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Hilo Fight 103 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Punch Punchinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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144 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
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170 cm
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135 lbs
4 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Punch Punchinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lewis Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punchinson.
Punchinson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Punchinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hicks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punch Punchinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punchinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hicks circles away quickly and effectively.
Punchinson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No luck for Hicks with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Punchinson misses.
Punchinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hicks.
Good exchange - Punchinson coming out on top.
Punchinson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hicks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hicks.
Hicks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Punchinson to keep the fight standing.
Punchinson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Punch Punchinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lewis Hicks.
Hicks goes for a takedown attempt but Punchinson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Punchinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchinson feints a jab promting Hicks to slip. Punchinson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hicks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Lewis Hicks has been cut.
Punchinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hicks closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Punchinson did well to prevent Hicks getting side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Punchinson has hold of Hicks's hands but Hicks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hicks is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Punchinson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hicks is trying to work for a kimura but Punchinson is defending well.
Hicks is looking for a kimura here.
Hicks in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Punchinson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hicks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lewis Hicks!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Gurel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devan Hennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
2 - 5 - 0 |
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178 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Gurel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Devan Hennings!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hennings feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gurel being controlled here, momentarily.
Hennings with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gurel wants to sweep but no luck.
Hennings wants to pass the guard but Gurel is keeping the position.
Hennings is in close to Gurel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hennings stopping the sweep attempt from Gurel.
Gurel is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurel working a defensive guard but Hennings manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gurel is trying to get back to half guard.
Gurel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hennings on the ground.
Hennings working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hennings is looking to take a break and control but Gurel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gurel is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at TAP ROOT -/- 10 Coaches / Great Sparring / Value that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Gurel tries to improve position but can't.
Hennings is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gurel is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hennings scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gurel being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Hennings might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Gurel wants to control but Hennings postures up.
Gurel tries to buck Hennings off but Hennings is having none of it.
Gurel wants to control but Hennings postures up.
Gurel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hennings has just dragged him back down to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hennings lands an elbow.
Hennings trying to control the position but Gurel is working away.
Hennings tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gurel regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hennings's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurel is trying to stand up here but Hennings is controlling him well.
Hennings wants to take a breather but Gurel is having none of it.
Gurel is pressing down on Hennings's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gurel trying to control the position.
Hennings won't allow Gurel to get back to his feet.
Gurel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hennings wants to control from the top but Gurel keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hennings throws a big right hand that misses.
Hennings wants to control from the top but Gurel keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hennings dives in and scores a takedown into Gurel's guard.
Gurel is looking to stand up but Hennings isn't so interested in that idea.
Hennings is looking to work some ground and pound but Gurel has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hennings 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.
Hennings drops back looking for a leg! Gurel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gurel manages to kick Hennings off! Hennings jumps back into Gurel's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devan Hennings dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hennings tries for a takedown but Gurel circles away easily
and Gurel counters with a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Hennings misses its intended target.
Gurel misses with a leg kick.
Hennings shoots and misses
and Gurel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gurel closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hennings's guard.
Hennings pulls Gurel in close to prevent any damage.
Hennings looking for a sweep. Not yet Hennings, not yet.
Hennings has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hennings working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gurel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hennings preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hennings looking to control.
Hennings keeping full guard, as Gurel tries to pass.
Hennings trying to keep a closed guard but Gurel is proving a slippery customer.
Gurel stays in close to Hennings's body and controls the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Devan Hennings wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gurel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Devan Hennings has been cut.
Hennings looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gurel is fending him off so far but Hennings persists. Nope, Gurel circles away and we're back to standing.
Jake Gurel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devan Hennings.
Hennings drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gurel is not content to let Hennings control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hennings takes a little break here. Gurel wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gurel wants to get back to his feet but Hennings is dominant here and he's now got Gurel's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gurel holding both Hennings 's hands and preventing any damage.
Hennings working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Hennings scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hennings is persistently looking for the submission but Gurel is defending it well.
You can see the frustration on Gurel's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Gurel wants to control his opponent's hands but Hennings gets his hands free.
Hennings working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Hennings is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gurel defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Will Hennings go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurel tries to roll but Hennings sticks to his back.
Hennings is persistently looking for the submission but Gurel is defending it well.
Hennings is looking to control Gurel but Gurel is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hennings has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Can Gurel hold on?! Hennings is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devan Hennings showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Devan Hennings's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gurel scores with a decent looking hook.
Hennings tries to clinch
and Gurel counters with a body kick.
Gurel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hennings napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gurel working away.
Gurel in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
You can see the frustration on Hennings's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hennings is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gurel's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gurel throwing shots but Hennings is blocking nicely.
Hennings is trying is best to control the position here.
Gurel is nestled in close to Hennings, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gurel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hennings sees it coming and defends easily.
Gurel throwing shots but Hennings is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gurel prevents Hennings from improving his position.
Gurel is thwarting Hennings's attempts to control the position.
Hennings makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hennings.
Hennings looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gurel is one step ahead there.
Gurel wanted to stand there but Hennings had control of the position.
Gurel stopping the sweep attempt from Hennings.
Gurel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hennings manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gurel is trying to reverse the position but instead Hennings has taken his back - oops!
Gurel tries to escape but Hennings has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hennings connects with a big shot to the side of Gurel's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurel won't enjoy being in this position. Hennings looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Gurel is tapping - it's over boys! Hennings picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Devan Hennings!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauly Pigano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuuya Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ueda has chosen UnderDog - Test Eagles as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kuuya Ueda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pauly Pigano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuuya Ueda!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ueda on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ueda looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ueda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pigano.
Pigano takes a swing at Ueda's ribcage but misses.
Ueda tries a head kick but it misses.
Pigano connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Pigano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ueda doesn't seem phased though.
Pigano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ueda blocks a jab.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pigano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ueda tries a head kick but it misses.
Ueda tries to clinch but Pigano moves away
and Pigano counters with a nice uppercut.
Ueda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pigano delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pigano swats away the attempt to clinch by Ueda.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pigano.
Pigano lands a glancing blow to the side of Ueda's head.
Ueda wants to clinch up but Pigano keeps it at a distance.
Pigano blocks a head kick by Ueda.
Ueda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pigano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ueda misses with a low kick.
Pigano is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Pigano does it's job there.
It looks like Kuuya Ueda has been cut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pigano, as that shot connected.
Ueda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pigano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pigano swings for the body but Ueda moves out of range.
Pigano thows a body shot but no joy.
Pigano moves out of range of the leg kick from Ueda.
Pigano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ueda walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ueda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ueda misses with an elbow strike.
Ueda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pigano blocks it with crossed arms.
Pigano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pigano blocks an elbow strike from Ueda.
Pigano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ueda backwards.
Pigano misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ueda misses with a knee strike.
Ueda tries to land knees in the clinch but Pigano avoids the damage to the body.
Pigano breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pigano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pigano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pigano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ueda.
Ueda is looking to clinch.
Pigano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ueda in his tracks.
Pigano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ueda throws a head kick but Pigano moves out of range.
Pigano scores with a body shot.
Ueda throws a push kick but Pigano slaps the foot to one side.
Pigano throws a shot from downtown. Ueda moves away and avoids it.
Pigano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ueda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ueda is looking to slow Pigano down with leg kicks.
Ueda wants to clinch up but Pigano keeps it at a distance.
Pigano takes a swing at Ueda's ribcage but misses.
Pigano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ueda.
Ueda closes the distance and pushes Pigano back into the cage.
Ueda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Ueda.
It looks like Pauly Pigano has been cut.
Pigano is breathing heavily.
Ueda lands an elbow that stopped Pigano in his tracks for a moment.
Pigano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pigano misses with some punches.
Pigano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pigano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pigano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pigano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pigano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ueda connects with a leg kick. Pigano looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kuuya Ueda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ueda cracks the inside of Pigano's front leg.
Ueda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ueda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ueda has managed to clinch.
Pigano misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda tries to land knees in the clinch but Pigano avoids the damage to the body.
Ueda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ueda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pigano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ueda tries a knee to the head but Pigano blocks it.
Pigano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ueda connects with a knee to the head.
Ueda misses with a knee to the head.
Ueda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ueda trying to land knees to the body.
Ueda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pigano tries to work over Ueda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ueda lands an elbow just above Pigano 's eye.
Ueda landing knees to the head.
Ueda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pigano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ueda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kuuya Ueda will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pigano misses with a low kick.
Pigano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ueda doesn't manage to clinch there - Pigano circles away.
Ueda throws a hook to the side of Pigano's head but Pigano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pauly Pigano is winning the standup battle so far.
Ueda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pigano.
Pigano just misses with a punch to the body.
Pigano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ueda if he has to take too many more of those.
Ueda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pigano throws a lazy right hand but Ueda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pigano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pigano throws a low kick but Ueda avoids it.
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!
Ueda takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pigano connects with a looping right hand.
Pigano swats away the attempt to clinch by Ueda.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pigano.
Pigano throws a hook but Ueda avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigano looks to land a left hand but Ueda moved out of range nicely.
Ueda moves to clinch but Pigano breaks away
and Pigano counters with a nice uppercut.
Ueda moves out of range of the strikes.
Pigano gets tackled into the cage by Ueda. Ueda maintains the clinch.
Pigano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ueda's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ueda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pigano is defending well for now.
Ueda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ueda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pigano blocks the elbow strike.
Kuuya Ueda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ueda misses with a knee to the head.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the head but Pigano blocks with his arms.
Ueda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pigano's efforts to push away.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pigano managing to block the knees to the body from Ueda.
Pigano avoids the elbow strike from Ueda, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ueda misses with a knee to the head.
Pigano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ueda connects with a knee to the head.
Ueda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pigano blocks it with crossed arms.
Ueda is breathing heavily.
Pigano lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ueda lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Pigano.
Pigano struggles to land a body shot inside as Ueda controls his hands.
Pigano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pigano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pigano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pigano throws out a powerful jab.
Ueda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ueda throws a nice head kick!
Ueda wants to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Pigano scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pigano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ueda moves forwards but Pigano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch but Pigano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ueda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pigano is out of range.
Ueda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ueda walks into a left hand.
Pigano misses with a wild body shot.
Ueda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pigano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ueda clinches.
Pigano taking a breather.
Pigano is looking to break free of the clinch but Ueda has double underhooks.
Pigano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Ueda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pigano tries a body shot but Ueda blocks it.
Ueda looking to throw knees to the head but Pigano is blocking nicely.
Pigano managing to block the knees to the body from Ueda.
Ueda throws an elbow that misses.
Ueda trying to land knees to the body.
Pigano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ueda's elbow.
Ueda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ueda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pigano tries to work over Ueda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Pigano.
Pigano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pigano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ueda's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Pigano.
Pigano works on Ueda's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ueda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pigano.
Pigano taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pauly Pigano dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ueda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pigano, as that shot connected.
Pigano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ueda.
Ueda tries to clinch but Pigano is having none of it.
Ueda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pigano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ueda dodges the punch combination from Pigano.
Pigano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pigano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pigano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ueda.
Ueda clinches up with Pigano and pushes him back against the cage.
Ueda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pigano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ueda lands a knee to the body.
Ueda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pigano stalling in the clinch but Ueda improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pigano is trying to break the clinch but Ueda is controlling him.
Pigano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pigano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uedas head.
Ueda misses with a knee strike.
Pigano tries to break the clinch but Ueda is controlling the position.
Ueda has Pigano pressed against the cage, preventing Pigano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ueda tries a knee to the head but Pigano blocks it.
Ueda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ueda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pigano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pigano presses Ueda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pigano struggles to land a body shot inside as Ueda controls his hands.
Ueda misses with a knee strike.
Pigano breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Pigano.
Ueda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pigano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pigano connects with a leg kick. Ueda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pigano throws a combination. Ueda tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pigano scores with a sloppy right hand. Ueda should have avoided that one.
Pigano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pigano cracks Ueda with a good jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pigano.
Pigano lands a nice shot that snaps Ueda's head back.
Ueda tries to clinch but Pigano is having none of it.
Pigano misses with a body shot.
Pigano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ueda is able to avoid easily.
Pigano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pigano throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ueda tries to clinch but Pigano is having none of it.
Ueda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pigano connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ueda scrambles back to his feet.
Pigano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda slips a jab from Pigano.
Ueda tries to score with a low kick but Pigano moves his leg out of the way.
Ueda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pigano.
Ueda needs to keep his hands up - Pigano had a free shot at his head there.
Pigano moves out of range as Ueda throws a body kick.
Ueda wants to clinch but Pigano slips to the side
and Pigano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ueda.
Pigano misses with a wild body shot.
Pigano jabs Ueda right on the nose. Ueda blinks but takes it well.
Pigano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ueda throws a head kick that misses.
Pigano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ueda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ueda wants to clinch.
Pigano moves out of range as Ueda throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pigano throws a leg kick which misses Ueda's front leg but catches the back leg as Ueda tries to avoid it.
Ueda has Pigano up against the cage in a clinch.
Ueda lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ueda lands an elbow inside.
Ueda connects with a knee to the head.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ueda landing knees to the head.
Ueda looking to throw knees to the head but Pigano is blocking nicely.
Ueda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ueda throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pigano tries to throw a body punch but Ueda avoids it by throwing Pigano back against the cage.
Ueda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pigano is defending well for now.
Pigano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ueda scores with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pauly Pigano showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pigano 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pauly Pigano!
An out of breath Pauly Pigano thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Kuuya Ueda was interviewed post fight and said 'Battle Lost but the War continues Team Goroshi Proudly Sponsored by Tokyo United Fightwear & Knox Energy'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JayDee Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Whyte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JayDee Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Penn.
Penn goes for a double leg but Whyte avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Whyte continues to drive forward.
Penn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penn 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JayDee Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn has Whyte pressed against the cage, preventing Whyte from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Whyte told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Penn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Whyte is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Penn jumps into guard, dragging Whyte to the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Whyte's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Whyte controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Penn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Whyte!
Whyte is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Whyte can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Penn is working for a guillotine from mount but Whyte frees his head quite easily.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Whyte is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
A nice elbow there by Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to control the pace but Whyte is squirming around nicely.
Penn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Whyte because Penn loaded up on that one.
Penn is looking to work his way around to Whyte's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Penn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Penn seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Whyte is holding on tight.
Whyte regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Whyte sees it coming and defends easily.
Whyte is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to mount his opponent but Whyte defends it.
Penn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Whyte sees it coming and defends easily.
Penn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Whyte is just riding it out for now. Penn eventually gives up the hold.
Penn is working for a kimura but Whyte is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Whyte defends it well.
Penn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Whyte has managed to free his arm - good work.
Penn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JayDee Penn dominated that round.
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.
Penn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like JayDee Penn has been cut.
Whyte misses with a looping right.
Whyte digs a good hook to Penn's body.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown. Whyte tries to sprawl out of it but Penn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Whyte manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Whyte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Whyte sprawls well. Whyte wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JayDee Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Whyte.
Whyte scores with a crisp jab that stopped Penn in his tracks.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Whyte shows good takedown defense.
Whyte cracks Penn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Whyte feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Penn sprawling to the canvas! Penn rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Whyte finish him?!
Penn is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whyte lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whyte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whyte connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penn's hands.
JayDee Penn's cut is getting worse.
David Whyte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with Whyte, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes Whyte against the cage but Whyte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Whyte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
JayDee Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Penn is defended easily by Whyte.
Penn seems to have got his legs back now.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whyte throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Penn's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Whyte dives in looking to finish as Penn flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Whyte's strikes! Whyte is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Penn's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Penn was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Whyte!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loki Wojtk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Constantinou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojtk comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck, ACDC. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Loki Wojtk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Theo Constantinou!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojtk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Constantinou defends it nicely.
Wojtk shoots for a takedown but Constantinou saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Loki Wojtk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wojtk ducks under a wild hook from Constantinou.
Constantinou just misses with a punch to the body.
Constantinou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Theo Constantinou has been cut.
Constantinou moves in looking to clinch but Wojtk pushes him off.
We've been told by Wojtk's head coaches at Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wojtk shoots in for a takedown but Constantinou shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Loki Wojtk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wojtk shoots in and drives through. Constantinou sprawls well.
Wojtk scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Constantinou fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wojtk is out of range.
Wojtk keeps the fight on the outside.
Wojtk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wojtk goes for a double leg but Constantinou avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Constantinou continues to drive forward.
Wojtk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Constantinou lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Loki Wojtk has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojtk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Constantinou fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Constantinou paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Constantinou scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Constantinou misses with an uppercut. Wojtk saw that one coming.
Wojtk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Constantinou fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wojtk is out of range.
Constantinou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wojtk.
Wojtk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Constantinou as he jumps to the side.
Wojtk dives in and grabs Constantinou's left leg, looking for a takedown. Constantinou pushes down on Wojtk's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojtk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wojtk cracks Constantinou with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Constantinou fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wojtk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Constantinou!
Wojtk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wojtk in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Constantinou is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Loki Wojtk!
A relieved looking Loki Wojtk thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Theo Constantinou had this to say: 'Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Paltiguera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georg Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paltiguera kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter Sandman. Scott has chosen Overkill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nick Paltiguera had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Paltiguera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Georg Scott!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paltiguera blocks a head kick by Scott.
Paltiguera avoids the head kick by Scott.
Paltiguera throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
Paltiguera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scott manages to avoid it.
Scott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott tried to score with a low kick but Paltiguera checks it.
Paltiguera looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
A jab from Scott misses.
Paltiguera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scott circles away quickly and effectively.
Paltiguera lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Georg Scott has been cut.
Paltiguera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Paltiguera looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paltiguera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scott counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Paltiguera is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paltiguera lands a jab to the nose.
Paltiguera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paltiguera lands a nice looking body shot.
Scott avoids the body shot from Paltiguera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paltiguera swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Scott counters with a nice leg kick.
Scott throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Paltiguera misses with a series of wild punches.
Paltiguera throws a jab but it's blocked by Scott.
Scott throws a right and a left that Paltiguera avoids nicely.
Paltiguera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Scott throws a wild body kick that Paltiguera sees coming a mile off.
Scott tries to clinch up.
Scott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paltiguera.
Paltiguera misses with a two punch combination.
Scott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Scott lands with a slapping head kick.
Scott cracks the inside of Paltiguera's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paltiguera throws a series of punches but Scott avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paltiguera throws a right hand that Scott ducks under and follows up with a left that Scott also avoids with ease.
Paltiguera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Scott slips a jab and a cross from Paltiguera.
Paltiguera lands a two punch combo.
Scott throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Scott tries to land a leg kick but Paltiguera saw it coming and moves away.
Scott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Paltiguera throws a big shot that misses.
Paltiguera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That has opened up Georg Scott's cut even more.
Scott lunges at Paltiguera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Paltiguera's hand.
Scott throws a head kick but Paltiguera moves out of range.
Scott fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paltiguera avoids it really well and circles away.
Paltiguera thuds a left hand into Scott's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paltiguera keeps the fight on the outside.
Paltiguera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Paltiguera misses.
Scott throws a front kick aimed at Paltiguera's knee but Paltiguera avoids it well.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Paltiguera lands with a shot to the body.
Paltiguera jabs Scott to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scott is defended easily by Paltiguera.
Scott looks winded!
Paltiguera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Scott at a distance.
Paltiguera digs a good hook to Scott's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paltiguera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scott doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paltiguera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scott doesn't seem bothered though.
Paltiguera lands a slapping body shot.
Paltiguera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Scott walks into a stiff left hand from Paltiguera.
Paltiguera connects with a body shot that sends Scott's belly button to the back.
Paltiguera throws a shot to the body.
Paltiguera punishes Scott's body with a nice straight punch.
Nick Paltiguera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paltiguera lands an overhand right.
Paltiguera cracks a nice hook into Scott's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paltiguera misses with a wild combination.
Scott takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The cut above Georg Scott's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Paltiguera lands a jab to Scott's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Paltiguera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georg Scott's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paltiguera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scott lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Nick Paltiguera has been cut.
Scott tries to land a leg kick but Paltiguera saw it coming and moves away.
Paltiguera lands a left and a right that send Scott crashing to the mat, dazed. Paltiguera thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Scott is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OH! Scott has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Paltiguera smells blood and charges in for the finish! Paltiguera unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Scott sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nick Paltiguera!
Our winner, Nick Paltiguera, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Georg Scott stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Death Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punch's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Coming Down. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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196 lbs
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Death Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Francisco Morales!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch throws a big shot that misses.
Punch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morales ducks under a wild hook from Punch.
Punch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Punch ducks under a wild hook from Morales.
Death Punch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales punishes Punch's body with a nice straight punch.
Morales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Punch walks into a left hand.
It looks like Death Punch has been cut.
Morales lands a nice looking body shot.
Punch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morales darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Punch staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punch staying out of range there.
Morales misses with an uppercut. Punch saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Punch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morales throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Punch.
Morales scores with a nice right hand.
Morales moves out of range of the strikes.
Morales digs a good hook to Punch's body.
Morales tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch throws a shot from downtown. Morales moves away and avoids it.
Morales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Punch.
Nice uppercut there from Punch.
Morales getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morales. Punch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morales punishes Punch's body with a nice straight punch.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Punch circles away quickly and effectively.
Punch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Morales finds it's way round the side to connect with Punch's head.
Morales misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morales jabs Punch right on the nose. Punch blinks but takes it well.
Punch is rocked!
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!
Punch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Punch misses with an uppercut.
Punch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morales.
Morales misses with a series of wild punches.
Punch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morales takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Punch.
Morales misses with a straight right.
Punch misses with an uppercut.
Morales misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Punch misses.
Morales drops Punch with a beautiful combination! Punch stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Morales is looking for the KO!
Oh Punch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morales stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Morales moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Punch finds it's way through Morales's defenses.
Morales drops Punch with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Punch looks back up at him and smiles so Morales waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Morales ducks under a wild hook from Punch.
Punch's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Punch duly obliges.
Punch misses with a looping left.
Morales lands a nice looking body shot.
Morales lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Punch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands a big uppercut and Punch crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Punch looks OK. Morales waves Punch back to his feet!
Morales ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Punch is breathing heavily.
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!
Punch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Punch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Punch throws a hook but Morales blocks it.
Punch throws a right hand that misses
and Morales counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morales lands a right hook to the body.
BOOM! Morales lands a beautiful left hook that drops Punch. Punch tries to recover but Morales is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Punch lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francisco Morales!
A victorious Francisco Morales thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Ingles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel. Gunnar Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ken Ingles!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Ingles does no damage.
Oooooh!!! Ingles has knocked Jackson down with a huge combo! Ingles steps away and waves a wobbly Jackson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Gunnar Jackson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ingles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ingles misses with a double jab
and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Ingles didn't expect that.
Ingles is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ingles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ingles has an active guard here but Jackson has managed to pass into half guard.
Ingles has a hand on Jackson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jackson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingles in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ingles tries to lock up and control but Jackson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ingles regains half guard.
Ingles is trying to stand.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingles wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
Ingles is trying to maintain the position but Jackson is very close to passing his half guard.
Ingles is looking to improve his position.
Ingles is holding on to half guard well.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ken Ingles hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ingles displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingles looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Ingles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ingles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oooooh!!! Ingles has knocked Jackson down with a huge combo! Ingles steps away and waves a wobbly Jackson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jackson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Jackson stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Ingles runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ken Ingles!
Ken Ingles decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Gunnar Jackson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I've injured my knee in training and I also broke my hand right at the beginning of the first round so I'm really not responsible for what happened tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Kultane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Washington might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Go Hard - French Montana. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
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211 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jorma Kultane!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Washington darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kultane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kultane fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Washington.
Washington misses with a punch to the body.
Kultane goes for a takedown in the clinch but Washington prevents it.
Washington digs a right hand into Kultane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kultane's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kultane pulls guard effortlessly.
Kultane keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Kultane is looking for a triangle but Washington pushes his legs off easily.
Washington seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kultane keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Washington not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We're going to have a standup here because Gabriel Washington wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kultane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Washington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gabriel Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorma Kultane.
No luck for Kultane with that takedown attempt.
Kultane forces Washington back against the cage and clinches.
Washington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kultane looks winded!
Kultane wants a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington pushes Kultane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Washington lands a left hand.
Kultane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Washington.
Kultane wants the takedown. Washington is fighting it off but Kultane persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Washington's guard against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kultane defends well.
Washington is pulling down on Kultane's head. It's preventing any offense from Kultane, at least for the moment.
Kultane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Washington is on top in guard.
Kultane looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Washington wants to control from the top but Kultane keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kultane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Washington.
Kultane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Washington engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gabriel Washington.
Washington misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kultane moves into the clinch.
Washington prevents the takedown attempt.
Washington tries to work over Kultane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Washington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Washington displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kultane up against the cage.
Washington digs a right hand underneath Kultane's ribcage. Kultane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Washington on the inside.
Washington wants to stall.
Kultane jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Washington walks away with a smile on his face. Kultane gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Washington presses Kultane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Washington.
Washington looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Washington dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Washington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Washington is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kultane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Washington looking for a sweep. Not yet Washington, not yet.
Kultane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Washington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kultane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Washington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kultane manages to get himself to full guard.
Washington wants to control from the top but Kultane keeps moving.
Washington is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington trying to control but Kultane is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gabriel Washington just wasn't active enough.
Kultane gets a double leg takedown into Washington's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kultane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kultane stopping the sweep attempt from Washington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kultane not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kultane lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kultane lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kultane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Washington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Washington is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kultane is looking for a triangle but Washington pushes his legs off easily.
Washington is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington trying to control but Kultane is working from the bottom.
Kultane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington stopping the sweep attempt from Kultane.
Washington content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kultane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Washington trying to control but Kultane is working from the bottom.
Our spies down at at Hilo Training Center inform us that Kultane has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Washington wants to control from the top but Kultane keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gabriel Washington just wasn't active enough.
Good standup being displayed there by Washington as he connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kultane forces Washington back against the cage and clinches.
Kultane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kultane tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kultane has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Washington clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jorma Kultane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kultane closes the distance and pushes Washington back into the cage.
Kultane tries to pull guard but Washington holds him up against the cage and eventually Kultane drops back down to his feet.
Gabriel Washington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Washington.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
Washington tries to stall but Kultane uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Washington misses with some punches.
Kultane tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Washington on the inside.
Kultane manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Washington wants to control from the top but Kultane keeps moving.
Washington distracts Kultane with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Washington with a flurry of punches that miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kultane is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Washington is aware though and is defending well.
Kultane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kultane keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Washington connects with a couple of short punches.
Kultane is trying to keep Washington in close.
Gabriel Washington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kultane keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.
Washington controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gabriel Washington wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kultane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kultane feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Washington is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Washington manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Washington content just to control the position here.
Washington landing punches.
Kultane is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington with the ground and pound from mount.
Washington controlling the position easily from mount.
Washington has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kultane's face.
Kultane is rocked!
Washington postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kultane in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kultane to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Washington!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Denisovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denisovitch is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Katyusha. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Denisovitch!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denisovitch misses with a head kick.
Denisovitch staying out of range there.
Monroe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Denisovitch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Denisovitch tries to land a leg kick but Monroe saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Denisovitch.
Nice defenses there by Denisovitch.
Denisovitch lands with a kick to the temple. Monroe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Denisovitch has closed the distance and engaged Monroe in a clinch.
Denisovitch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Monroe tries to break the clinch but Denisovitch is controlling the position.
Denisovitch tries to throw a body punch but Monroe avoids it by throwing Denisovitch back against the cage.
Denisovitch lands a nice elbow.
Monroe can't break the clinch.
Denisovitch misses with an elbow over the top.
Monroe can't break the clinch.
Denisovitch lands an elbow just above Monroe 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monroe blocks an elbow strike.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch but Denisovitch keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe is trying to break the clinch but Denisovitch is controlling him.
Monroe avoids the elbow strike from Denisovitch, against the cage.
Denisovitch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Denisovitch.
Denisovitch's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Denisovitch misses with an elbow over the top.
Monroe dodges an elbow strike from Denisovitch.
Monroe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Denisovitch has him pressed against the cage.
Monroe tries a body shot but Denisovitch blocks it.
Denisovitch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Monroe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Denisovitch has him pressed against the cage.
Denisovitch controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denisovitch lands an elbow just above Monroe 's eye.
Denisovitch lands an elbow inside that Monroe shrugs off.
Denisovitch lands a damaging elbow.
Monroe tries to circle away but Denisovitch has him pinned against the cage.
Monroe blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Denisovitch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Monroe takes an elbow to the temple.
Denisovitch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monroe's efforts to push away.
Denisovitch can't find room to land a body shot as Monroe controls the action.
Denisovitch lands a nice elbow.
Monroe looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Denisovitch lands a left hand.
Monroe is trying to break free.
Denisovitch misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Monroe avoids the elbow strike from Denisovitch, against the cage.
Denisovitch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Denisovitch lands an elbow inside that Monroe shrugs off.
Monroe is trying to break free.
Monroe is trying to force a seperation but Denisovitch has the dominant position.
Denisovitch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Monroe can't break the clinch.
Denisovitch works on Monroe's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Denisovitch throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Denisovitch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Monroe tries to circle away but Denisovitch has him pinned against the cage.
Monroe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Denisovitch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monroe's defenses.
Denisovitch lands an elbow inside that Monroe shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denisovitch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denisovitch can't find room to land a body shot as Monroe controls the action.
Monroe wants to break free but Denisovitch has control.
Denisovitch lands an elbow that stopped Monroe in his tracks for a moment.
Denisovitch tries a body shot but Monroe blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denisovitch lands a nice uppercut.
Denisovitch lands an elbow that stopped Monroe in his tracks for a moment.
Monroe tries to break free but Denisovitch pushes him back against the cage.
Denisovitch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monroe's defenses.
Denisovitch misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Denisovitch.
Monroe is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Denisovitch.
Oh Monroe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monroe tries to break the clinch but Denisovitch is controlling the position.
Monroe seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denisovitch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Monroe avoids a wild elbow strike from Denisovitch.
Denisovitch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Denisovitch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Denisovitch dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fighters circle, before Denisovitch throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Monroe's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Denisovitch lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Ivan Denisovitch!
Ivan Denisovitch thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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pop
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