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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Aloha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Soon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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190 cm
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210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Aloha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kim Soon!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aloha fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Soon sprawls well initially but Aloha persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Aloha wants to take a breather but Soon is having none of it.
Aloha is trying to work for a kimura but Soon is defending well.
Aloha trying to mount his opponent but Soon defends it.
Soon is staying active underneath Aloha, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aloha is looking for a kimura but Soon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aloha to get the leverage.
Aloha wants to take a breather but Soon is having none of it.
Aloha is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Soon defends it well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aloha tries to clinch there but Soon circles away.
Aloha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aloha counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Soon's guard now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Soon wants to stand and escape but Aloha is having none of it.
Soon keeping moving, preventing Aloha from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soon wants to stand but Aloha is controlling the position.
Soon wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Aloha manages to pass to side control.
Aloha is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Soon is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aloha looking to finish with strikes here!
Soon is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Soon is squirming around, avoiding Aloha's attempts to control the action.
Aloha jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Soon manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Soon's face as Aloha controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aloha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Soon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Aloha is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Soon wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Soon prevents Aloha from improving position.
Aloha trying to control the action but Soon is working from the bottom.
Aloha tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aloha working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Soon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Aloha is controlling him well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Soon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aloha counters with a shoot takedown. Soon fights it but they end up in guard.
Aloha thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Soon wants to get back to his feet but Aloha is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aloha wants to control from the top but Soon keeps moving.
Soon wants to stand but Aloha is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aloha thows a big elbow that misses.
Aloha prevents Soon from getting back to his feet.
Aloha slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aloha trying to control the action but Soon is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aloha circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aloha counters by clinching up.
Soon taking a breather.
Aloha has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Soon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Soon taking a breather.
Aloha missing with knees to the body.
Aloha wants a takedown.
Soon trying to control the position but instead, Aloha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Soon into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Aloha dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aloha has a takedown stuffed.
Soon tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Aloha counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Aloha thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aloha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aloha won't allow Soon to get back to his feet.
Soon keeping moving, preventing Aloha from controlling successfully.
Soon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aloha shoots for a takedown but Soon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Soon clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soon trying to control the position but instead, Aloha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Soon into the cage.
Soon lands an elbow inside that Aloha shrugs off.
Soon lands an elbow that stopped Aloha in his tracks for a moment.
Soon prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Aloha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aloha wants a takedown but no success here.
Soon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aloha is defending well for now.
Aloha tries to score a body lock takedown but Soon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Soon lands an elbow just above Aloha 's eye.
Soon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Soon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Soon wants to stall.
Aloha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aloha's defenses.
Aloha goes for a takedown in the clinch but Soon prevents it.
Soon missing with knees to the body.
Soon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aloha drops down looking for an ankle pick but Soon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Soon clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Soon.
Soon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aloha wants a takedown.
Aloha tries for a takedown. No joy.
Soon trying to stall but Aloha improves his position.
Soon tries to land knees in the clinch but Aloha avoids the damage to the body.
Aloha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Soon lands an elbow inside that Aloha shrugs off.
Soon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aloha avoids a wild elbow strike from Soon.
Aloha drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aloha as Soon tries to tie him up.
Soon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soon lands an elbow inside that Aloha shrugs off.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aloha wants a takedown but no success here.
Aloha blocks an elbow strike.
Soon stops a takedown attempt from Aloha.
Aloha is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Soon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Soon trying to control the position but instead, Aloha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Soon into the cage.
Soon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aloha being controlled against the cage.
Aloha goes for a takedown in the clinch but Soon prevents it.
Soon trying to land knees to the body.
Aloha blocks an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aloha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aloha drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aloha wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Aloha goes for a takedown attempt but Soon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Soon wants to clinch
and Aloha decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Soon's guard.
Aloha thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Soon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aloha slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aloha working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Soon is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Aloha has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Aloha dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Aloha or perhaps it was just good defense by Soon which made him look bad.
Aloha shoots for a takedown but Soon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aloha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soon tries to clinch up but Aloha circles away and keeps his distance.
Aloha instigates a clinch.
Soon lands an elbow inside.
Aloha tries to pull guard but Soon won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Aloha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soon tries to land knees in the clinch but Aloha avoids the damage to the body.
Soon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Soon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aloha.
Aloha tries for a takedown but Soon manages to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soon prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Soon to work.
Aloha avoids the elbow strike from Soon, against the cage.
Soon stalling in the clinch but Aloha improves position.
Aloha has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Soon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Soon.
Soon is looking to control Aloha's arms but Aloha gets an underhook and turns him. Now Soon has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soon lands an elbow inside.
Soon lands an elbow just above Aloha 's eye.
Aloha goes for a takedown in the clinch but Soon prevents it.
Soon tries to land knees in the clinch but Aloha avoids the damage to the body.
Aloha blocks an elbow strike.
Aloha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Soon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Soon.
Aloha has Soon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Soon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aloha can't get the takedown.
Aloha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soon lands a nice elbow.
Soon tries to land knees in the clinch but Aloha avoids the damage to the body.
Soon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aloha is defending well for now.
Aloha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aloha has clasped his hands together around Soon's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Soon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Aloha is controlling him well.
Aloha tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Soon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aloha. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soon wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aloha lands a decent elbow from side control.
Aloha wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Soon, who protects the arm well.
Aloha trying to control the position but Soon is working away.
Aloha wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Soon, who protects the arm well.
Aloha trying to control the action but Soon is working from the bottom.
Aloha looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soon wants to get back to his feet but Aloha drags him back down.
Aloha tries to score with some ground and pound. Soon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Soon is not content to let Aloha control the position.
Aloha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Soon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Soon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aloha counters with a shoot takedown. Soon fights it but they end up in guard.
Soon keeping moving, preventing Aloha from controlling successfully.
Soon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aloha wants to control from the top but Soon keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soon wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Aloha manages to pass to side control.
Aloha is trying to work for a kimura but Soon is defending well.
Soon wants to stand back up but Aloha manages to pass into side control.
Aloha is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Soon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Soon is trying to get back to his feet.
Kim Soon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Aloha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aloha slows the pace down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Aloha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aloha, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Aloha!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liu Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erin Melcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williamson comes to the cage accompanied by Kings and Queesn - Aerosmith. Liu Williamson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liu Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Erin Melcher!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melcher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williamson.
Melcher defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williamson.
Williamson clinches.
Melcher working Williamson over with knees to the body.
Melcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Melcher shoots in and bounces Williamson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Williamson keeping full guard, as Melcher tries to pass.
Melcher controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Williamson tries to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson pushes Melcher off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Williamson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Williamson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Williamson lands some shots froms side control.
Williamson throwing strikes but Melcher manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Melcher moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Melcher scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Williamson to see if he's OK.
Melcher decides to stand back up.
Williamson rushes Melcher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Melcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williamson is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is looking to break free of the clinch but Melcher has double underhooks.
Melcher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Melcher misses with a low kick.
Williamson doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Melcher counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liu Williamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melcher darts in and clinches Williamson up against the cage.
Williamson wants a takedown but no success here.
Williamson can't break the clinch.
Williamson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williamson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Melcher has hold of one of Williamson's legs. Williamson is fighting the takedown attempt but Melcher gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Melcher from controlling successfully.
Williamson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Melcher controls the pace.
Williamson is working an open guard so Melcher takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson misses with a takedown
and Melcher counters with a nice body kick.
Williamson is breathing heavily.
Melcher throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williamson feints and as Melcher raises his hands in defense, Williamson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Melcher seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Melcher throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Melcher is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Melcher changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Williamson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williamson wants the takedown. Melcher is fighting it off but Williamson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Melcher's guard against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melcher is working an open guard so Williamson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Melcher misses with a takedown
and Williamson counters with a good low kick that Melcher was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melcher slaps away a takedown attempt from Williamson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Melcher throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williamson was covering up waiting for the punch and Melcher finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Melcher trying to control but Williamson is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Melcher wants to stand and escape but instead Williamson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Williamson gets to his feet. Melcher looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erin Melcher dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williamson shoots and misses
and Melcher decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Williamson's guard.
Melcher trying to control but Williamson is working from the bottom.
Williamson 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.
Williamson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Melcher gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Melcher tries to clinch but Williamson is having none of it.
Williamson fails with the takedown
and Melcher counters with a left and a right that stings Williamson.
Williamson throws a hook but Melcher avoids it easily.
Melcher has closed the distance and engaged Williamson in a clinch.
Melcher takes a shot to the head.
Williamson taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Melcher throws an elbow but misses.
Melcher breaks from the clinch.
Williamson slaps away a takedown attempt from Melcher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Melcher is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson tries for a takedown but Melcher circles away easily
and Melcher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liu Williamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williamson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Melcher.
Williamson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Melcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williamson misses with a takedown
and Melcher moves into the clinch.
Williamson trying to stall but Melcher improves his position.
Williamson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Melcher.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Melcher as Williamson tries to tie him up.
Williamson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Melcher misses with a takedown attempt
and Williamson counters by clinching up.
Melcher tries to land a knee to the head but Williamson blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williamson keeps control of Melcher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williamson is working for takedown but Melcher is calmly controlling the position for now.
Williamson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Melcher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williamson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Melcher!
Williamson with the ground and pound from mount.
Williamson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Melcher is looking to escape.
Williamson landing strikes from the mount and Melcher is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Williamson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williamson with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Melcher that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Williamson lands a heavy elbow.
Melcher is trying to escape the mount.
Williamson scoring with strikes but Melcher is staying in there.
Williamson landing strikes from the mount.
Williamson has hold of Melcher's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Melcher manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Melcher tries to hold on but Williamson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is landing with some decent strikes but Melcher is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Williamson scoring with strikes but Melcher is staying in there.
Williamson lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melcher wants to control but Williamson is having none of it.
Williamson landing punches.
Williamson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melcher is bucking up trying to escape but Williamson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Melcher takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Melcher is desperately trying to improve his position but Williamson has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liu Williamson 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. This is the final round!
Melcher tries a low kick but Williamson avoids it.
Liu Williamson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williamson tries for a takedown but Melcher circles away easily
and Melcher counters by moving into the clinch.
Melcher gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Williamson regains guard.
Williamson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Melcher!
Williamson is landing with some decent strikes but Melcher is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Melcher wants to control but Williamson is having none of it.
Williamson cracks Melcher with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Melcher is bucking up trying to escape but Williamson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Williamson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Liu Williamson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Melcher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Melcher wants to control but Williamson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melcher is squirming around, avoiding Williamson's attempts to control the action.
Williamson cracks Melcher with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Williamson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Melcher turns into him and now he's in Williamson's guard.
Melcheris looking to pass into half guard but Williamson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Williamson is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melcher uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Williamson shoots and misses
and Melcher counters by clinching up.
Williamson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Melcher is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liu Williamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melcher tries for a takedown but Williamson manages to get underhooks.
Williamson tries to pull guard but Melcher holds him up against the cage and eventually Williamson drops back down to his feet.
Melcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williamson avoids it.
Williamson tries to pull guard but Melcher holds him up against the cage and eventually Williamson drops back down to his feet.
Williamson drags the fight down to the ground.
Melcher sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Melcher trying to control but Williamson is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melcher forces his way into half guard.
Williamson punching from the bottom.
Melcher postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Williamson to stand up.
Melcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Melcher tries to clinch up.
Melcher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Melcher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williamson trying to control the position from guard on top but Melcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Williamson wants to control from the top but Melcher keeps moving.
Melcher has momentary wrist control but Williamson slips an elbow through the middle.
Williamson stopping the sweep attempt from Melcher.
Melcher has his foot on Williamson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williamson works his way back into a safe position though.
Williamson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Williamson with a poor takedown
and Melcher counters with an outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Liu Williamson.
I think Williamson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Liu Williamson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Stortz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Marcelo Riberio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stortz comes into the arena with CkY - 96 Quite Bitter Beings blaring out of the sound system. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zeke Stortz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andre Marcelo Riberio!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riberio shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stortz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Stortz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Riberio off and has taken his back!
Riberio wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stortz has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Riberio.
Riberio is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Stortz struggling to land strikes to the head as Riberio covers up.
Stortz looking to hold on to the position here but Riberio rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Stortz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stortz distracts Riberio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stortz stopping the sweep attempt from Riberio.
Stortz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stortz landing with the ground and pound.
Riberio scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Riberio drops his hands momentarily and Stortz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Riberio misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riberio.
Stortz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riberio has a takedown stuffed.
Zeke Stortz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Marcelo Riberio.
Stortz cracks Riberio with an open hand slap.
Stortz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Riberio is looking for a sweep.
Stortz lands some shots froms side control.
The ground and pound from Stortz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Riberio is working to avoid the ground and pound but Stortz connects with a decent elbow.
Riberio is looking for a sweep.
Stortz lands a nice forearm strike.
Stortz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stortz looks up at the clock and then as Riberio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stortz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Riberio looks gassed!
Stortz working the head with strikes.
Riberio is rocked!
Riberio takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Riberio is still in real trouble! Can Stortz finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big shot lands for Stortz! That's hurt Riberio! Will he recover? Stortz fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeke Stortz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Noah Spitler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruffus Raucus (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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163 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Noah Spitler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ruffus Raucus!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Spitler finds it's way through Raucus's defenses.
Raucus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spitler.
Spitler misses with the combination.
Raucus works over Spitler's head and body with a nice combination.
Raucus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Spitler throws a big shot that misses.
Spitler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raucus was well out of range. Poor timing from Spitler.
Spitler throws a body punch but Raucus moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Raucus. No joy for Spitler on that attempt.
Raucus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spitler.
Raucus misses with a combination
and Spitler counters with a nice body shot.
Spitler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Raucus misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spitler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raucus tries to avoid it but Spitler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raucus to the ground. Raucus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Spitler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spitler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Spitler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spitler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Spitler drops back looking for a leg! Raucus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Raucus manages to kick Spitler off! Spitler jumps back into Raucus's guard.
Raucus is trying to control the position but Spitler postures up.
Raucus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spitler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Spitler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raucus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spitler 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.
Spitler is breathing heavily.
Raucus is pulling down on Spitler's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Spitler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raucus pinned against the cage. Raucus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raucus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spitler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raucus.
A big right from Spitler misses.
Raucus slips a jab and a cross from Spitler.
Spitler throws a hook but Raucus blocks it.
Raucus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spitler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spitler misses with a wild body shot.
Raucus looks to land a combination but Spitler avoids it well.
Raucus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raucus misses with a hook to the body
and Spitler counters with a two punch combo.
Spitler misses with a wild body shot.
Raucus tries to bum rush Spitler with a series of wild strikes but Spitler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raucus moves away from the strike by Spitler.
Raucus slips a jab and a cross from Spitler.
Raucus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spitler digs a good body shot into Raucus's ribs.
Raucus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raucus lands the left hand.
Spitler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raucus manages to avoid it.
Raucus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spitler moves away.
A right-left combo lands from Spitler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spitler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raucus tries to clinch up.
Spitler misses with a takedown attempt - Raucus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A combination from Raucus does no damage.
Spitler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Raucus's head.
Spitler takes a swing at Raucus's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Spitler - just one landing.
Spitler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spitler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raucus pinned against the cage. Raucus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Spitler shoots in looking for a takedown. Raucus tries to sprawl out of it but Spitler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Raucus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruffus Raucus dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spitler throws out a leg kick but Raucus moves out of range and Spitler only half commits.
Raucus misses with a straight right.
Raucus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spitler was well out of range. Poor timing from Raucus.
Raucus avoids the body shot from Spitler.
Raucus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Spitler.
Raucus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Spitler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Spitler is working for a kimura but Raucus is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spitler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Raucus sees it coming and defends easily.
Spitler is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spitler is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Raucus defends it well.
Raucus is looking for a sweep. Spitler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Spitler is working for a submission of some sort.
Raucus is defending against the submission attempts here by Spitler.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raucus looks to land a body kick but Spitler moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Raucus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raucus misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed right hand from Raucus misses the target.
Spitler misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raucus thows a leg kick but Spitler checks it
and Spitler counters with a head kick.
Noah Spitler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spitler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raucus.
Raucus slaps away a takedown attempt from Spitler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Spitler scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raucus moves out of range of the strikes.
Spitler stalks Raucus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Raucus's face. Raucus staggers backwards, shaken.
Raucus misses with a looping right.
Raucus throws a jab but it's blocked by Spitler.
Raucus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Spitler slips a jab and a cross from Raucus.
Spitler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raucus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Spitler throws a sloppy head kick and Raucus moves out of range easily.
Raucus slaps away a takedown attempt from Spitler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Spitler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spitler shoots in looking for a takedown. Raucus tries to sprawl out of it but Spitler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Raucus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Raucus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spitler shoots in looking for a takedown. Raucus tries to sprawl out of it but Spitler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Raucus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spitler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raucus manages to avoid it.
Spitler looks to land a left hand but Raucus moved out of range nicely.
Spitler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spitler fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spitler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raucus manages to avoid it.
Raucus misses with a double jab.
Spitler shoots in for a takedown but Raucus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ruffus Raucus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Raucus digs a good hook to Spitler's body.
Raucus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spitler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raucus lands a left and a right that send Spitler crashing to the mat, dazed. Raucus thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Spitler is rocked!
It looks like Noah Spitler has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raucus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raucus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spitler doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Raucus.
Raucus throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Spitler crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ruffus Raucus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Umaga Beeturasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Union (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beeturasa comes to the cage accompanied by Metallicas Sanatarium, coming home. Dave Union will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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285 lbs
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Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Umaga Beeturasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Union!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Union lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Umaga Beeturasa has been cut.
Beeturasa feints and as Union raises his hands in defense, Beeturasa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Beeturasa stands and throws Union's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Beeturasa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Beeturasa lands a nice forearm strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beeturasa working the ground and pound but Union is defending the strikes.
Beeturasa working the ground and pound but Union is defending the strikes.
Beeturasa working the body and head with strikes.
It looks like Dave Union has been cut.
Beeturasa in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beeturasa landing a few strikes.
Beeturasa tries to score with some ground and pound. Union controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Beeturasa working the ground and pound but Union is defending the strikes.
Beeturasa misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Union is trying to buck Beeturasa off.
Beeturasa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Union some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Union takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Beeturasa lands a nice forearm strike.
Union is trying to control Beeturasa's posture but Beeturasa avoids it.
Beeturasa cracks Union with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Beeturasa working the ground and pound.
Beeturasa throws an elbow but Union slips to the side and avoids it well.
Beeturasa working the ground and pound but Union is defending the strikes.
Beeturasa throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Union defending against the ground and pound.
Beeturasa scoring with punches and elbows.
Beeturasa 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.
Union looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beeturasa is putting a hurting on Union here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beeturasa wants to control but Union is keeping him busy.
Beeturasa working the head and body with strikes.
Beeturasa working the head with strikes.
An elbow from Beeturasa crashes against the mat.
Beeturasa scoring with punches from side control.
Union wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Beeturasa advances nicely into full mount.
Beeturasa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Beeturasa lands a big shot there that rocks Union but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beeturasa scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Union?
Beeturasa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Beeturasa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Union looks a forlorn figure.
That has opened up Dave Union's cut even more.
The referee warns Union that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beeturasa trying to control but Union is having none of it.
Beeturasa breaks from Union's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Beeturasa lands a big shot there that rocks Union but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Beeturasa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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.
Beeturasa lands a big shot there that rocks Union but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Beeturasa landing strikes from the mount and Union is in trouble!
Beeturasa is landing with some decent strikes but Union is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Beeturasa prevents Union from getting the reversal.
Beeturasa landing strikes from the mount and Union is in trouble!
Union is in a horrible position here. Beeturasa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Beeturasa working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Union looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Beeturasa! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Umaga Beeturasa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henri Hasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henri Hasu has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Henri Hasu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Steel!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Hasu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hasu throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Hasu throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
Hasu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel slips a jab and a cross from Hasu.
Hasu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel misses with a body kick.
Steel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ray Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hasu misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hasu counters with a three punch combo that has Steel backing up. Steel nods at Hasu to acknowledge the strikes.
Hasu throws a series of punches but Steel moves out of range.
Steel dodges the punch combination from Hasu.
Hasu misses with a double jab.
Hasu misses with a series of wild punches.
Hasu throws a nice looking combination but Steel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hasu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steel counters with a low kick, right behind Hasu 's knee.
Steel shoots in but Hasu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hasu throws a series of punches but Steel avoids them all with ease.
Hasu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steel circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Hasu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hasu throws a nice looking combination but Steel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hasu swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hasu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Steel.
Steel shoots in looking for a takedown. Hasu tries to sprawl out of it but Steel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hasu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henri Hasu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Steel.
Steel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Henri Hasu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hasu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Steel looks to clinch
and Hasu counters with a one-two to the body.
Hasu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steel.
Steel misses with a combination
and Hasu counters with a series of strikes. Steel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hasu misses with a double jab
and Steel counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hasu is breathing heavily.
Hasu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hasu misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Steel will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Steel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steel closes the distance but Hasu moves to the side
and Hasu counters with a three punch combo that has Steel backing up. Steel nods at Hasu to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Hasu does no damage.
Steel throws a wild body kick that Hasu sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steel circles away quickly and effectively.
Steel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hasu counters with a three punch combo that has Steel backing up. Steel nods at Hasu to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Hasu as Steel shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hasu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Steel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hasu counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Hasu.
Hasu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hasu counters with a series of strikes. Steel will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel darts in trying to clinch
and Hasu counters with a series of strikes. Steel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Steel slips a jab and a cross from Hasu.
Hasu misses with a two punch combination.
Hasu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hasu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hasu avoids the head kick by Steel.
Hasu throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Hasu blocks a head kick by Steel.
Hasu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel tries to clinch
and Hasu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hasu misses with a two punch combination.
Steel misses with a double jab
and Hasu counters with a three punch combo that has Steel backing up. Steel nods at Hasu to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasu throws a right hand that Steel ducks under and follows up with a left that Steel also avoids with ease.
Hasu looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it well.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and Hasu moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Hasu.
Henri Hasu is winning the standup battle so far.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hasu looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it well.
Hasu misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henri Hasu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hasu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steel circles away quickly and effectively.
Steel is looking to score with low kicks.
Steel darts in trying to clinch
and Hasu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steel throws a combination that misses
and Hasu counters with a two punch combo.
Steel misses with a looping right.
Hasu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasu misses with a few strikes there.
Hasu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hasu throws a series of punches but Steel moves out of range.
Hasu throws a series of punches but Steel moves out of range.
Hasu misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Hasu misses.
Steel clinches but Hasu breaks the clinch
and Hasu counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hasu misses with a two punch combination.
Hasu misses with a series of wild punches.
Steel darts in trying to clinch
and Hasu counters with a series of strikes. Steel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hasu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel looks to land a body kick but Hasu moved away.
Hasu misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hasu's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hasu duly obliges.
Hasu misses with the combination.
Steel tries to bum rush Hasu with a series of wild strikes but Hasu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hasu throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Hasu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Steel throws a head kick but Hasu moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Steel.
Hasu looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it well.
Hasu tries to bum rush Steel with a series of wild strikes but Steel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steel clinches but Hasu breaks the clinch
and Hasu counters with a two punch combo.
Steel dodges the punch combination from Hasu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henri Hasu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hasu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henri Hasu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Saint Roc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fenton Meeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint Roc comes to the cage accompanied by Rock superstar. Fenton Meeks is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Pierre Saint Roc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fenton Meeks!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint Roc misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meeks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meeks swats away the attempt to clinch by Saint Roc.
Saint Roc misses with the combination.
Meeks wants to clinch.
Saint Roc throws a hook but Meeks blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meeks has closed the distance and engaged Saint Roc in a clinch.
Saint Roc fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meeks breaks from the clinch.
Saint Roc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Saint Roc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saint Roc throws a right hand that Meeks ducks under and follows up with a left that Meeks also avoids with ease.
Meeks ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Meeks lands with a nice body punch.
Meeks misses with a body kick.
Saint Roc takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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 big left from Meeks misses.
Meeks feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Saint Roc sprawling to the canvas! Saint Roc rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Meeks finish him?!
Saint Roc is rocked!
It looks like Pierre Saint Roc has been cut.
Meeks wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Meeks misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Roc lands a nice looking body shot.
Meeks lands with an overhand left.
Meeks blocks a leg kick.
Saint Roc tries to clinch up
and Meeks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meeks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint Roc sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meeks thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks ducks under a wild hook from Saint Roc.
Saint Roc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meeks misses with a hook.
Meeks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint Roc.
A punch combination from Saint Roc misses.
Meeks tries to clinch there but Saint Roc circles away.
Saint Roc thows a body shot but no joy.
Saint Roc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meeks circles away quickly and effectively.
Meeks blocks a jab.
Saint Roc ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Meeks looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Roc closes the distance but Meeks moves to the side
and Saint Roc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Saint Roc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meeks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saint Roc throws a leg kick that misses.
Saint Roc misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saint Roc throws a body punch but Meeks moves out of range.
Meeks punishes Saint Roc's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fenton Meeks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pierre Saint Roc's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Meeks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saint Roc tries to clinch but Meeks moves out of range.
Meeks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint Roc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saint Roc wants to slow Meeks down by chopping away at his legs.
Fenton Meeks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saint Roc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saint Roc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saint Roc throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint Roc will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saint Roc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meeks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pierre Saint Roc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saint Roc tries to keep at a distance but Meeks has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Roc jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Meeks walks away with a smile on his face. Saint Roc gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Saint Roc tries a low kick but Meeks avoids it.
Saint Roc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meeks.
Good exchange - Meeks coming out on top.
Saint Roc takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Meeks throws a hook to the side of Saint Roc's head but Saint Roc sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Roc throws an overhand right that lands on Meeks's shoulder, as Meeks tries to avoid the shot.
Saint Roc closes the distance but Meeks moves to the side
and Meeks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint Roc ducks under a wild hook from Meeks.
A clash of legs there as Saint Roc blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Saint Roc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saint Roc ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saint Roc tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Meeks counters by clinching up.
Saint Roc tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Saint Roc is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saint Roc wants to get back to striking at distance but Meeks won't allow it.
Saint Roc tries to pull guard but Meeks won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Saint Roc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint Roc decides to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint Roc has his foot on Meeks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Meeks works his way back into a safe position though.
Meeks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saint Roc is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Meeks is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meeks stands up from Saint Roc's guard - Meeks perhaps looking for a knockout.
Meeks closes the distance and clinches.
Saint Roc has Meeks pressed against the cage, preventing Meeks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saint Roc wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meeks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meeks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint Roc manages to avoid it.
Meeks is breathing heavily.
Saint Roc looks to score with a jab to the body but Meeks is just out of range.
Saint Roc shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Saint Roc tries to clinch there but Meeks circles away.
A big left from Saint Roc misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meeks misses with a straight right.
Meeks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Meeks checks a low kick from Saint Roc.
Saint Roc lands the left hand.
Saint Roc stalks Meeks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Meeks's face. Meeks staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Fenton Meeks has been cut.
Saint Roc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saint Roc lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meeks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Saint Roc falls off balance throwing a combination
and Meeks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pierre Saint Roc will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Saint Roc circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meeks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Meeks throws a leg kick but Saint Roc checks it.
Saint Roc misses with a series of wild punches.
Saint Roc throws a leg kick but Meeks sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Saint Roc misses.
Meeks displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Meeks avoids the body shot from Saint Roc.
Meeks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saint Roc tries to work over Meeks's front leg with a kick but Meeks checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saint Roc throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Meeks on the side of the head.
Saint Roc looks to score with a jab to the body but Meeks is just out of range.
Saint Roc scores with a jab. Meeks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saint Roc cracks Meeks with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint Roc. Meeks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meeks throws a combination that misses
and Saint Roc counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Meeks falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pierre Saint Roc!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Crabtree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crabtree comes to the cage accompanied by Move Bitch. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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282 lbs
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240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Crabtree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred Sanford!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crabtree takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crabtree swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanford.
Sanford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crabtree takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crabtree misses with the combination.
Crabtree blocks a head kick by Sanford.
Sanford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crabtree sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanford connects with a high kick.
It looks like Johnny Crabtree has been cut.
Sanford darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crabtree swings for the body but Sanford moves out of range.
Sanford scores with a leg kick.
Crabtree takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Both fighters circling a little - Sanford finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crabtree throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanford tries to close the distance and clinch but Crabtree swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crabtree misses with a takedown attempt - Sanford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnny Crabtree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crabtree. That did some damage!
Crabtree is breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crabtree looks to land a combination but Sanford avoids it well.
Sanford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crabtree closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanford circles away.
Sanford throws a series of strikes that have Crabtree backpedaling.
Crabtree chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanford can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanford misses with a head kick.
Sanford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanford lands a nice shot that snaps Crabtree's head back.
A big left from Crabtree misses.
Sanford lands an overhand right.
Crabtree drops his hands momentarily and Sanford takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crabtree swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanford throws a front kick that sends Crabtree stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sanford.
Sanford thumps Crabtree with a low kick.
Sanford feints and then cracks Crabtree's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crabtree down.
Crabtree tries to move into range but Sanford moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sanford throws a series of punches but Crabtree avoids them all with ease.
Fred Sanford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanford throws a head kick but Crabtree moves out of range.
Sanford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Johnny Crabtree's cut is getting worse.
Sanford feints and then cracks Crabtree's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crabtree down.
Sanford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crabtree is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanford landing knees to the body.
Sanford stalls.
Sanford lands an elbow that stopped Crabtree in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sanford trying to stall but Crabtree improves his position.
Sanford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnny Crabtree's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sanford connects with a knee to the head.
Sanford crunches a lovely knee into Crabtree's ribcage.
Crabtree tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Crabtree. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crabtree fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sanford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left and a right from Sanford both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crabtree throws a combination that misses
and Sanford counters with a leg kick.
Sanford fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanford. That's going to slow Crabtree down.
Sanford scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanford forces Crabtree back against the cage and clinches.
Sanford gets through Crabtree's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jeez, Johnny Crabtree's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sanford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanford stalling the fight.
Sanford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crabtree or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanford breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Crabtree throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot lands for Sanford.
Sanford cracks the inside of Crabtree's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Sanford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Crabtree's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sanford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crabtree throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crabtree shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanford sprawls well. Sanford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crabtree gets slowly back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanford.
Sanford doesn't manage to clinch there - Crabtree circles away.
Sanford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Sanford.
Sanford throws a head kick but Crabtree moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanford.
Sanford scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fred Sanford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanford cracks the inside of Crabtree's front leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crabtree tries to keep at a distance but Sanford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanford lands a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanford.
Sanford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sanford. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sanford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crabtree's calf.
Crabtree steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sanford. That one must have hurt.
A solid body kick from Sanford.
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!
Sanford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crabtree's sensitive parts.
Crabtree chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanford can pounce on him.
Crabtree chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanford can pounce on him.
Sanford uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnny Crabtree's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fred Sanford!
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