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Hilo Fight 86 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hammy Hamerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huber comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cosmic Gate - Exploration of Space kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hammy Hamerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Huber!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huber misses with the combination.
Huber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Huber misses with a wild combination.
Hamerson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hamerson closes the distance but Huber moves to the side
and Huber counters with a one-two to the body.
Hamerson tries to clinch there but Huber circles away.
Huber works over Hamerson's head and body with a nice combination.
Huber throws a right hand that Hamerson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hamerson also avoids with ease.
Huber throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamerson shoots in and gets a takedown into Huber's guard.
Huber controlling the position.
Huber wants to get back to his feet but Hamerson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Huber is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hamerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Huber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamerson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huber is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hammy Hamerson just wasn't active enough.
Hamerson looks for a takedown but Huber sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamerson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Huber counters with a series of strikes. Hamerson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hamerson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hamerson looks to clinch
and Huber counters with a two punch combo.
Hamerson avoids a punch combination nicely.
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!
Hamerson tries to close the distance and clinch but Huber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Huber.
Hamerson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Huber does no damage.
Huber has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hamerson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Huber tries to keep at a distance but Hamerson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hamerson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hamerson wants to clinch
and Huber counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamerson tries to clinch up but Huber circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamerson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hammy Hamerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hamerson.
Hamerson shoots in looking for a takedown but Huber manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hamerson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hamerson is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamerson wants to clinch
and Huber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Huber dominated that round.
That's time! Hamerson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hamerson is looking to clinch but Huber is avoiding it.
Hamerson fails to land with a series of punches.
Hamerson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Huber avoids it really well and circles away.
Hamerson throws a nice looking combination but Huber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Huber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hamerson closes the distance but Huber moves to the side
and Huber counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamerson tries to clinch but Huber is having none of it.
Huber throws a right and a left that Hamerson avoids nicely.
Hammy Hamerson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hamerson counters with a one-two to the body.
Huber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hamerson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammy Hamerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huber misses with the combination.
Huber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hamerson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hamerson shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huber jabs at Hamerson's body.
Hamerson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hammy Hamerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Huber wants it to stay on the feet.
Steve Huber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hamerson shoots in for a takedown but Huber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hamerson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huber.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamerson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Huber defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber scores with a three punch combo!
Huber throws a one two combo.
Huber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Huber circles away from the clinch attempt
and Huber counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamerson has a takedown stuffed.
Huber misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Hamerson does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huber lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hamerson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Huber sprawls well. Huber wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hamerson gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Huber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hamerson closes the distance but Huber moves to the side
and Huber counters with a one-two to the body.
Hamerson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Huber pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hamerson back to the cage. Huber follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Huber misses with a two punch combination.
Huber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hamerson.
Hamerson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Huber circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huber misses with a wild combination.
Huber lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huber is working the combinations to good effect here.
A punch combination from Huber misses.
Huber works the jab nicely.
Hamerson looks to clinch
and Huber counters with a left and a right that stings Hamerson.
Huber throws a one two combo.
A combination from Huber does no damage.
Hamerson darts in trying to clinch
and Hamerson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamerson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hammy Hamerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamerson is looking to clinch but Huber is avoiding it.
Hamerson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Huber lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Huber throws a one two combo.
Hamerson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huber is fending him off so far but Hamerson persists. Nope, Huber circles away and we're back to standing.
Huber slaps away a takedown attempt from Hamerson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Huber works over Hamerson's head and body with a nice combination.
Huber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huber misses with a double jab.
Huber misses with a double jab.
Hamerson darts in trying to clinch
and Huber counters with a left and a right that stings Hamerson.
Left hook, right uppercut from Huber.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hamerson tries to clinch but Huber moves away
and Huber counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hammy Hamerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Huber is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hamerson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Huber.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Huber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Huber 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Huber!
Our winner, Steve Huber, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Braydon Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Reese might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stranglehold. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Braydon Reese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Walters!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Reese trying to control the action but Walters is working from the bottom.
Reese stops Walters from getting back to his feet.
Reese works his foot free and advances to mount.
Reese definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Walters is trying to stand.
Reese is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Reese!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Braydon Reese!
An out of breath and clearly excited Braydon Reese thanked GREEN!160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Engine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Engine comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy train. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Engine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Engine fails to land with a series of punches.
Engine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kennedy lands with a right hand.
Engine has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kennedy tests Engine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kennedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Engine manages to avoid it.
Engine swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennedy.
Kennedy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Tom Kennedy has been cut.
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!
Kennedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Engine throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Engine clinches up with Kennedy and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Engine.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Engine's elbow.
Engine blocks an uppercut.
Engine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Engine is looking to break free of the clinch but Kennedy has double underhooks.
Kennedy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Engine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kennedy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Engine's elbow.
Engine tries to throw a body punch but Kennedy avoids it by throwing Engine back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Engine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Engine blocking some punches.
Kennedy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Engine's efforts to push away.
Engine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Engine breaks the clinch.
Engine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Engine throws a right hand that Kennedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kennedy also avoids with ease.
A jab lands there for Kennedy.
Kennedy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kennedy digs a good body shot into Engine's ribs.
Kennedy slips a jab and a cross from Engine.
Thomas Engine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Engine goes down and covers up as Kennedy starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Kennedy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sacco Vanzetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanzetti's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Against All Authority - Sacco & Vanzetti. Francisco Morales has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sacco Vanzetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Francisco Morales!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanzetti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vanzetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Facebreaker Academy : Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Vanzetti swinging wildly here.
Morales looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanzetti is just out of range.
Vanzetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morales cracks Vanzetti with an open hand slap.
Morales tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vanzetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Morales.
Vanzetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Sacco Vanzetti has been cut.
Morales with a jab.
Vanzetti is rocked!
Morales throws a low kick, looking for Vanzetti's leg but Vanzetti calmly moves out of range.
Oh Vanzetti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Morales.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Morales! Vanzetti is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francisco Morales!
During a confident post fight interview, Francisco Morales 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 Heath Chappell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Wazowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Wazowski struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Heath Chappell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Wazowski!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chappell clinches with his opponent.
Chappell lands a knee to the head.
Chappell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wazowski managing to block the knees to the body from Chappell.
Wazowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Chappell won't allow it.
Chappell tries to land knees in the clinch but Wazowski avoids the damage to the body.
Wazowski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chappell.
Wazowski is trying to maintain a safe position but Chappell gets an underhook and turns Wazowski into the cage.
Wazowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chappell tries to land knees in the clinch but Wazowski avoids the damage to the body.
Wazowski jumps guard but Chappell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wazowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chappell avoids it.
Wazowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chappell lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chappell scores a nice knee to the body.
Wazowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
I was talking to Chappell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chappell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wazowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wazowski 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.
Wazowski looks winded!
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but Wazowski blocks with his arms.
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wazowski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A knee to the head by Chappell.
Wazowski managing to block the knees to the body from Chappell.
Wazowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chappell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wazowski.
Chappell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wazowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chappell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chappell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chappell scores with a knee to the head.
Chappell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chappell lands an elbow just above Wazowski 's eye.
Chappell blocking some punches.
Chappell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wazowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Chappell working Wazowski over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Chappell.
Chappell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wazowski blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but Wazowski blocks with his arms.
Chappell lands a knee to the head.
Chappell landing knees to the body.
Chappell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wazowski blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chappell.
Chappell scores with a knee to the head.
Chappell lands an elbow just above Wazowski 's eye.
Chappell lands an elbow inside that Wazowski shrugs off.
Chappell landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chappell.
Chappell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chappell.
Chappell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wazowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chappell lands an elbow that stopped Wazowski in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chappell obliges.
Chappell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappell landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Chappell.
Chappell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chappell scores a nice knee to the body.
Chappell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chappell looking to throw knees to the head but Wazowski is blocking nicely.
Chappell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chappell scores with a knee to the head.
Chappell crunches a lovely knee into Wazowski's ribcage.
Chappell lands a knee to the head.
Chappell connects with a knee to the head.
Chappell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wazowski's defenses.
Chappell lands a good knee to the midsection. Wazowski won't want to take too many of those.
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chappell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chappell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chappell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chappell working Wazowski over with knees to the body.
Wazowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chappell.
Chappell lands a damaging elbow.
Chappell lands a nice knee to the body.
Chappell scores with a knee to the head.
Chappell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chappell with a knee to the head.
Chappell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wazowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Chappell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chappell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wazowski's face.
Chappell avoiding damage as Wazowski throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chappell managing to block the knees to the body from Wazowski.
Chappell landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Chappell.
Chappell working Wazowski over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heath Chappell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chappell takes the fight into the clinch.
Chappell misses with a knee to the head.
Wazowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wazowski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chappell to keep the fight standing.
Wazowski throws an elbow that misses.
Chappell scores a nice knee to the body.
Chappell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wazowski can do to turn this around?
Chappell looking to throw knees to the head but Wazowski is blocking nicely.
Chappell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chappell scores a nice knee to the body.
Chappell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Chappell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chappell looking to throw knees to the head but Wazowski is blocking nicely.
Chappell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wazowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Chappell won't allow it.
Wazowski takes an elbow to the temple.
Wazowski is breathing heavily.
Chappell connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chappell landing knees to the body.
Chappell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wazowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Chappell landing knees to the body.
Chappell with a knee to the head.
Chappell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Heath Chappell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Chappell.
Chappell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wazowski jumps guard but Chappell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Chappell connects with a knee to the head.
Chappell lands an elbow that stopped Wazowski in his tracks for a moment.
Chappell landing knees to the head.
Chappell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chappell crunches a lovely knee into Wazowski's ribcage.
Wazowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazowski trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chappell landing knees to the body.
Chappell landing knees to the head.
Chappell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chappell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chappell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wazowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chappell lands an elbow that stopped Wazowski in his tracks for a moment.
Chappell lands an elbow that stopped Wazowski in his tracks for a moment.
Chappell lands a damaging elbow.
Wazowski tries to pull guard but Chappell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Heath Chappell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Wazowski.
Chappell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wazowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chappell landing knees to the head.
Chappell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chappell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chappell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chappell lands a knee to the body.
Chappell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wazowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chappell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wazowski is trying to stall.
Chappell crunches a lovely knee into Wazowski's ribcage.
Chappell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chappell misses with a knee to the head.
Wazowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chappell has him pressed against the cage.
Chappell misses with a knee strike.
Chappell lands a nice knee to the body.
Wazowski takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chappell crunches a lovely knee into Wazowski's ribcage.
Wazowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chappell lands a good knee to the midsection. Wazowski won't want to take too many of those.
Chappell landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chappell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chappell scores a nice knee to the body.
Chappell tries a knee to the head but Wazowski blocks it.
Chappell lands a good knee to the midsection. Wazowski won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chappell.
Wazowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chappell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wazowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chappell scores with a knee to the head.
Wazowski lands a body shot.
Chappell trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heath Chappell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chappell closes the distance and clinches.
Wazowski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chappell scores with a knee to the head.
Wazowski tries to break the clinch but Chappell is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chappell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wazowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chappell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chappell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but Wazowski blocks with his arms.
Chappell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chappell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chappell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wazowski's defenses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chappell missing with knees to the body.
Chappell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wazowski's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappell lands a damaging elbow.
Chappell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chappell scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Chappell.
Chappell crunches a lovely knee into Wazowski's ribcage.
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chappell.
Chappell misses with a knee to the head.
Chappell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chappell lands a good knee to the midsection. Wazowski won't want to take too many of those.
Wazowski missing with knees to the body.
Chappell lands an elbow inside that Wazowski shrugs off.
Chappell lands an elbow that stopped Wazowski in his tracks for a moment.
Chappell lands a knee to the head.
Chappell misses with a knee strike.
Chappell landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Chappell.
Chappell lands a good knee to the midsection. Wazowski won't want to take too many of those.
Chappell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Wazowski breaks the clinch.
Wazowski is looking to slow Chappell down with leg kicks.
Chappell scores with a head kick.
Chappell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wazowski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chappell throws an elbow that misses.
Chappell blocks the elbow strike.
Chappell lands a knee to the body.
Wazowski can't find room to land a body shot as Chappell controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chappell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chappell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chappell landing knees to the head.
Wazowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chappell walks away with a smile on his face. Wazowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chappell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chappell moves into the clinch.
Heath Chappell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chappell as Wazowski tries to tie him up.
A knee to the head by Chappell.
Chappell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chappell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chappell landing knees to the head.
Wazowski is rocked!
Chappell with a knee to the head.
Wazowski is still on wobbly legs! Can Chappell finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chappell lands a damaging elbow.
Chappell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chappell crunches a lovely knee into Wazowski's ribcage.
Chappell with a knee to the head.
Chappell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chappell has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Wazowski - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Chappell, and another! Wazowski is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Heath Chappell!
After the big win, Heath Chappell made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors The Dark Side and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tero Siren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Take Home (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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20
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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26
185 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tero Siren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Take Home!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siren scores with a jab. Home acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Siren has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Facebreaker Academy : Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Home shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Siren sprawls well. Siren wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Home gets slowly back to his feet.
Siren misses with a few strikes there.
Home looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Home prevents Siren from improving his position.
Siren is trying to stand back up but Home is controlling him
Siren tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Home manages to move to mount!
Home working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Siren keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Home manages to capitalize on a mistake by Siren to take his back!
Siren tries to roll but Home sticks to his back.
Siren trying to control but not successfully.
Siren tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Home has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Home doesn't have the hooks in and Siren manages to turn into his guard.
Home has his feet on Siren's thighs here. He's pushed Siren off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Siren screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Take Home!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Beaber (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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150 lbs
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162 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ed Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Beaber!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaber looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Beaber looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Beaber takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Beaber.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hand to the body from Beaber.
Beaber lands a nice uppercut.
Beaber stalling against the cage.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Beaber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beaber.
Sanchez letting Beaber take a breather here.
Beaber gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beaber lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Beaber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Beaber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Beaber comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beaber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beaber throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Beaber has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Beaber on the inside.
Beaber lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaber breaks from the clinch.
Beaber closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Beaber.
Sanchez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beaber.
Beaber manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beaber.
Beaber misses with a body shot.
Beaber clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
Beaber breaks the clinch.
Bobby Beaber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez slips a jab from Beaber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaber doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Beaber swinging wildly here.
Beaber gets a clinch.
Beaber lands a shot to the body.
Sanchez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Beaber cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Beaber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beaber connects with a nice looking jab.
Beaber closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Beaber lands a shoulder strike.
Beaber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beaber throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Beaber throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaber jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Beaber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beaber throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Beaber has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Beaber creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.
Beaber presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Beaber tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beaber scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beaber lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Beaber just leaning against Sanchez, taking a breather.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Beaber dominated that round.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Beaber slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Beaber.
Beaber closes the distance and clinches.
Beaber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beaber misses with a double jab
and Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Sanchez.
Beaber throws a series of punches but Sanchez avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez scores with a one two! Beaber had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beaber. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beaber lands with a good body shot.
Beaber ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Beaber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beaber darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Beaber tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beaber closes the distance and clinches.
Beaber prevents a takedown attempt there.
Beaber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beaber. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beaber clinches.
Bobby Beaber seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Beaber has Sanchez pressed against the cage.
Beaber lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Beaber.
Beaber lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Beaber lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
Beaber comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Beaber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice left hand lands by Beaber.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beaber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beaber.
Beaber drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sanchez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Beaber closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaber lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
A short left from Beaber.
Beaber is working Sanchez over against the cage.
Beaber breaks the clinch.
Beaber lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
Beaber has managed to clinch.
Beaber lands a right hand.
Beaber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beaber.
Beaber closes the distance and clinches.
Beaber pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Beaber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beaber scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beaber lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
Beaber scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Beaber.
Oh Sanchez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beaber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Beaber.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
and Beaber counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Sanchez! He's just covering up as Beaber starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Beaber!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rajesh Kuthrapalli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez has chosen La Puerta Negra as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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21
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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20
145 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rajesh Kuthrapalli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paco Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kuthrapalli.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuthrapalli.
Kuthrapalli misses with a hook. Mendez ducked under it nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Mendez.
Mendez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mendez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kuthrapalli.
Kuthrapalli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mendez swings for the body but Kuthrapalli moves out of range.
Kuthrapalli tries to clinch up.
Mendez lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez misses with a wild body shot.
Kuthrapalli throws a big shot that misses.
Kuthrapalli checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kuthrapalli wants to clinch but Mendez slips to the side
and Mendez counters with a left to the body.
Mendez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mendez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuthrapalli rather than just go for the knockout.
Kuthrapalli walks into a left hand.
Kuthrapalli takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuthrapalli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Kuthrapalli misses.
Kuthrapalli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mendez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kuthrapalli doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendez circles away.
Mendez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuthrapalli.
Mendez misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuthrapalli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuthrapalli misses with an uppercut.
Mendez lands with a good body shot.
Mendez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mendez throws a body punch but Kuthrapalli moves out of range.
Kuthrapalli darts in trying to clinch
and Mendez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mendez lands a nice hook to Kuthrapalli's body. Kuthrapalli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuthrapalli is looking to clinch.
Mendez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mendez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kuthrapalli on the side of the head.
Mendez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kuthrapalli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuthrapalli was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendez.
Mendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuthrapalli.
Kuthrapalli throws an off balance right hand
and Mendez counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Mendez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuthrapalli.
Mendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuthrapalli.
Mendez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuthrapalli manages to avoid it.
Rajesh Kuthrapalli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuthrapalli wants to clinch up but Mendez keeps it at a distance.
Mendez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kuthrapalli's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Kuthrapalli avoids them all with ease.
Kuthrapalli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuthrapalli tries to close the distance and clinch but Mendez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice combination there by Mendez.
Kuthrapalli has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mendez finds it's way round the side to connect with Kuthrapalli's head.
Kuthrapalli tests Mendez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kuthrapalli misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Mendez. That snapped Kuthrapalli's head back.
Kuthrapalli throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kuthrapalli lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuthrapalli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuthrapalli misses with a straight right.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuthrapalli moves away.
Mendez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kuthrapalli had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kuthrapalli throws a hook but Mendez avoids it easily.
Mendez throws a leg kick but Kuthrapalli checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuthrapalli throws a lazy right hand but Mendez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuthrapalli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuthrapalli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuthrapalli throws a hook to the side of Mendez's head but Mendez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuthrapalli loads up on a big right hand but Mendez slips the punch.
Kuthrapalli tries to clinch but Mendez moves out of range.
Mendez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuthrapalli.
Kuthrapalli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mendezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendez lands a slapping body shot.
Mendez looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuthrapalli is just out of range.
Kuthrapalli tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mendez counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Mendez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kuthrapalli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paco Mendez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuthrapalli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mendez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mendez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kuthrapalli is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mendez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kuthrapalli is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mendez landing strikes from the mount and Kuthrapalli is in trouble!
Mendez landing strikes from the mount.
Kuthrapalli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendez on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuthrapalli's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuthrapalli in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mendez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kuthrapalli's face.
Kuthrapalli wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kuthrapalli is bucking up trying to escape but Mendez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kuthrapalli is rocked!
Kuthrapalli takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Mendez's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paco Mendez!
Paco Mendez bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amelie Poulain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murdoch McNash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McNash's choice of entrance music: IllEvilHater - Maniac Maggot. Murdoch McNash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good kicks
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amelie Poulain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Murdoch McNash!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNash gets caught flat footed, as Poulain shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Poulain controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Poulain landing some decent shots from guard.
Poulain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poulain scoring with punches to the head and body.
Poulain content to stall in guard here.
Poulain stopping the sweep attempt from McNash.
Poulain lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Poulain connects with a couple of short punches.
Poulain is pushing down on McNash's leg trying to pass to half guard. McNash is fighting to maintain full guard but Poulain has managed to sneak the leg through.
Poulain slips a nice elbow through McNash's hands, connecting with McNash's forehead.
Poulain performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Poulain frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poulain raining down shots from the mount!
McNash really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Poulain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Poulain with shots to the head and body - McNash looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poulain drops a big elbow. That's hurt McNash! More shots from Poulain and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amelie Poulain!
An out of breath Amelie Poulain thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Murdoch McNash was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the Gym '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sid Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ford Prefect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Savage's entrance music is the scatman. A fine choice. Prefect is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sid Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ford Prefect!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prefect is looking to clinch but Savage is avoiding it.
Savage scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Savage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savage cracks Prefect with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Prefect shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Savage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prefect is looking to clinch.
Prefect wants to clinch.
Savage drops Prefect with a right and a left! Savage comes rushing in but Prefect regains his composure and manages to keep Savage in guard.
Prefect is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Savage throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savage trying to control the position from guard on top but Prefect is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prefect is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Prefect is looking for a triangle but Savage pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prefect is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Savage defends well.
Savage is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Prefect has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Savage is looking to defend but Prefect has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Savage! Prefect pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Savage taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ford Prefect!
A very excited looking Ford Prefect made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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