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MadDogs 9 : Gladiator PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between E Pha Balise To (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald McTavish has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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134 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, E Pha Balise To!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donald McTavish!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balise To tries to clinch up.
McTavish connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Balise To momentarily.
E Pha Balise To seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTavish moves into range and connects with a jab.
Balise To is rocked!
Balise To ducks into an uppercut from McTavish and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donald McTavish!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ommel KyKnomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 lbs
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198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ommel KyKnomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron Parsons!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parsons tries to close the distance and clinch up but KyKnomi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
KyKnomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
KyKnomi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Parsons checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Parsons takes one to the chin there.
Parsons moves into the clinch.
KyKnomi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
KyKnomi is trying to maintain a safe position but Parsons gets an underhook and turns KyKnomi into the cage.
Parsons is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
KyKnomi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Parsons is keeping busy.
KyKnomi is trying to push Parsons away but Parsons has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Parsons keeps control of KyKnomi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parsons pushes KyKnomi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Parsons - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons keeps control of KyKnomi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parsons displaying some good clinch control by pressing KyKnomi up against the cage.
Parsons digs a right hand into KyKnomi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on KyKnomi's gas tank.
Parsons prevents the takedown attempt.
Parsons manages to break the clinch.
Parsons tries to clinch but KyKnomi is having none of it.
KyKnomi has his takedown stuffed
and Parsons counters with a crisp right that sends KyKnomi to the canvas! Parsons follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Parsons!
Aaron Parsons tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Murdock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demarcus Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew Murdock could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Demarcus Bate's chin.
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matthew Murdock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demarcus Bate!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bate does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice defenses there by Bate.
Murdock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bate moves out of range of the body kick from Murdock.
Bate lands a nice hook to Murdock's body. Murdock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bate connects with an inside leg kick.
Murdock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bate looking to score a takedown here. Murdock is defending well but Bate drives through and ends up in Murdock's guard.
Murdock has his foot on Bate's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bate works his way back into a safe position though.
Bate wants to control from the top but Murdock keeps moving.
Murdock has his foot on Bate's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bate works his way back into a safe position though.
Bate slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Murdock 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.
Murdock controls Bate momentarily but Bate frees himself.
Bate trying to control but Murdock is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Demarcus Bate wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bate finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice shot by Bate.
Murdock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bate is able to avoid easily.
Bate moves out of range of the body kick from Murdock.
Bate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murdock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bate steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murdock. That one must have hurt.
Murdock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bate fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bate blocks a head kick by Murdock.
Matthew Murdock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bate. That did some damage!
Bate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bate avoids a kick to the body.
Murdock avoids the head kick by Bate.
Bate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murdock's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murdock throws a leg kick
and Bate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bate throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murdock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bate attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick from Murdock misses.
Murdock drops his hands momentarily and Bate takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bate takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bate keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bate thows a body shot but no joy.
Murdock throws a shot from downtown. Bate moves away and avoids it.
Murdock tries to clinch up.
Murdock throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murdock tries to land a leg kick but Bate saw it coming and moves away.
Bate feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murdock's calf.
Bate loads up on a big right hand but Murdock slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murdock.
Murdock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murdock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate slips a jab from Murdock.
Bate fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murdock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bate fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murdock, pushing him back against the cage.
Bate misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bate avoiding damage as Murdock throws knees to the body.
Bate misses with some punches.
Murdock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good body shot from Bate.
Bate managing to block the knees to the body from Murdock.
Bate scores with a hook to the body.
Bate stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bate tries to work over Murdock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bate lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bate.
Murdock tries to land knees in the clinch but Bate avoids the damage to the body.
Bate avoids the elbow strike from Murdock, against the cage.
Bate has Murdock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Murdock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Murdock pushes off an throws an elbow but Bate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demarcus Bate dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murdock misses with a hook. Bate ducked under it nicely.
Murdock tries to sprawl but Bate drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bate is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bate prevents Murdock from improving his position.
Bate is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bate thows a huge punch but Murdock dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Murdock keeps working.
Murdock is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bate wants to work for an arm triangle but Murdock is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murdock wants to get back to full guard.
Bate tries to pass to full mount but Murdock defends it.
Murdock is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bate's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bate's back!
Murdock has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Bate is keeping busy.
Murdock working for a choke but Bate is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate rolls, trying to escape but Murdock keeps control of the position.
Murdock is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bate just trying to survive but Murdock is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Murdock looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Bate is controlling Murdock 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murdock is looking for a triangle but Bate pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate tries to free his leg and advance position but Murdock is retaining full guard.
Murdock looking to control.
Bate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murdock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murdock keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
Murdock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bate gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bate cracks Murdock with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bate is aware though and is defending well.
Murdock has momentary wrist control but Bate slips an elbow through the middle.
Bate works over Murdock with some ground and pound from guard.
Bate keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murdock's head.
Bate looking to pass the guard.
Bate lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bate slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bate postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murdock working for submissions but it's allowed Bate to get to half guard.
Murdock trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demarcus Bate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Murdock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murdock blocks a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bate, right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Murdock.
Bate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murdock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bate feints and then cracks Murdock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murdock down.
Bate lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murdock moves to clinch but Bate breaks away
and Bate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bate checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murdock tries to clinch but Bate moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Murdock checks a low kick from Bate.
Murdock moves out of range of the leg kick from Bate.
Bate scores with a head kick. Murdock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bate tries to land a front kick but Murdock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bate lands with a shot to the body.
Bate tries to land a front kick but Murdock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bate misses with a low kick.
Murdock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murdock throws out a leg kick but Bate moves out of range and Murdock only half commits.
Murdock moves out of range of the body kick from Bate.
Bate lands a head shot.
Bate lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock blocks the body kick.
Bate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murdock moves away.
Murdock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bate paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bate drives through and clinches with Murdock against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bate gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Murdock regains guard.
Murdock working for a triangle but Bate defends it easily.
Bate slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Murdock working for a triangle but Bate defends it easily.
Bate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate got a little sloppy there for a moment and Murdock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bate has managed to get both his arms back between Murdock's legs - danger averted.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Murdock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bate cracks Murdock with a solid left hand.
Demarcus Bate has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bate advances position into side control!
Bate trying to control the action but Murdock is working from the bottom.
Bate scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock is not content to let Bate control the position.
Murdock is looking for a sweep.
Murdock gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Murdock won't allow Bate to pass to mount.
Bate slips a nice elbow through Murdock's hands, connecting with Murdock's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate is controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demarcus Bate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Demarcus Bate!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Demarcus Bate!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Demarcus Bate!
Demarcus Bate wins by unanimous decision!
Demarcus Bate decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Matias Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mizo Samxona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enzo Matias Demaestri has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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212 lbs
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212 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Enzo Matias Demaestri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mizo Samxona!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demaestri stuffs the takedown.
Demaestri defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Samxona.
Samxona moves out of range as Demaestri strikes.
Demaestri defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Samxona.
Demaestri has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Facebreaker Academy : Striking in the buildup to the fight.
Enzo Matias Demaestri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mizo Samxona.
Demaestri misses with a series of wild punches.
Demaestri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Demaestri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demaestri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Samxona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Demaestri looks to throw the jab but Samxona is out of range.
Mizo Samxona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demaestri tries to bum rush Samxona with a series of wild strikes but Samxona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Demaestri clinches with his opponent.
Samxona is looking for a takedown.
Samxona has hold of one of Demaestri's legs. Demaestri is fighting the takedown attempt but Samxona gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Samxona is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samxona throwing strikes but missing.
Samxona stops Demaestri from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samxona chips away with some ground and pound.
Samxona postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Samxona's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Samxona stops Demaestri from standing up.
Samxona lands a couple of elbows.
Samxona stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Demaestri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Samxona is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Samxona advances to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samxona prevents Demaestri from standing back up.
Demaestri is breathing heavily.
Demaestri on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Demaestri tries to get out of the position.
Samxona sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Demaestri defending well though.
Demaestri is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Samxona scores with a couple of nice shots.
Samxona missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samxona missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Samxona lands a nice short elbow.
Samxona working over Demaestri with some ground and pound. Demaestri looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Samxona scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Demaestri looks like he's trying to stand up.
Samxona working over Demaestri with some ground and pound. Demaestri looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Demaestri on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Samxona scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Samxona not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Demaestri is trying to stand.
Samxona has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Samxona is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Samxona is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaestri is in trouble now - Samxona has advanced to mount!
Samxona lands a big shot there that rocks Demaestri but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Samxona with a couple of short strikes.
Samxona scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Demaestri?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demaestri takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Demaestri is rocked!
Demaestri takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oh Demaestri is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Samxona softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Demaestri is out cold! Samxona jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mizo Samxona!
A less than humble Mizo Samxona misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micheal White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Black Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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17
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Micheal White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Black Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black Jr blocks a head kick by White.
White has managed to clinch.
White stops a takedown attempt from Black Jr.
Black Jr tries to score a body lock takedown but White shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
Black Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Micheal White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Black Jr.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black Jr is looking for a takedown.
White lands a nice elbow.
White landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Black Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but White prevents it.
White lands a nice knee to the body.
Black Jr has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by White after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Black Jr tries to score a body lock takedown but White shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Black Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Black Jr has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by White after a bit of a struggle.
Black Jr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. White fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Black Jr.
We've been told by White's head coaches at Brick Brawlers MMA (13 Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
White moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White lands with a light punch inside.
Black Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. White gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
White scores with a knee to the head.
Black Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Black Jr goes for a takedown attempt but White pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
White closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black Jr or not.
Black Jr is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Black Jr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but White pulls him back up using the underhooks.
White lands a body shot.
Nice elbow from White.
White crunches a lovely knee into Black Jr's ribcage.
Black Jr wants a takedown but no success here.
Black Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but White gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Black Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but White gets the underhooks and prevents it.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black Jr backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black Jr is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but White is defending well.
White prevents a takedown attempt there.
Black Jr is looking for a takedown.
White gets underhooks to prevent Black Jr's takedown attempt.
White gets underhooks to prevent Black Jr's takedown attempt.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Black Jr backwards.
Black Jr is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White lands a big right hand that drops Black Jr! The killer instinct kicks in and White finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by White!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Micheal White!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Danzig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex Richards has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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272 lbs
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240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rex Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glenn Danzig!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danzig.
Danzig throws a series of strikes that have Richards backpedaling.
Danzig throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richards gets tackled into the cage by Danzig. Danzig maintains the clinch.
Danzig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Danzig has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A short right from Richards.
Danzig blocking some punches.
Danzig breaks from the clinch.
Danzig misses with a body punch
and Richards counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Danzig closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Danzig lands in his opponent's guard.
Danzig thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danzig postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Richards is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Danzig trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danzig is sitting in close to Richards's body. Richards has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Danzig is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Danzig is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Richards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rex Richards!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Jinkens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suleman Pokong (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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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Jinkens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Suleman Pokong!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jinkens throws a head kick that misses.
Pokong swings for the body but Jinkens moves out of range.
Jinkens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pokong darts in and clinches Jinkens up against the cage.
Pokong manages to break the clinch.
Jinkens shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pokong eats them both and turns towards Jinkens to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jinkens misses with a kick to the body.
Pokong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pokong lands a left and a right that send Jinkens crashing to the mat, dazed. Pokong thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jinkens is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jinkens leaves Pokong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oh Jinkens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pokong swinging wildly here.
Pokong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pokong closes the distance looking for a takedown. Jinkens stuffs it but Pokong still has hold of him. Pokong picks Jinkens up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Pokong slams Jinkens to the floor and that's really hurt Jinkens - he doesn't know where he is! Pokong throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suleman Pokong!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Felder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leos Karanous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that James Felder has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily James Felder seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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167 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Felder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leos Karanous!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felder displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Felder cracks Karanous with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Karanous falls to his knees and Felder doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Felder!
Post fight, an emotional James Felder said 'suck it bitches! thank you fans I love you all! '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fusion Drone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sub Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fusion Drone!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero ducks under a wild hook from Drone.
Zero has managed to clinch.
Zero lands a hook that snaps the head of Drone backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Zero.
Zero tries a body shot but Drone blocks it.
Zero blocks the elbow strike.
Drone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zero.
Zero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drone breaks from the clinch.
Zero scores with a decent looking hook.
Drone takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drone was well out of range. Poor timing from Zero.
Zero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Zero lands a big right hand that sends Drone crashing to the mat! Zero stays standing though and waves Drone back to his feet!
Drone is rocked!
It looks like Fusion Drone has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drone ducks into an uppercut from Zero and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sub Zero!
A pretty intense looking Sub Zero took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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