to the cage accompanied by Set Me Free. McClain has chosen "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John McClain enters the cage!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, PJ Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John McClain!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClain throws a lazy right hand but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harvey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McClain.
McClain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for McClain.
It looks like PJ Harvey has been cut.
Harvey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from McClain misses.
No joy there for McClain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harvey tries to bum rush McClain with a series of wild strikes but McClain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McClain connects with a single shot there.
McClain throws a hook but Harvey avoids it easily.
Harvey slips a jab and a cross from McClain.
Harvey misses with a hook. McClain ducked under it nicely.
Harvey lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harvey misses with a head kick.
John McClain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey tries a head kick but it misses.
Harvey dodges the punch combination from McClain.
Harvey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harvey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McClain.
McClain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Harveys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey throws a head kick that misses.
McClain throws a hook to the side of Harvey's head but Harvey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McClain misses with a two punch combination.
Harvey ducks straight into an uppercut from McClain and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Harvey manages to regain guard straight away.
Harvey is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McClain postures up.
Oh Harvey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McClain decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Harvey goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harvey misses with a head kick.
Harvey throws a head kick but McClain moves out of range.
Harvey throws a right and a left that McClain avoids nicely.
Harvey seems to have got his legs back now.
McClain 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.
Harvey scoring well with a low kick there.
McClain connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Harvey! He's out on his feet! McClain rushes in and drops Harvey with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John McClain!
Our winner, John McClain, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is X is Coming. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mayo's choice of entrance music: Super Furry Animals - Golden Retriever. 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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142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eduardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Mayo!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Mayo.
Mayo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mayo.
Mayo moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Mayo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mayo throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mayo.
Mayo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva looks for the body kick but Mayo saw that one coming.
Mayo throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mayo gets back to half guard.
Silva passes into side control, despite Mayo's attempt to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo wants to control but Silva postures up.
Mayo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mayo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mayo pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mayo trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Mayo is doing well to control the position and prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chris Mayo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva defending well as Mayo loads up on a big left hand.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mayo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mayo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Mayo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mayo's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Mayo counters with a straight right hand.
Mayo throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva defending well as Mayo loads up on a big left hand.
Mayo throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mayo throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Mayo wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Mayo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Mayo tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Mayo misses.
Mayo moves into the clinch.
Silva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayo has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayo looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Mayo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mayo misses the jab.
Mayo scores with a body shot.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Mayo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayo cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mayo misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Mayo tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mayo connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Mayo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo bucks up and tries to throw Silva off but instead Silva has got his back!
I really don't envy Mayo right now.
Mayo trying to control the action but Silva just sinks the hooks in.
Mayo rolls, trying to escape but Silva keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mayo controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Mayo tries to roll but Silva sticks to his back.
Mayo just trying to survive but Silva is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has the hooks in. Mayo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Silva is looking to stand but he's in a difficult position to do so.
I really don't envy Mayo right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Mayo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayo.
Eduardo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayo just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Mayo misses.
Mayo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chris Mayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mayo is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Mayo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mayo wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mayo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Mayo.
Mayo seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Mayo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chris Mayo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mayo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Mayo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mayo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mayo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Chris Mayo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mayo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mayo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silva is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mayo just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mayo throws out the jab.
Mayo throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Mayo fights it but they end up in guard.
Mayo working a defensive guard here.
Silva stops Mayo from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mayo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Mayo lands a nice looking body shot.
Mayo digs a good hook to Silva's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Eduardo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mayo misses with a body shot.
Chris Mayo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mayo is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Mayo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mayo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Mayo!
Chris Mayo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service), into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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215 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Thomas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pitbull is keen to just control but Thomas is a slippery customer.
Pitbull tries to pass the half guard into mount. Thomas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pitbull seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pitbull lands strikes from half guard.
Pitbull is pressing down on Thomas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thomas is holding on for now.
Pitbull is looking for a kimura here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitbull is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pitbull frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull controlling the position easily from mount.
Pitbull looking to ground and pound but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Pitbull is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Thomas has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pitbull stands up from mount. Strange move.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but Pitbull sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Thomas as Pitbull shoots in.
Thomas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pitbull counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thomas's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas is controlling Pitbull's posture.
Pitbull with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pitbull looking to pass the guard.
Pitbull is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pitbull postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pitbull throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pitbull postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pitbull drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Thomas dives on top into guard.
Pitbull really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Thomas postures up in Pitbull's guard and throws a big left but Pitbull blocks it.
Pitbull manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pitbull. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pitbull avoids the attempt from Thomas to control.
Pitbull wants to take Thomas's back here but Thomas is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Pitbull wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
Pitbull is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pitbull swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Thomas is now in Pitbull's guard. A big mistake from Pitbull there, giving up the dominant position!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thomas wants to control from the top but Pitbull keeps moving.
Pitbull has his foot on Thomas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thomas works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thomas defends well.
Pitbull 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.
Pitbull looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thomas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pitbull is trying to control the position but Thomas postures up.
Thomas won't allow Pitbull to sweep him here.
Pitbull lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thomas!
Pitbull controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Thomas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Pitbull dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pitbull as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Thomas with that takedown attempt.
Pitbull shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alan Pitbull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pitbull circles away quickly and effectively.
Pitbull fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thomas sprawls well initially but Pitbull persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pitbull looks to land a strike but Thomas avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Pitbull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Pitbull trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Pitbull tries to pass.
Pitbull will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thomas trying to control the position.
Pitbull wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Pitbull connects with a couple of short punches.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Pitbull from controlling successfully.
Thomas looking for a guillotine here but Pitbull defends easily.
Pitbull throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull looking to pass the guard.
Pitbull won't allow Thomas to get back to his feet.
Pitbull wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Pitbull is stalling in the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Pitbull thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pitbull wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pitbull's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Pitbull should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Thomas has tightened it up now! Pitbull should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Paul Thomas!
Paul Thomas decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Adama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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189 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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195 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Adama!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with the combination.
Adama has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Adama sees coming a mile off.
Adama swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Adama avoids a kick to the body.
Adama gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Adama misses with a knee to the head.
Adama prevents a takedown attempt there.
Adama scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Silva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adama lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adama.
It looks like Rafael Silva has been cut.
Adama gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Adama lands a left hand.
Adama blocking some punches.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Adama shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to work over Adama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adama avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adama.
Adama lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Adama lands an uppercut.
Adama is defending well against a takedown attempt.
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!
Adama using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Adama.
Adama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adama scores with a knee to the head.
Silva is rocked!
Adama creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Silva's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Silva drops to his knees and Adama pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Adama!
After the fight, William Adama was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between GungHo Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Gavilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesus comes to the cage accompanied by Psychedelic Super Jesus. On his way into the cage it seems that GungHo Jesus has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily GungHo Jesus seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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22
175 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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161 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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, GungHo Jesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kid Gavilan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavilan is looking to slow Jesus down with leg kicks.
Jesus is looking to land body kicks.
Jesus throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavilan.
A leg kick checked by Jesus.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gavilan.
Jesus blocks a head kick by Gavilan.
Gavilan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jesus throws an overhand right that lands on Gavilan's shoulder, as Gavilan tries to avoid the shot.
Gavilan scores with a spinning back kick!
Jesus connects with a looping right hand.
Jesus moves out of range of the body kick from Gavilan.
Gavilan throws a leg kick which misses Jesus's front leg but catches the back leg as Jesus tries to avoid it.
Jesus takes a swing at Gavilan's ribcage but misses.
Gavilan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jesus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Sweat Lodge in the buildup to the fight.
Gavilan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Gavilan thumps Jesus with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavilan throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice body punch from Gavilan.
Gavilan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gavilan moves out of range of the strikes.
Gavilan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gavilan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jesus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gavilan.
An inside leg kick lands from Gavilan.
Gavilan throws a low kick but Jesus moves out of range easily.
Jesus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gavilan scores with a shot to the body.
Jab by Gavilan.
Gavilan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jesus is out of range and Gavilan settles back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gavilan slips under a jab from Jesus.
Gavilan checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavilan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jesus counters with a straight right hand.
Gavilan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gavilan lands a leg kick that knocks Jesus off balance momentarily.
Jesus avoids the head kick by Gavilan.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gavilan, right into the meat.
Kid Gavilan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gavilan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gavilan digs a good body shot into Jesus's ribs.
Jesus throws a sloppy head kick and Gavilan moves out of range easily.
Gavilan lands with a slapping head kick.
Gavilan tries a head kick but it misses.
Jesus blocks a head kick by Gavilan.
Gavilan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Gavilan misses
and Jesus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jesus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gavilan avoids the body shot from Jesus.
Jesus lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Gavilan.
Jesus misses the shot to the body.
Gavilan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jesus throws a looping overhand right but Gavilan ducks down to avoid it.
Jesus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jesus checks a low kick from Gavilan.
Jesus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gavilan on the side of the head.
Jesus looks for the body kick but Gavilan saw that one coming.
Gavilan scores with a hook to the body. Jesus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gavilan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Gavilan misses
and Gavilan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jesus misses with a shot to the body
and Gavilan counters with a good, hard body kick but Jesus shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gavilan lands a head kick!
Jesus misses with a looping right.
Jesus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jesus moves out of range of the leg kick from Gavilan.
Gavilan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jesus rather than just go for the knockout.
Jesus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jesus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gavilan.
Gavilan scores with a shot to the body.
Gavilan swings for the body but Jesus moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jesus scores with a body shot.
Jesus blocks a head kick by Gavilan.
Jesus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gavilan.
Gavilan blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Gavilan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gavilan avoids a kick to the body.
Gavilan throws a sloppy head kick and Jesus moves out of range easily.
Gavilan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gavilan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gavilan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gavilan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jesus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jesus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gavilan throws a sloppy head kick and Jesus moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gavilan.
Gavilan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gavilan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gavilan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jesus - the referee stops the clock and Gavilan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jesus. Gavilan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jesus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kid Gavilan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gavilan throws a push kick but Jesus slaps the foot to one side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gavilan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavilan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gavilan throws a front kick that sends Jesus stumbling back into the cage.
Jesus misses with a hook
and Gavilan counters with a stiff right hand.
Jesus throws a low kick, looking for Gavilan's leg but Gavilan calmly moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gavilan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jesus - the referee stops the clock and Gavilan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jesus. Gavilan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gavilan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jesus's head.
Jesus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jesus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jesus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gavilan throws a wild body kick that Jesus sees coming a mile off.
Jesus throws a wild body kick that Gavilan sees coming a mile off.
Gavilan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jesus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavilan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jesus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gavilan ducks under a wild hook from Jesus.
Jesus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gavilan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jesus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jesus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jesus throws the kick towards the body but Gavilan avoids it.
Jesus scores with a punch to the head.
Jesus misses with a straight left.
Gavilan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jesus avoids a kick to the body.
Gavilan throws a sloppy head kick and Jesus moves out of range easily.
Jesus throws the kick towards the body but Gavilan avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesus throws a head kick but Gavilan moves out of range.
Gavilan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jesus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gavilan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jesus throws a head kick that misses.
Gavilan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gavilan is looking to score with low kicks.
Jesus misses the shot to the body.
Gavilan blocks a leg kick.
Gavilan scores with a kick to the body.
Gavilan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jesus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gavilan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jesus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gavilan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jesus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jesus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavilan lands a really nice looking cross but Jesus seems unphased.
Jesus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gavilan lands a nice looking body kick.
Jesus connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jesus throws a lazy body kick
and Gavilan counters with a good, hard body kick but Jesus shrugs it off.
Gavilan avoids the head kick by Jesus.
Gavilan misses with a head kick.
Gavilan is looking to slow Jesus down with leg kicks.
Gavilan keeps Jesus at a distance using the push kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jesus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jesus throws a head kick but Gavilan moves out of range.
Gavilan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gavilan scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Gavilan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gavilan connects with an inside leg kick.
Jesus misses with a looping right.
Nice body kick from Gavilan.
An inside leg kick from Gavilan misses.
Gavilan cracks the inside of Jesus's front leg.
Gavilan blocks the body kick.
Jesus throws a push kick but Gavilan slaps the foot to one side.
Gavilan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jesus.
Gavilan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gavilan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gavilan.
Gavilan misses with a leg kick.
Gavilan throws a sloppy head kick and Jesus moves out of range easily.
Gavilan blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jesus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gavilan avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jesus misses the target.
Gavilan throws a solid leg kick but Jesus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gavilan.
Jesus wants to land a leg kick but Gavilan is out of range.
Gavilan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gavilan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gavilan avoids the body shot from Jesus.
Jesus walks into a jab.
Jesus connects with a single shot there.
Gavilan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jesus is looking to land body kicks.
Gavilan scores with a push kick.
Gavilan punishes Jesus's body with a nice straight punch.
GungHo Jesus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavilan throws a push kick but Jesus slaps the foot to one side.
Jesus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gavilan counters with a nice leg kick.
Jesus throws a jab when Gavilan was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gavilan swings for the body but Jesus moves out of range.
Jesus avoids the body shot from Gavilan.
Gavilan cracks Jesus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jesus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gavilan. Gavilan obviously looking to wear him down.
Gavilan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gavilan connects with a leg kick. Jesus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gavilan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gavilan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gavilan scores with a hook to the body. Jesus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavilan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gavilan. Jesus shrugs it off though.
Jesus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gavilan keeps Jesus at a distance using the push kick.
Gavilan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gavilan misses with a body kick.
Gavilan keeps Jesus at a distance using the push kick.
Jesus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gavilan throws a body kick that misses.
Jesus moves out of range of the body kick from Gavilan.
Kid Gavilan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jesus connects with a looping right hand.
Jesus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gavilan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jesus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jesus misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavilan punishes Jesus's body with a nice straight punch.
Gavilan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gavilan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jesus misses with a kick to the body.
Gavilan moves out of range as Jesus throws a body kick.
Jesus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gavilan keeps Jesus at a distance using the push kick.
Gavilan stuns Jesus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gavilan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jesus blocks a head kick by Gavilan.
Gavilan scores with a head kick.
Jesus throws a wild body kick that Gavilan sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kid Gavilan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gavilan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Gavilan!
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