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Hilo Fight 109 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Barboza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Timmermans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcos Barboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bam Timmermans!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barboza has his takedown stuffed
and Timmermans counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barboza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barboza looking to control.
Barboza is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Timmermans is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barboza is really struggling to control Timmermans but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Barboza manages to escape and get back to his feet.
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!
Barboza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Timmermans pinned against the cage. Timmermans gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barboza keeps the fight on the outside.
Timmermans takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Bam Timmermans has been cut.
Timmermans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Timmermans looks winded!
Barboza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans swinging wildly here.
Barboza pushes Timmermans up against the cage in a clinch.
Barboza is stalling here.
Barboza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Timmermans tries to keep at a distance but Barboza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barboza breaks from the clinch.
Timmermans misses with a few strikes there.
Timmermans takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Timmermans throws a series of punches but Barboza avoids them all with ease.
Barboza has managed to clinch.
Barboza pushes Timmermans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Barboza's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barboza takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans is trying to break the clinch but Barboza has him pressed against the cage.
Barboza breaks the clinch.
Donk. Barboza catches Timmermans right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Timmermans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barboza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barboza darts in and clinches Timmermans up against the cage.
Timmermans tries to break the clinch but Barboza is controlling the position.
Barboza avoiding damage.
Barboza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Timmermans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot by Barboza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Timmermans is rocked!
Barboza clinches up against the cage.
Timmermans is still on wobbly legs! Can Barboza finish him?
Barboza avoiding damage.
Barboza is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Timmermans is defending well.
Timmermans seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Barboza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Timmermans tries to circle away but Barboza has him pinned against the cage.
A knee to the head by Barboza.
Barboza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barboza lands a nice shot that snaps Timmermans's head back.
Barboza lands a jab to the head.
Timmermans takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barboza stuffs the takedown.
Barboza gets a double leg takedown into Timmermans's guard.
Barboza sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Barboza slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmermans is trying to stand up here but Barboza is controlling him well.
Barboza decides to stand up.
Barboza dives in and scores a takedown into Timmermans's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Timmermans wants to stand and escape but Barboza is having none of it.
Timmermans being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Timmermans wants to get back to his feet but Barboza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Barboza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bam Timmermans's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barboza stuffs the takedown attempt from Timmermans. Timmermans gets slowly back to his feet.
Oooooh!!! Barboza has knocked Timmermans down with a huge combo! Barboza steps away and waves a wobbly Timmermans back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Timmermans stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Timmermans wants it to stay on the feet.
Barboza tries to clinch there but Timmermans circles away.
Timmermans takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Marcos Barboza is winning the standup battle so far.
Barboza forces Timmermans back against the cage and clinches.
Timmermans is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short uppercut from Barboza.
Barboza is trying to drag Timmermans to the mat but Timmermans just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Barboza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barboza prevents Timmermans from breaking the clinch.
Timmermans tries to break the clinch but Barboza is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmermans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Timmermans is breathing heavily.
Barboza manages to break the clinch.
Barboza has closed the distance and engaged Timmermans in a clinch.
Barboza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Timmermans throws a series of strikes that have Barboza backpedaling.
Barboza darts in and clinches Timmermans up against the cage.
Barboza crunches a lovely knee into Timmermans's ribcage.
Barboza manages to break the clinch.
Barboza's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Barboza duly obliges.
Timmermans has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barboza.
Barboza throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Timmermans stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barboza takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barboza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza drives through and clinches with Timmermans against the cage.
Barboza gets control of Timmermans's arms and successfully pulls guard. Barboza will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Barboza is trying to control the position but Timmermans postures up.
Marcos Barboza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barboza has a closed guard, preventing Timmermans from standing up.
Barboza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barboza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Timmermans can do to turn this around?
Barboza is looking to cinch up a triangle. Timmermans throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Barboza's body to avoid the submission. Barboza has instead reached around Timmermans's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Barboza arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marcos Barboza!
Marcos Barboza decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bartowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartowski kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Game. Charles Bartowski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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193 lbs
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200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Bartowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartowski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bartowski tries to land a knee to the head but Kennedy blocks with his arms.
Kennedy wants to get back to striking at distance but Bartowski won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Kennedy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bartowski breaks the clinch.
Kennedy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Kennedy.
Kennedy avoids the body shot from Bartowski.
Kennedy misses with a double jab.
Kennedy misses with a series of wild punches.
Bartowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kennedy throws out the jab.
Bartowski avoids the body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bartowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bartowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kennedy.
Bartowski seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kennedy misses with a body shot.
Bartowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Kennedy just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy swinging wildly here.
Kennedy misses with a lunging right hand
and Bartowski counters by moving into the clinch.
Bartowski lands a right hand.
Bartowski breaks from the clinch.
Bartowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bartowski thumps Kennedy with a low kick.
Kennedy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bartowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kennedy throws a nice looking combination but Bartowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bartowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bartowski lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartowski digs a good hook to Kennedy's body.
Bartowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bartowski moves out of range as Kennedy strikes.
Bartowski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Tom Kennedy has been cut.
Bartowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kennedy throws the left hand but Bartowski avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartowski feints a jab promting Kennedy to slip. Bartowski then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kennedy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bartowski works over Kennedy's head and body with a nice combination.
Kennedy misses with a combination
and Bartowski counters with a straight right hand.
Bartowski needs to keep his hands up - Kennedy had a free shot at his head there.
Kennedy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bartowski is looking to wear down Kennedy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bartowski scores with a head kick. Kennedy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bartowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kennedy.
A big left from Kennedy misses.
Tom Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kennedy.
Bartowski connects with a single shot there.
Kennedy lands a jab to the head.
Bartowski ducks under a wild hook from Kennedy.
Kennedy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy cracks Bartowski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kennedy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kennedy walks into a left hand.
Bartowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kennedy.
Kennedy dodges the punch combination from Bartowski.
Bartowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bartowski throws a solid leg kick but Kennedy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bartowski.
Kennedy swats away the attempt to clinch by Bartowski.
Bartowski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bartowski tries to clinch but Kennedy is having none of it.
Kennedy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bartowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bartowski punishes Kennedy's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Kennedy misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bartowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kennedy.
Kennedy thows a body shot but no joy.
Bartowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bartowski tries to clinch there but Kennedy circles away.
Kennedy throws a lazy uppercut
and Bartowski counters with a big head kick but Kennedy shrugs it off.
Kennedy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bartowski scores with a jab.
Bartowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bartowski tries to score with a low kick but Kennedy moves his leg out of the way.
Bartowski is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bartowski scores with a jab to the body.
Kennedy lands a really nice looking cross but Bartowski seems unphased.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bartowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
No joy there for Bartowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kennedy misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bartowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Kennedy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bartowski takes a swing at Kennedy's ribcage but misses.
Charles Bartowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Kennedy throws a hook to the side of Bartowski's head but Bartowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bartowski - that will leave a mark!
Bartowski cracks Kennedy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bartowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bartowski slips a jab and a cross from Kennedy.
Bartowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Kennedy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bartowski is looking to clinch but Kennedy is avoiding it.
Bartowski tries to bum rush Kennedy with a series of wild strikes but Kennedy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bartowski lands with a kick to the temple. Kennedy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kennedy throws a hook but Bartowski blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartowski.
Kennedy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kennedy misses with a looping right.
Kennedy 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bartowski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kennedy scores with a hook to the body. Bartowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bartowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Kennedy does no damage.
Kennedy with a nice cross.
Kennedy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kennedy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bartowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kennedy.
Bartowski rushes Kennedy and presses him up against the cage.
Kennedy has had enough of the clinch but Bartowski keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Bartowski.
Kennedy is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennedy being controlled against the cage.
Bartowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is trying to force a seperation but Bartowski has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Kennedy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bartowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartowski swings for the body but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy avoids the head kick by Bartowski.
Bartowski jabs at Kennedy's body.
Kennedy misses with a hook.
Charles Bartowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kennedy throws a right hand that Bartowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Bartowski also avoids with ease.
Bartowski swinging wildly here.
Bartowski tries to clinch but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy drops his hands momentarily and Bartowski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bartowski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kennedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartowski moves away.
Bartowski scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Kennedy.
Bartowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartowski is just out of range.
Bartowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bartowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bartowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Kennedy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bartowski.
Kennedy throws a jab but it's blocked by Bartowski.
Bartowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kennedy can do to turn this around?
Kennedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartowski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bartowski misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartowski lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bartowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Bartowski.
Kennedy misses with a wild combination.
Kennedy throws a series of punches but Bartowski moves out of range.
Bartowski moves in looking to clinch but Kennedy pushes him off.
Bartowski misses with a double jab.
Kennedy misses with a body punch
and Bartowski counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bartowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bartowski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kennedy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bartowski.
Kennedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartowski moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bartowski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Kennedy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bartowski thumps Kennedy with a low kick.
Kennedy throws a body punch but Bartowski moves out of range.
Kennedy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bartowski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bartowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kennedy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kennedy fails to land with a series of punches.
Bartowski moves in looking to clinch but Kennedy pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bartowski.
Bartowski connects with a body shot that sends Kennedy's belly button to the back.
Bartowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kennedy throws a series of punches but Bartowski avoids them all with ease.
Kennedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartowski.
Kennedy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bartowski!
Kennedy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy misses the shot to the body.
Bartowski misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bartowski misses.
Bartowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Kennedy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bartowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kennedy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bartowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bartowski connects with a single shot there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bartowski.
Bartowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kennedy throws a lazy uppercut
and Bartowski counters with a good low kick that Kennedy was not able to check.
Bartowski wants to clinch up but Kennedy keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kennedy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bartowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Bartowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bartowski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bartowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kennedy. Kennedy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bartowski lands with a kick to the temple. Kennedy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bartowski throws a sloppy head kick and Kennedy moves out of range easily.
Bartowski lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Kennedy goes down and covers up as Bartowski starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Bartowski!
A relieved looking Charles Bartowski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sailor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Disciples of Power - Lords of Creation. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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210 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sailor Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gustavsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gustavsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gustavsson swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from Gustavsson misses.
Gustavsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gustavsson scores with a nice right hand.
Gustavsson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustavsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gracie has time to react.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gustavsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Gustavsson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie wants to control but Gustavsson is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gustavsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie is trying for a kimura here. Gustavsson looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gracie wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sailor Gracie!
A very excited looking Sailor Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Alexander Gustavsson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back!
You are going down next time!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jones Toron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tero Siren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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26
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jones Toron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tero Siren!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Siren connects with a nice looking jab.
Siren drops Toron with a left and a right! Oh, Toron is hurt - Siren dives into side control looking to finish!
Toron is rocked!
It looks like Jones Toron 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!
Siren advances to full mount.
Oh Toron is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Siren wants to get back to his feet but Toron is holding on tight.
Toron is squirming around, avoiding Siren's attempts to control the action.
Siren is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Toron has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Siren jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Toron manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Siren tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Toron is trying to work for a sweep but Siren has mounted him!
Siren is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Toron's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Siren working for a submission but Toron is keeping him at bay.
Siren wants to finish this one by submission but Toron is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Siren.
Toron is in all sorts of trouble here.
Siren wants to stand but Toron is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Siren looks winded!
Toron is desperately trying to improve his position but Siren has a good base and remains in mount.
Siren is looking to stand but Siren has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Toron tries to reverse the position but Siren maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siren is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Siren extends the arm and Toron is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tero Siren!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blue Rak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Macotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
214 lbs
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205 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blue Rak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Macotti!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rak leaves Macotti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rak throws a head kick that misses.
Rak displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Macotti.
Rak misses with the combination.
Rak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Macotti under the eye.
Rak lands a glancing blow to the side of Macotti's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macotti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rak throws a body kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Macotti.
Macotti's coach down at The Cave Fighting Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Macotti's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blue Rak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Macotti.
Rak slaps away a takedown attempt from Macotti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rak tests Macotti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macotti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Macotti shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rak pinned against the cage. Rak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sloppy strikes from Rak. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macotti has a takedown stuffed.
Rak drops Macotti with a beautiful combination! Macotti stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rak is looking for the KO!
It looks like Marco Macotti has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rak misses with a head kick.
Rak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Macotti.
Macotti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rak scores with a decent looking hook.
Macotti misses with a takedown attempt
and Rak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rak lands a really nice looking cross but Macotti seems unphased.
A combination from Rak does no damage.
Blue Rak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Macotti shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rak goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Rak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Macotti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rak throws a right and a left that Macotti avoids nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Macotti might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rak has got the better of the exchanges.
Rak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rak stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rak wants it to stay on the feet.
Rak misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macotti tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rak swivels and escapes.
Blue Rak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Macotti.
Macotti shoots in looking for a takedown. Rak tries to sprawl out of it but Macotti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rak manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rak leaves Macotti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macotti darts in looking for a takedown but Rak gets double underhooks and turns Macotti into the cage.
Macotti is looking for a takedown.
Macotti has Rak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Macotti shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Macotti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Macotti is breathing heavily.
Macotti moves out of range of the leg kick from Rak.
Macotti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macotti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rak as he avoids it easily.
Macotti fails to land the takedown.
Rak lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rak looks to land a combination but Macotti avoids it well.
Rak throws a one two combo.
Horrible takedown by Macotti or perhaps it was just good defense by Rak which made him look bad.
Rak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macotti.
Rak moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Macotti is defended easily by Rak.
Rak stuns Macotti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blue Rak is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macotti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macotti dives in for a single leg takedown but Rak sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rak breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Rak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marco Macotti's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Macotti closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rak circles away.
Rak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blue Rak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rak lands a big head kick that sends Macotti tumbling to the mat! Rak takes a step backwards and waves Macotti back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Macotti is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Macotti at a distance.
Macotti is still on wobbly legs! Can Rak finish him?
Rak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Macotti drops his hands momentarily. Rak doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Macotti staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Macotti doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blue Rak!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reagen Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dry Humping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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25
168 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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26
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reagen Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dry Humping!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humping throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Penn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Humping keeps working.
Humping gets full guard.
Penn preventing the sweep.
Humping utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penn drops back looking for a leg! Humping is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Humping manages to kick Penn off! Penn jumps back into Humping's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Humping had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Penn defends it easily.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Humping is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Humping trying to strike off his back.
Humping escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Penn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Humping is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Humping throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Penn stopping the sweep attempt from Humping.
Penn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Penn wants to control from the top but Humping keeps moving.
Humping trying to strike off his back.
Humping striking off his back but it's not causing Penn any problems.
Humping tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Humping is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Penn is aware though and is defending well.
Penn lands a couple of elbows.
Humping is looking to sweep but instead, Penn has passed into half guard.
Penn is looking for a kimura but Humping is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Penn to get the leverage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humping wants to improve his position but Penn is controlling well.
Penn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Humping does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Penn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Penn has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Penn connects with a nice short shot to Humping's temple.
Penn seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Humping is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Reagen Penn!
Reagen Penn made sure to mention his sponsor, xXx Clothing (Nothing Over $20) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aster Roid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roid comes to the cage accompanied by Awesome God. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nogueira's choice of entrance music: Nogueira PRIDE entrance. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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22
260 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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270 lbs
6 - 2 - 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Aster Roid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira lands a right hook to the body.
Roid clinches.
Roid breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira swats away the attempt to clinch by Roid.
Roid misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Nogueira.
Nogueira tests Roid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roid looks to score with a jab to the body but Nogueira is just out of range.
Nogueira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roid.
Roid scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nogueira misses the jab.
Roid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nogueira manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Nogueira finds it's target.
We've been informed that Nogueira has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Roid throws a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Nogueira. Beautiful body shot.
Nogueira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nogueira decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Nogueira looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nogueira shoots and misses
and Roid counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roid counters with a right hand to the body.
Roid explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nogueira looks winded!
Roid fails to land with a series of punches.
Roid moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Nogueira lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roid doesn't seem phased though.
Nogueira darts in and clinches Roid up against the cage.
Roid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nogueira is trying hard to land a takedown here. Roid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Aster Roid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Nogueira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roid dodges the punch combination from Nogueira.
Nogueira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Roid is rocked!
Nogueira throws out a loose jab but Roid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Roid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roid defending well as Nogueira loads up on a big left hand.
Roid seems to have got his legs back now.
Nogueira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roid throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nogueira throws a hook but Roid avoids it easily.
Aster Roid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nogueira tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Roid defends well and Nogueira ends up having to push Roid into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Roid breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roid throws a series of punches but Nogueira moves out of range.
Roid works the jab nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roid. Nogueira shrugs it off though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nogueira scores with a shot to the body.
Roid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nogueira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roid finds it's way round the side to connect with Nogueira's head.
Nogueira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roid avoids it really well and circles away.
Nogueira thows a body shot but no joy.
Nogueira throws a right hand that Roid ducks under and follows up with a left that Roid also avoids with ease.
Nogueira throws out a loose jab but Roid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nogueira lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Roid throws a body punch but Nogueira moves out of range.
Roid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nogueira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nogueira, pushing him back against the cage.
Roid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nogueira lands a lovely overhand right.
Roid has managed to clinch.
Roid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roid uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nogueira has time to react.
Nogueira thuds a left hand into Roid's body.
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roid moves out of range of the strikes.
Roid connects with a body shot that sends Nogueira's belly button to the back.
Nogueira drops Roid with a straight right hand, right on the button! Nogueira follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Nogueira!
An out of breath Thiago Nogueira thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Aster Roid spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you Jesus!! I will get better!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murdoch McNash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Bravo's Theme. McNash has chosen IllEvilHater - Maniac Maggot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
269 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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27
267 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Murdoch McNash!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNash tries a head kick but it misses.
Bravo misses with a low kick.
Murdoch McNash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McNash fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bravo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McNash has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McNash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNash ducks under a wild hook from Bravo.
Bravo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Facebreaker Academy : Striking in the buildup to the fight.
McNash throws a low kick but Bravo avoids it.
McNash darts in and clinches Bravo up against the cage.
Bravo wants to stall.
Bravo managing to block the knees to the body from McNash.
McNash unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bravo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McNash lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Johnny Bravo has been cut.
McNash leaning against his opponent.
Bravo jumps guard but McNash stands there with Bravo around his waist. Bravo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo successfully pulls guard.
McNash missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McNash distracts Bravo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bravo is on top in guard.
Bravo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bravo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McNash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bravo passes McNash's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bravo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McNash doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bravo.
Bravo maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! McNash could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bravo has cracked it and McNash is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bravo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Bravo!
Post fight, Johnny Bravo stared into the camera and said 'Man, I'm pretty!'.
Murdoch McNash spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the Gym '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lance Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Hernanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernanes has chosen Awolnation - Sail as his entrance music. Romeo Hernanes 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lance Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romeo Hernanes!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens moves out of range as Hernanes throws a body kick.
Stevens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hernanes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been told by Stevens's head coaches at The Cave Fighting Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stevens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hernanes has time to react.
Hernanes dodges the punch combination from Stevens.
Hernanes works Stevens's body with a nice hook.
Hernanes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hernanes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hernanes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Stevens looks to land a right hand but Hernanes moved out of range.
Hernanes looks to land a left hand but Stevens moved out of range nicely.
Hernanes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hernanes duly obliges.
Donk. Stevens catches Hernanes right on the button with a cross.
Hernanes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hernanes throws a series of punches but Stevens avoids them all with ease.
Hernanes fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens misses with a lunging right hand
and Hernanes counters with a left and a right that stings Stevens.
Stevens is rocked!
Hernanes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oh Stevens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hernanes misses with a combination
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab.
Hernanes falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Stevens counter with a right hand.
Hernanes scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. Hernanes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hernanes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stevens counters with a straight right hand.
Lance Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernanes throws a combination that misses
and Stevens counters with a straight right hand.
Stevens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernanes manages to avoid it.
Hernanes throws a combination that misses
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. Hernanes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hernanes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stevens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stevens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hernanes counters with a low kick, right behind Stevens 's knee.
Hernanes tries to clinch there but Stevens circles away.
Stevens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernanes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stevens counters with a straight right hand.
Hernanes misses with a combination
and Stevens counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hernanes looks winded!
Hernanes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stevens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Stevens misses.
Hernanes drops Stevens with a naaaaasty hook - Stevens is in real trouble here! Hernanes dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romeo Hernanes!
Our winner, Romeo Hernanes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jetrone Lagoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lagoc has chosen Before I Forget as his entrance music. Billy Savage has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Savage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jetrone Lagoc!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lagoc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Savage has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hilo Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Lagoc misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Lagoc. Those never looked like landing.
Lagoc misses with a combination
and Savage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lagoc moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lagoc lands a jab to Savage's midsection.
Lagoc moves out of range of the body kick.
Lagoc misses with a double jab
and Savage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lagoc.
Savage throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lagoc counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Lagoc.
Savage takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lagoc misses with a body punch
and Savage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Lagoc misses.
Lagoc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Savage sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lagoc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Lagoc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lagoc fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lagoc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lagoc fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Savage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lagoc throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lagoc thinking.
Lagoc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lagoc scores with a punch to the head.
Lagoc throws a jab but it's blocked by Savage.
Lagoc misses the shot to the body.
Lagoc scores with a three punch combo!
Lagoc fails to land with a series of punches.
Lagoc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lagoc uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagoc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savage.
Lagoc misses with an uppercut. Savage saw that one coming.
Lagoc falls off balance throwing a combination
and Savage counters with a nice uppercut.
Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lagoc.
Lagoc looks to land a combination but Savage avoids it well.
Savage doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Savage misses with a looping right.
Lagoc scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lagoc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
Savage blocks a jab.
Jab from Lagoc.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagoc throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lagoc takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jetrone Lagoc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lagoc throws a series of punches but Savage moves out of range.
Savage is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Savage dodges the punch combination from Lagoc.
Lagoc takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A combination from Lagoc does no damage.
Lagoc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savage circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lagoc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lagoc scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jetrone Lagoc dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Savage misses with a low kick.
Savage uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lagoc swings away with a body shot that misses
and Savage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savage looks to throw the jab but Lagoc is out of range.
Lagoc looks to land a combination but Savage avoids it well.
Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lagoc.
Lagoc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lagoc falls off balance throwing a combination
and Savage counters with a stiff right hand.
Lagoc gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Savage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage throws a hook but Lagoc avoids it easily.
Jetrone Lagoc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagoc throws a series of punches but Savage moves out of range.
Lagoc misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lagoc lands a lovely overhand right.
Lagoc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Savage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lagoc is breathing heavily.
Lagoc throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Savage has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lagoc throws a looping overhand right but Savage ducks down to avoid it.
Lagoc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savage misses with a looping right.
Lagoc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Savage throws a head kick but Lagoc moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Savage. Beautiful body shot.
Lagoc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Savage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Lagoc. Those never looked like landing.
Savage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lagoc throws a series of punches but Savage moves out of range.
Savage misses with a left hand
and Lagoc counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Savage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lagoc.
Savage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lagoc.
Savage swings for the body but Lagoc moves out of range.
Savage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagoc works over Savage's head and body with a nice combination.
Lagoc throws a right and a left that Savage avoids nicely.
Lagoc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lagoc throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
Savage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lagoc.
Savage avoids the body shot from Lagoc.
Lagoc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it.
Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lagocs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lagoc scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagoc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lagoc lands a jab to Savage's midsection.
Lagoc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lagoc throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lagoc. Savage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lagoc takes one to the side of the head.
Lagoc misses with a jab to the body
and Savage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lagoc avoids the body shot from Savage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Savage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lagoc throws a right hand that Savage ducks under and follows up with a left that Savage also avoids with ease.
Savage wants to slow Lagoc down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Savage dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lagoc fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Savage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lagoc counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Savage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lagoc.
Lagoc scores with a three punch combo!
Lagoc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savage. Lagoc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lagoc in his tracks.
Lagoc stuns Savage with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab, jab by Lagoc - just one landing.
Lagoc scores with a hook to the body. Savage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lagoc throws a combination that misses
and Savage counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lagoc takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagoc looks to score with a jab to the body but Savage is just out of range.
Lagoc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Savage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lagoc.
Lagoc is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Savage rather than just go for the knockout.
Lagoc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Savage manages to avoid it.
Lagoc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Lagoc misses its intended target.
Savage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lagoc.
Lagoc misses with a combination
and Savage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Savage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Savage scores with a jab. Lagoc acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lagoc is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage throws a head kick that misses.
Lagoc is still on wobbly legs! Can Savage finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Lagoc. Those never looked like landing.
Lagoc seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lagoc throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Savage counters with a nice uppercut.
Savage thows a body shot but no joy.
Lagoc throws a right and a left that Savage avoids nicely.
Lagoc throws a left and a right that both miss
and Savage makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Savage lands a lovely overhand right.
Savage works Lagoc's body with a nice hook.
Savage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lagoc manages to avoid it.
Lagoc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
and Savage counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Lagoc! He's just covering up as Savage starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Savage!
Billy Savage retains his lightweight title!
Billy Savage made sure to mention his sponsor, xXx Clothing (Nothing Over $20) in his post fight interview.
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