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Hilo Fight 114 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Hagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lars Hagen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lyoto Machida!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Machida.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hagen!
It looks like Lyoto Machida has been cut.
Hagen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hagen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hagen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida lands a right hand.
Hagen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Machida is trying to break free.
Hagen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Our sources have told us that Hagen has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A short body shot lands from Hagen as the two fighters clinch.
Machida can't break the clinch.
Hagen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hagen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hagen scores with a shot to the side of Machida's head.
Machida blocks a body shot from Hagen.
Hagen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Hagen.
Hagen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machida can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Machida as Hagen tries to tie him up.
Machida looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hagen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machida tries to break free but Hagen pushes him back against the cage.
Machida blocking some punches.
Hagen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hagen tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hagen.
Hagen has Machida pressed against the cage, preventing Machida from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hagen lands with a right to the head.
Hagen pushes Machida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for Hagen to work.
Machida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Machida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hagen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagen scores with a hook to the body.
Hagen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machida wants to break free but Hagen has control.
Machida takes a shot to the head.
Hagen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hagen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machida's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hagen lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Machida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hagen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Machida tries to circle away but Hagen has him pinned against the cage.
Machida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hagen.
Machida looks winded!
Hagen'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.
Hagen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hagen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hagen lands a hook that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Machida throws a punch but it's blocked by Hagen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Machida tries to break free but Hagen pushes him back against the cage.
Machida can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Machida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Machida wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hagen has him pressed against the cage.
Hagen throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Hagen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Machida is looking to break free of the clinch but Hagen has double underhooks.
Hagen throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Hagen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hagen digs a right hand into Machida's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Machida's gas tank.
Hagen lands a body punch.
Hagen lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hagen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hagen lands a shoulder strike.
Machida is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Hagen fails to land.
Machida is still on wobbly legs! Can Hagen finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Hagen lands a big elbow that drops Machida! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Machida is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Hagen!
Lars Hagen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauly Pigano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Jass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Pauly Pigano has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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
5 - 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Jass!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pigano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jass.
Jass has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jass there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jass shoots in for a double leg but Pigano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pigano scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Hugh Jass has been cut.
Pigano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pigano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jass. That did some damage!
Horrible takedown by Jass or perhaps it was just good defense by Pigano which made him look bad.
Pauly Pigano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Jass.
Pigano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pigano stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pigano wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jass.
Jass takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Pigano finds it's target.
Jass tries for a takedown but Pigano circles away easily
and Pigano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jass looks winded!
Jass shoots in looking for a takedown but Pigano manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jass's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jass misses with a takedown attempt
and Pigano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pigano catches Jass with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've been told by Pigano's head coaches at Gentlemanly Scholars Fight Club Gym(4 Sprbt 4*+)(1 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jass is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pigano is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jass.
Pigano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Pigano.
Pigano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pigano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jass takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pigano lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Jass goes down and covers up as Pigano starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pauly Pigano!
After winning the bout, Pauly Pigano thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Death Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sacco Vanzetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punch kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Coming Down. Vanzetti has chosen Against All Authority - Sacco & Vanzetti as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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, Death Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sacco Vanzetti!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vanzetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vanzetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Punch's hands.
Vanzetti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Punch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vanzetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Punch.
We've been told by Punch's head coaches at Hilo Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice shot by Vanzetti.
Vanzetti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vanzetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Punch throws a right hand that Vanzetti ducks under and follows up with a left that Vanzetti also avoids with ease.
Vanzetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Punch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Punch scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punch cracks Vanzetti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vanzetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Punch.
Vanzetti moves into the clinch.
Punch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Punch is trying to break the clinch but Vanzetti is controlling him.
Punch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vanzetti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Punch's brow.
Punch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vanzetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punch was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti closes the distance and pushes Punch back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti pushes Punch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Punch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Punch breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Vanzetti.
Punch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vanzetti counters with a two punch combo.
Punch is rocked!
Punch lands with a cross.
Oh Punch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vanzetti lands a glancing blow to the side of Punch's head.
A slow jab from Punch misses its intended target.
Punch cracks Vanzetti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Punch seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vanzetti.
Vanzetti lands a jab to the head.
Punch throws an overhand right that lands on Vanzetti's shoulder, as Vanzetti tries to avoid the shot.
Punch lands a right hook to the body.
Punch cracks Vanzetti with a good jab.
It looks like Sacco Vanzetti has been cut.
Vanzetti instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanzetti scores with a hook to the body.
Punch tries to break the clinch but Vanzetti is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vanzetti.
Punch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vanzetti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vanzetti pushes Punch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Punch working hard to break the clinch.
Punch is trying to break the clinch but Vanzetti is controlling him.
Vanzetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vanzetti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Punch.
Vanzetti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice left hand lands by Vanzetti.
Punch is trying to break the clinch but Vanzetti is controlling him.
Punch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vanzetti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Punch backwards.
Punch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Punch is trying to force a seperation but Vanzetti has the dominant position.
Punch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Punch tries to break the clinch but Vanzetti is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch blocking some punches.
Vanzetti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Punch working hard to break the clinch.
Vanzetti lands a left hand.
Punch is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Punch tries to break free but Vanzetti pushes him back against the cage.
Punch is trying to force a seperation but Vanzetti has the dominant position.
Punch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vanzetti is keeping busy.
Punch wants to break free but Vanzetti has control.
A nice left hand lands by Vanzetti.
Punch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Punch scores with a hook.
Vanzetti clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vanzetti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Punch up against the cage.
Vanzetti lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanzetti working aggressively here.
Vanzetti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Punch or not.
Punch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vanzetti lands with a short shot to the head.
Vanzetti misses with a punch to the body.
Vanzetti lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Punch prevents a body shot from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Punch's defenses.
It looks like Death Punch has been cut.
Vanzetti scores with a hook to the body.
Punch tries to circle away but Vanzetti has him pinned against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vanzetti obliges.
Punch is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanzetti cracks Punch with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Vanzetti.
Punch is trying to break the clinch but Vanzetti has him pressed against the cage.
Vanzetti lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Vanzetti scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sacco Vanzetti dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vanzetti throws a monster overhand right that drops Punch! Vanzetti follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sacco Vanzetti!
A victorious Sacco Vanzetti 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott has chosen Ironfist as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. David Whyte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Magnus Scott's chin.
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284 lbs
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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 Hilo, David Whyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Magnus Scott!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whyte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whyte drops Scott with a beautiful combination! Scott stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Whyte is looking for the KO!
Scott is rocked!
It looks like Magnus Scott has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scott is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Whyte doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Scott crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Scott's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Whyte!
Magnus Scott was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Beaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beaver comes to the cage accompanied by Leave It to Beaver Theme. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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179 lbs
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184 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Beaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gracie Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beaver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hunter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Beaver gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hunter pulls Beaver into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hunter wants to sweep here but Beaver controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hunter is trying to control the position but Beaver postures up.
Hunter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beaver postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Beaver wants to pass the guard but Hunter is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beaver tries to stand but Hunter is controlling from the bottom.
Hunter throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Beaver escapes and throws Hunter's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beaver cracks Hunter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hunter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Beaver wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Beaver is trying to get an arm triangle but Hunter is defending well.
Hunter taking a bit of punishment here - Beaver scoring with strikes.
Hunter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hunter gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Beaver is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hunter trying to control but Beaver postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beaver trying to control the action but Hunter is working from the bottom.
Hunter wants to control but Beaver is keeping busy.
Hunter works his way to full guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beaver postures up.
Beaver is working Hunter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Beaver lands a couple of elbows.
Hunter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Beaver defends it easily.
Beaver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter has his foot on Beaver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beaver works his way back into a safe position though.
Beaver scoring with some ground and pound.
Beaver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beaver is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hunter looking to control.
Beaver trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beaver has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beaver lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hunter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Beaver can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Beaver chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beaver throws an elbow that misses. Hunter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beaver's guard. Nice move by Hunter!
Beaver wants to get back to his feet but Hunter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hunter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beaver is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter stops Beaver from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Harry Beaver will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beaver throws a looping overhand right but Hunter ducks down to avoid it.
Hunter wants to clinch up but Beaver keeps it at a distance.
Hunter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Beaver defends it nicely.
Hunter throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Beaver tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hunter is in Beaver's guard.
Hunter wants to pass the guard but Beaver is keeping the position.
Beaver has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Hunter has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Hunter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Beaver after a bit of a struggle.
Beaver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beaver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Beaver stops a takedown attempt from Hunter.
Harry Beaver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gracie Hunter.
Beaver stops a takedown attempt from Hunter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Beaver.
Hunter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Beaver after a bit of a struggle.
Hunter wants a takedown but no success here.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Beaver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Beaver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A left hand lands to the body for Beaver.
A body shot lands from Beaver.
Beaver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Beaver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Beaver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunter.
Hunter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Beaver fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hunter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Beaver counters with a left and a right that stings Hunter.
Hunter is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beaver darts in and clinches Hunter up against the cage.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Beaver finish him?
Beaver lands a right hand.
Hunter tries to score a body lock takedown but Beaver shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Beaver lands a big right hand that drops Hunter! The killer instinct kicks in and Beaver finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Beaver!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Beaver!
Harry Beaver decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JayDee Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Anderson Silva Jr was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JayDee Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva Jr effectively controlling the action here.
Penn tries to pull guard but Silva Jr won't allow it.
Silva Jr lands a left hand.
Silva Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva Jr lands a right hand.
It looks like JayDee Penn has been cut.
Silva Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva Jr lands an uppercut.
Silva Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Penn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva Jr pulls his leg out and moves away.
Penn shoots in and drives through. Silva Jr sprawls well.
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.
No luck for Penn with that takedown attempt.
Penn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva Jr is retaining full guard.
Penn 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.
Penn passes into half guard.
Penn wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr is controlling Penn's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Penn moves nicely into side control.
Silva Jr is trying to control Penn's posture but Penn avoids it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn advances to full mount.
Silva Jr avoids a series of strikes thrown by Penn.
Silva Jr working to try and regain half guard.
Silva Jr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva Jr stops Penn from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva Jr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Silva Jr wants to hold on but Penn pushes him away.
Penn is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva Jr frees his head quite easily.
Penn is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva Jr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Silva Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Penn goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silva Jr turns into him and now he's in Penn's guard.
Silva Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Penn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Silva Jr looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva Jr is still trying to improve position.
Silva Jr is posturing up here but Penn has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Silva Jr tries to roll out but it's too tight and Silva Jr has to tap! Slick submission there by Penn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). JayDee Penn!
After the fight, JayDee Penn was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loki Wojtk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojtk comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck, ACDC. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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290 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
7 - 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojtk with a jab.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Wojtk.
Wojtk moves out of range of the strikes.
Wojtk gets a double leg takedown into Diaz's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wojtk trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz pulls Wojtk in close to prevent any damage.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Wojtk from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Loki Wojtk wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wojtk looks to land a combination. Diaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wojtk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Wojtk.
Wojtk tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Wojtk ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wojtk throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Wojtk takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Diaz cracks a nice hook into Wojtk's ribs.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Wojtk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Wojtk.
Wojtk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wojtk swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
George Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wojtk fails with the takedown.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wojtk.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wojtk.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wojtk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Wojtk scores with a four punch combination!
Wojtk walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
George Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojtk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wojtk is breathing heavily.
Diaz misses with a kick to the body.
A combination from Wojtk does no damage.
A jab from Diaz misses.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz drops Wojtk with a huge uppercut! Wojtk drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Diaz is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Diaz!
George Diaz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that xXx Clothing (Nothing Over $20) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Adama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Van Der Sluijs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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195 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Van Der Sluijs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Adama!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sluijs throws a wild body kick that Adama sees coming a mile off.
A good leg kick by Adama.
A swing and a miss from Adama.
Van Der Sluijs moves out of range as Adama throws a body kick.
Van Der Sluijs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Van Der Sluijs clobbers Adama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like William Adama has been cut.
Both fighters circling a little - Adama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Adama.
Van Der Sluijs swats away the attempt to clinch by Adama.
Adama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Der Sluijs looking to slow down the pace here.
Adama trying to land knees to the body.
Van Der Sluijs avoiding damage as Adama throws knees to the body.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to force a seperation but Adama has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Adama.
Adama creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adama using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Der Sluijs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adama lands an elbow that stopped Van Der Sluijs in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like James Van Der Sluijs has been cut.
Van Der Sluijs looking to stall.
Adama trying to land knees to the body.
Adama lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Adama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adama missing with knees to the body.
Van Der Sluijs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to force a seperation but Adama has the dominant position.
Adama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Der Sluijs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Van Der Sluijs managing to block the knees to the body from Adama.
Adama misses with an elbow strike.
Van Der Sluijs takes a shot to the head.
Adama has a couple of punches blocked by Van Der Sluijs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Der Sluijs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adama keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Der Sluijs's efforts to push away.
Adama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Der Sluijs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adama misses with an elbow strike.
Adama has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Adama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Der Sluijs avoids it.
Adama lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Adama.
Adama lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Der Sluijs won't want to take too many of those.
Van Der Sluijs avoiding damage as Adama throws knees to the body.
Van Der Sluijs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Van Der Sluijs is stalling here.
Adama looking to throw knees to the head but Van Der Sluijs is blocking nicely.
Van Der Sluijs managing to block the knees to the body from Adama.
Adama throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Adama throws an elbow but misses.
Van Der Sluijs tries to circle away but Adama has him pinned against the cage.
Adama unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Van Der Sluijs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adama lands an elbow that stopped Van Der Sluijs in his tracks for a moment.
Adama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adama keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Van Der Sluijs's efforts to push away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adama lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Der Sluijs backwards.
Van Der Sluijs avoids a wild elbow strike from Adama.
Adama landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Adama dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Der Sluijs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Der Sluijs misses with an uppercut. Adama saw that one coming.
Van Der Sluijs throws a shot from downtown. Adama moves away and avoids it.
Adama is looking to clinch but Van Der Sluijs is avoiding it.
Adama ducks under a wild hook from Van Der Sluijs.
Adama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adama looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Adama rushes Van Der Sluijs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adama lands an elbow that stopped Van Der Sluijs in his tracks for a moment.
Adama lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Der Sluijs backwards.
Van Der Sluijs blocks the elbow strike.
Adama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Der Sluijs is defending well for now.
Adama looking to throw knees to the head but Van Der Sluijs is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs is trying to maintain a safe position but Adama gets an underhook and turns Van Der Sluijs into the cage.
Adama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Der Sluijss head.
William Adama seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adama tries a knee to the head but Van Der Sluijs blocks it.
Adama lands a damaging elbow.
Adama misses with an elbow strike.
Adama lands an elbow inside.
Van Der Sluijs stalls.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Adama lands a knee to the head.
Adama lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adama lands a knee to the body.
Van Der Sluijs misses with a punch to the body.
Van Der Sluijs has Adama pushed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Adama.
Adama misses with a knee to the head.
Adama lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adama just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Der Sluijs's brow.
Adama putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Der Sluijs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Adama gets through Van Der Sluijs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adama lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Der Sluijs backwards.
Adama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Der Sluijs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs blocks an elbow strike.
Adama pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Der Sluijs leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Adama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Adama.
Still in the clinch, Adama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Van Der Sluijs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Der Sluijs avoids it.
Adama misses with a knee to the head.
Adama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Der Sluijs is defending well for now.
Adama comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Adama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Sluijs avoiding damage as Adama throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adama with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Der Sluijs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adama lands a knee to the body.
Adama lands a damaging elbow.
Van Der Sluijs takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Der Sluijs wants to break free but Adama has control.
Adama tries to land a knee to the head but Van Der Sluijs blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Der Sluijs working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adama jerks Van Der Sluijs's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Van Der Sluijs drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Adama goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Adama because Van Der Sluijs was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). William Adama!
William Adama seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Shimazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazaki Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujita has chosen Metallica-Enter Sandman as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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230 lbs
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286 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, William Shimazu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kazaki Fujita!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujita blocks a head kick by Shimazu.
Fujita's corner calls for a 1-2. Fujita obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fujita is defended easily by Shimazu.
Shimazu darts in and clinches Fujita up against the cage.
Fujita tries to pull guard but Shimazu holds him up against the cage and eventually Fujita drops back down to his feet.
Fujita tries to pull guard but Shimazu won't allow it.
William Shimazu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazaki Fujita.
Fujita breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shimazu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fujita clinches with his opponent.
Shimazu connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kazaki Fujita has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shimazu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fujita has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fujita blocks an uppercut.
Fujita is trying to pull guard but Shimazu has him pressed against the cage.
Fujita wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fujita has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Shimazu looking to throw knees to the head but Fujita is blocking nicely.
Fujita looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fujita is trying to pull guard but Shimazu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimazu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fujita backwards.
Shimazu misses with the head strike.
Fujita tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shimazu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fujita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shimazu scores with a shoulder strike.
Fujita wants to get back to striking at distance but Shimazu won't allow it.
Fujita's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fujita lands a left hand.
Fujita scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shimazu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shimazu lands with a short shot to the head.
Fujita changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shimazu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
William Shimazu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujita rushes Shimazu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Fujita wants to break free but Shimazu has control.
Shimazu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shimazu swings wildly with an uppercut but Fujita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shimazu connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujita wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fujita tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fujita escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A cross from Fujita lands.
Shimazu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shimazu tests Fujita's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fujita takes one to the side of the head.
Shimazu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fujita's calf.
Fujita looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shimazu has Fujita up against the cage in a clinch.
Shimazu scores with a knee to the head.
Fujita tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shimazu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shimazu misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shimazu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fujita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shimazu lands a hook that snaps the head of Fujita backwards.
Fujita jumps into guard, dragging Shimazu to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shimazu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shimazu looking to pass the guard.
Shimazu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shimazu postures up in Fujita's guard and throws a big left but Fujita blocks it.
Shimazu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shimazu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fujita swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimazu trying to control but Fujita is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shimazu slips nicely into half guard.
Shimazu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shimazu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fujita defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Shimazu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kazaki Fujita's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fujita blocks a jab.
Fujita has Shimazu up against the cage in a clinch.
Shimazu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fujita tries to break the clinch but Shimazu is controlling the position.
Shimazu crunches a lovely knee into Fujita's ribcage.
Shimazu landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shimazu lands a hook that snaps the head of Fujita backwards.
A short right from Shimazu on the inside.
Shimazu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shimazu lands a big knee! That's hurt Fujita! Oh, he's all over the place! Shimazu lands another knee that sends Fujita to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Shimazu!
William Shimazu took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Conquer for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Woods!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods lands with a cross.
Woods throws a hook but Maul blocks it.
Woods lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Maul can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Woods and Maul drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Woods.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Woods!
Carl Woods decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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