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Hilo Fight 124 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crack Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Semore Butkiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butkiss has chosen Mama said 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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Good wrestling
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Cardio machine |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crack Hack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Semore Butkiss!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hack tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butkiss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've been hearing reports that Hack has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Butkiss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Butkiss takes an elbow to the forehead.
Butkiss is looking to break free of the clinch but Hack has double underhooks.
Butkiss is trying to push Hack away but Hack has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Butkiss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Butkiss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butkiss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hack has closed the distance and engaged Butkiss in a clinch.
Butkiss working hard to break the clinch.
Hack with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hack stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Butkiss wants to break free but Hack has control.
A shot in the inside from Hack.
Nice body punch from Hack - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Butkiss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hack lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Butkiss is trying to break the clinch but Hack is controlling him.
Hack gets through Butkiss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Butkiss is trying to break free.
Hack is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Butkiss looks winded!
Butkiss takes an elbow to the forehead.
A left hand lands to the body for Hack.
Hack landing some nice looking knees 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!
Hack lands a knee to the body.
Hack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Butkiss backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Hack.
Hack gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hack stalls.
Butkiss is trying to break the clinch but Hack has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Butkiss tries to circle away but Hack has him pinned against the cage.
Hack lands a right hand.
Butkiss takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hack lands a body shot.
Hack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Butkiss backwards.
Hack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Butkiss's defenses.
Hack lands a hook that snaps the head of Butkiss backwards.
Hack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Butkiss takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Butkiss backwards.
Butkiss working hard to break the clinch.
Hack lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hack scores a nice knee to the body.
Hack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hack lands an elbow inside.
Hack crunches a lovely knee into Butkiss's ribcage.
Hack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Butkiss's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack presses Butkiss against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Hack.
Hack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hack scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Hack.
Hack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Butkiss lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hand to the body from Hack.
Hack is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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!
Hack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Butkiss or not.
Hack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hack lands an elbow that stopped Butkiss in his tracks for a moment.
Hack lands a nice elbow.
Hack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Butkiss fails to pull guard.
Hack lands an elbow inside that Butkiss shrugs off.
Hack lands an elbow just above Butkiss 's eye.
Hack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Butkiss backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hack lands a good knee to the midsection. Butkiss won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Hack.
Hack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Butkiss takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Butkiss's coach down at The Cave Fighting Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Butkiss's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hack prevents Butkiss from breaking the clinch.
A short left from Hack.
Hack landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Butkiss takes a knee right on the jaw!
Butkiss is rocked!
Hack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Butkiss is still on wobbly legs! Can Hack finish him?
Hack scores a nice knee to the body.
Butkiss seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Hack.
Hack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Butkisss head.
Hack lands an elbow that stopped Butkiss in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hack landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crack Hack dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hack closes the distance and pushes Butkiss back into the cage.
Butkiss wants to get back to striking at distance but Hack won't allow it.
Butkiss tries to circle away but Hack has him pinned against the cage.
Butkiss wants to get back to striking at distance but Hack won't allow it.
Hack gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hack stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Hack.
Hack slows down the pace here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hack.
Hack 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.
Hack lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hack.
Hack using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hack.
Hack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Butkiss in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hack scores with a knee to the head.
Hack scores with a shoulder strike.
Butkiss is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack scores with a shot to the side of Butkiss's head.
Hack lands a nice shot to the body.
Hack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hack creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Butkiss's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Butkiss drops to his knees and Hack pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crack Hack!
A very excited looking Crack Hack 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.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Egeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Egeland comes to the cage accompanied by Jan Egeland. 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 Rafael Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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189 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Solid 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jan Egeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rafael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch
and Egeland counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Egeland slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egeland throwing strikes but Silva manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Egeland is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Boom Boom Room that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Egeland is looking for a sweep.
Silva wants to stand but Egeland has his arm trapped.
Egeland 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.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Egeland is avoiding damage well.
Egeland tries to improve position but can't.
Silva decides to stand back up. Silva steps back and let's Egeland 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!
Egeland misses with a takedown
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Egeland is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Egeland persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Egeland.
Silva keeping full guard, as Egeland tries to pass.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Egeland is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Egeland postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egeland tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Egeland trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking to stand up but Egeland isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Egeland off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Egeland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Egeland shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Egeland stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Egeland from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egeland working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Egeland wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egeland loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Egeland won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Egeland loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Egeland is controlling him.
Egeland stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Egeland is working hard here to advance position.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Egeland controls the pace.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Egeland is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egeland postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Egeland content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Egeland controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Egeland is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Egeland works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Egeland working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Egeland scoring with punches to the head and body.
Egeland forces his way into half guard.
Egeland wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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. Egeland connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egeland wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Egeland there.
Egeland is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egeland slows the pace down in half guard.
Egeland stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Egeland is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Egeland stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Egeland wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Egeland drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Egeland is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Egeland is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Egeland dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Egeland counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva is not content to let Egeland control the position.
Silva pushes Egeland off looking to stand but Egeland dives back in and keeps control.
Egeland is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Egeland is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Egeland stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egeland controlling the action here.
Egeland is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egeland winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Egeland is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva is looking to escape.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Egeland scores with a couple of nice shots.
Egeland content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Egeland is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Egeland eventually gives up the hold.
Egeland winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egeland not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Egeland drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is trying to stand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egeland seems to be looking for submissions.
Egeland works his way into full mount!
Silva is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Silva tries to buck Egeland off but Egeland takes his back!
Silva looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Egeland is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Silva is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Egeland off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Egeland working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Egeland looking to break Silva's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Silva remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Egeland will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Egeland is in full control for now.
Egeland is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Silva is defending well though. Egeland let's go of the attempt for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egeland looking to break Silva's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Silva remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Egeland will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Egeland is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Egeland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva holding both Egeland 's hands and preventing any damage.
Silva is trying to shake Egeland off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Egeland won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Egeland tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Egeland counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Egeland sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Egeland dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Egeland circles away.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Egeland.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Egeland counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Egeland's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jan Egeland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Egeland postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Egeland looking to pass the guard.
Egeland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva is wriggling around but Egeland manages to pass to half guard.
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!
Silva is trying to stand back up but Egeland is controlling him
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Egeland looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egeland is working for a submission of some sort.
Egeland slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Silva tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Egeland manages to move to mount!
Egeland landing shots from mount.
Silva is rocked!
Egeland looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Silva covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Egeland!
After winning the bout, Jan Egeland 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Dry Humping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pimbo Tights (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tights has chosen Mama Gon Knock You Out! as his entrance music. Dry Humping had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dry Humping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pimbo Tights!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humping swings for the body but Tights moves out of range.
Tights fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Humping misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tights counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tights fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Humping, pushing him back against the cage.
Humping takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tights comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Humping misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tights connects with a nasty looking knee right to Humping's face.
It looks like Dry Humping has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Humping misses with some punches.
Tights lands a nice elbow.
Humping is rocked!
Humping working aggressively here.
Tights blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Humping misses with a punch to the body.
Humping looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Humping tries to break free but Tights pushes him back against the cage.
Tights lands an elbow that stopped Humping in his tracks for a moment.
Tights putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Humping in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Humping takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tights with a knee to the head.
Oh Humping is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tights creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Humping! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Tights.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pimbo Tights!
During a confident post fight interview, Pimbo Tights thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sacco Vanzetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanzetti has chosen Against All Authority - Sacco & Vanzetti as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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202 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron Parsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sacco Vanzetti!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanzetti closes the distance and clinches.
Parsons has had enough of the clinch but Vanzetti keeps him there for the moment.
Vanzetti throws a head punch that misses.
Vanzetti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parsons effectively controlling the action here.
Parsons is trying to break the clinch but Vanzetti is controlling him.
Vanzetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vanzetti misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vanzetti.
Parsons lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parsons can't break the clinch.
Vanzetti slowing the pace effectively.
Parsons gets through Vanzetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Sacco Vanzetti has been cut.
Parsons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parsons stalling.
Parsons wants to break free but Vanzetti has control.
Vanzetti leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Parsons breaks the clinch.
Vanzetti moves into the clinch successfully.
Parsons breaks the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Vanzetti scores with a four punch combination!
Vanzetti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vanzetti misses with a punch to the body.
Vanzetti can't find room to land a body shot as Parsons controls the action.
Vanzetti taking a breather.
Parsons breaks the clinch.
Vanzetti 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.
Vanzetti lands with a cross.
Sacco Vanzetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vanzetti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanzetti misses with a double jab.
Parsons moves into range and clinches up with Vanzetti.
Parsons blocking some punches.
Vanzetti is looking to control Parsons's arms but Parsons gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vanzetti has his back to the cage.
Parsons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parsons fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vanzetti, pushing him back against the cage.
Parsons wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vanzetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vanzetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vanzetti throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Parsons wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vanzetti has him pressed against the cage.
Parsons trying to land knees to the body.
Parsons looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanzetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parsons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Still in the clinch, Vanzetti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vanzetti controlling the action here for a moment.
Parsons is trying to break free.
Vanzetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Parsons working hard to break the clinch.
Vanzetti working aggressively here.
Vanzetti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parsons lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Parsons taking a breather.
Vanzetti throws a head punch that misses.
Vanzetti misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vanzetti.
Parsons has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parsons is trying to break the clinch but Vanzetti is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons wants to break the clinch but can't.
Parsons breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parsons clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parsons blocks a body shot from Vanzetti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parsons.
Parsons manages to break the clinch.
Vanzetti moves into range and clinches up with Parsons.
Parsons can't break the clinch.
Parsons has Vanzetti pushed against the cage.
Parsons throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vanzetti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Parsons backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vanzetti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Parsons's brow.
Vanzetti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parsons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parsons wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sacco Vanzetti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sacco Vanzetti's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Parsons's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been told by Parsons's head coaches at Brick Brawlers MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Parsons closes the distance and clinches.
Vanzetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vanzetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Vanzetti on the inside.
Parsons misses with some punches.
Vanzetti keeps control of Parsons as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Parsons wants to break free but Vanzetti has control.
Parsons dodges an elbow strike from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parsons backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Vanzetti.
Parsons throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Parsons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vanzetti digs a right hand into Parsons's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parsons's gas tank.
Parsons looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanzetti lands an uppercut.
Vanzetti lands with a left to the head.
Parsons tries to break free but Vanzetti pushes him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parsons gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vanzetti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parsons is rocked!
Vanzetti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vanzetti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sacco Vanzetti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Parsons is trying to break the clinch but Vanzetti is controlling him.
Parsons has had enough of the clinch but Vanzetti keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vanzetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Vanzetti.
Vanzetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanzetti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Vanzetti.
Parsons is trying to break free.
Vanzetti lands an uppercut.
Oh Parsons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vanzetti.
Vanzetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parsons just leaning against Vanzetti, taking a breather.
Parsons throws a head punch that misses.
Vanzetti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vanzetti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parsons.
Vanzetti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vanzetti lands a right hand.
Vanzetti connects with a knee to the head.
Vanzetti works on Parsons's body with a couple of short punches.
Vanzetti lands a big right hand that drops Parsons! The killer instinct kicks in and Vanzetti finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Vanzetti!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sacco Vanzetti!
A very excited looking Sacco Vanzetti 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.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mingi Tyyp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billybob Brubaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mingi Tyyp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billybob Brubaker!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyyp scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Billybob Brubaker has been cut.
A big left from Brubaker misses.
Tyyp moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tyyp pushes Brubaker away with a front kick.
Brubaker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyyp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Tyyp there.
Tyyp clobbers Brubaker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tyyp lands a big uppercut and Brubaker crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Brubaker looks OK. Tyyp waves Brubaker back to his feet!
Brubaker is rocked!
Tyyp is looking to clinch.
Brubaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyyp finish him?
Tyyp lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tyyp feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Brubaker sprawling to the canvas! Brubaker rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tyyp finish him?!
Tyyp fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Brubaker out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Mingi Tyyp!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between JayDee Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loki Wojtk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojtk has chosen Thunderstruck, ACDC as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Loki Wojtk!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wojtk leaves Penn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Wojtk.
We've been hearing reports that Penn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wojtk throws an overhand right that has Penn reeling! Wojtk follows up with more punches and Penn is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Loki Wojtk!
A victorious Loki Wojtk 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 Aster Roid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Moretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roid comes to the cage accompanied by Awesome God. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Aster Roid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sonny Moretti!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moretti lands a nice shot that snaps Roid's head back.
It looks like Aster Roid has been cut.
Moretti has closed the distance and engaged Roid in a clinch.
Roid lands with a right to the head.
Our sources have told us that Roid has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Roid is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Moretti is defending well.
Roid is trying to pull guard but Moretti has him pressed against the cage.
Moretti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roid has him pressed against the cage.
Roid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roid tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aster Roid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roid avoids a wild elbow strike from Moretti.
Roid drops down looking for an ankle pick but Moretti pulls his leg out and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roid throws a jab but it's blocked by Moretti.
Moretti takes the fight into the clinch.
Moretti lands a nice uppercut.
Roid changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Moretti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aster Roid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Roid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti ducks under a wild hook from Roid.
Roid tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moretti counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sonny Moretti!
Aster Roid was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you Jesus!! I will get better!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Austin Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louden Swain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swain has chosen Gambler 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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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Austin Stryker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Louden Swain!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swain missing with a left hand there. Stryker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Stryker.
Swain misses with a body shot.
Stryker slips a straight right by Swain.
Swain shoots for a takedown but Stryker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stryker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swain.
Sloppy strikes from Swain. Those never looked like landing.
Swain avoids the body shot from Stryker.
Jab by Stryker.
Stryker lands a jab to Swain's midsection.
Louden Swain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Swain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Swain.
Swain tries to clinch
and Stryker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swain wants to clinch up but Stryker keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker lands a lovely overhand right.
Stryker misses with a lunging right hand
and Swain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Swain is looking to clinch but Stryker is avoiding it.
Stryker throws a right hand that misses
and Swain counters with a shoot takedown. Stryker fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Swain looking to sit in guard and control but Stryker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Swain managing to control the position.
Stryker won't allow Swain to sweep him here.
Stryker is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Hilo Training Center that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swain is trying to hold Stryker in close to prevent damage but Stryker has managed to pass into half guard.
Stryker looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Stryker blocks the strikes from Swain.
Swain is trying is best to control the position here.
Stryker gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Stryker throws a hook but Swain blocks it.
Swain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stryker was well out of range. Poor timing from Swain.
Swain walks into a straight right hand from Stryker.
Stryker misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain missing with a left hand there. Stryker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stryker. Stryker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Swain closes the distance and clinches up with Stryker, looking for a takedown. Swain pushes Stryker against the cage but Stryker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Swain loads up on a big right hand but Stryker slips the punch.
Stryker misses with a body shot.
Swain clinches up against the cage.
Swain has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Stryker regains guard immediately.
Swain throwing strikes from guard but Stryker blocks nicely.
Stryker looking for a sweep. Not yet Stryker, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker is working hard here to advance position.
Swain distracts Stryker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Swain trying to control but Stryker is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swain throws a strike but Stryker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swain is controlling Stryker's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louden Swain dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stryker thows a body shot but no joy.
Swain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stryker's waist but Stryker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swain off to one side.
Swain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stryker is fending him off so far but Swain persists. Nope, Stryker circles away and we're back to standing.
Swain shoots in looking for a takedown. Stryker tries to sprawl out of it but Swain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stryker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Austin Stryker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Louden Swain.
Swain misses with a double jab.
Stryker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stryker keeps the fight on the outside.
Swain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swain fails with a takedown attempt.
Stryker jabs at Swain's body.
Nice cross by Swain.
Stryker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swain shoots in and drives through. Stryker sprawls well.
Swain moves into the clinch.
Swain keeps control of Stryker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Swain misses with a body punch.
Swain is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Swain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stryker is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Swain keeps control of Stryker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Swain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stryker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stryker is trying to break the clinch but Swain has him pressed against the cage.
Swain gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Swain controlling the action here.
Swain wants to take a breather but Stryker is having none of it.
Swain is just content to waste time from the top position. Stryker takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stryker keeping moving, preventing Swain from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Swain slips nicely into half guard.
Louden Swain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Swain lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Swain wants to pass the guard but Stryker is defending well.
Swain is looking to take a break and control but Stryker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stryker is not content to let Swain control the position.
Swain is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stryker defends it well.
Swain seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stryker is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louden Swain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stryker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Swain momentarily.
Stryker throws a big shot that misses.
Stryker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stryker tries to bum rush Swain with a series of wild strikes but Swain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Swain shoots in and bounces Stryker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stryker looking for a sweep. Not yet Stryker, not yet.
Swain is looking to pass into half guard but Stryker pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Stryker is in guard.
Swain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker controlling from the top position.
Swain pulls Stryker in close to prevent any damage.
Stryker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stryker preventing the sweep.
Stryker prevents Swain from getting back to his feet.
Stryker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Swain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stryker is one step ahead there.
Austin Stryker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swain scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Swain moves in looking to clinch but Stryker pushes him off.
Stryker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Swain ducks under a wild hook from Stryker.
Swain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stryker.
Swain darts in trying to clinch
and Stryker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swain rushes Stryker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stryker.
Swain scores with a shot to the side of Stryker's head.
Swain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stryker's efforts to push away.
Swain wants a takedown but no success here.
Stryker is trying to force a seperation but Swain has the dominant position.
Stryker blocking some punches.
Swain misses with a body punch.
Swain throws a punch but it's blocked by Stryker.
Swain is working for takedown but Stryker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Swain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stryker's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swain is trying to trip Stryker. He has hold of a leg but Stryker is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Swain persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Swain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Swain wants to control from the top but Stryker keeps moving.
Stryker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Swain throws a big right hand that misses.
Louden Swain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Swain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Swain passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swain is just content to waste time from the top position. Stryker takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louden Swain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Swain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louden Swain!
Louden Swain really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fury Nutrition Inc. 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 Maul Windu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Windu comes to the cage accompanied by Who We Are. Clay Moore is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maul Windu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clay Moore!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Windu.
Windu throws a wild body kick that Moore sees coming a mile off.
Windu thows a body shot but no joy.
Moore swings widly with a right hand
and Windu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Windu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore counters with a nice uppercut.
Moore throws a front kick aimed at Windu's knee but Windu avoids it well.
Windu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Windu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Windu tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Windu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Clay Moore has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Windu wants to clinch up but Moore keeps it at a distance.
A lazy left from Moore finds it's target.
Moore throws a right hand that misses
enabling Windu to counter with a crisp jab.
Windu throws a series of punches but Moore avoids them all with ease.
Moore works Windu's body with a nice hook.
Moore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Windu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Moore does no damage.
Moore works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Windu defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Windu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Windu connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Windu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Moore.
Moore connects with a looping right hand.
Windu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Moore swings for the body but Windu moves out of range.
A combination from Windu does no damage.
Windu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Windu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moore throws an off balance right hand
and Windu counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore scores with a hook.
Moore swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Windu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Windu is just out of range.
Windu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Windu throws a head kick that Moore semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Windu walks into a jab.
Windu clinches.
Moore misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Windu is trying to stall.
Windu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moore's face.
Windu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Moore avoids it.
Windu blocking some punches.
Windu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Windu lands a good knee to the midsection. Moore won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Windu obliges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on Windu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Windu drops Moore with a big knee straight up the middle! Moore is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Moore is rocked!
Moore looks winded!
Windu cracks a nice hook into Moore's ribs.
Windu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Windu has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Windu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maul Windu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clay Moore's cut.
That's time! Windu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Windu.
Moore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Windu doesn't seem bothered though.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Windu connects with a looping right hand.
Moore has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Maul Windu is winning the standup battle so far.
Windu takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Windu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Windu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Moore moves out of range as Windu strikes.
Windu moves into the clinch.
Moore lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
Moore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Windu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Moore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moore can't break the clinch.
Moore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Windu taking a breather.
Windu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moore has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Windu is controlling the position.
Windu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.
Windu tries to land a knee to the head but Moore blocks with his arms.
Windu connects with a knee to the head.
Windu trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Windu.
Windu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore letting Windu take a breather here.
Windu landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Windu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Moore lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Windu digs a right hand underneath Moore's ribcage. Moore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Windu working Moore over with knees to the body.
Moore takes a knee right on the jaw!
Windu with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Windu.
Windu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Windu scores with a knee to the head.
Windu scores a nice knee to the body.
Windu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Windu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Windu.
Windu working Moore over with knees to the body.
Windu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
Windu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maul Windu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Windu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Windu is leaning against Moore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Windu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Windu.
Windu lands a knee to the head.
Windu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Windu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Windu tries to work over Moore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Windu has Moore pressed against the cage, preventing Moore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Windu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moore's face.
Windu scores with a knee to the head.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Windu has double underhooks.
Windu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Windu stalling against the cage.
Windu crunches a lovely knee into Moore's ribcage.
A shot in the inside from Windu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Windu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Windu misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Windu throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
Moore avoids the head kick by Windu.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Windu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Moore.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maul Windu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clay Moore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Windu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Moore crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Windu - the referee stops the clock and Moore gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Windu. Moore manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Windu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moore throws a sloppy body shot
and Windu counters with a left and a right that stings Moore.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Windu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big right from Moore misses.
Moore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Windu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Windu ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Windu.
Windu misses with a wild combination.
Moore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Windu lands a big head kick that sends Moore to the canvas! Windu follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maul Windu!
After winning the bout, Maul Windu 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Shimazu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Who - Eminence front. Josh Hara acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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210 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
21 - 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
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Hara!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimazu throws a hook to the side of Hara's head but Hara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shimazu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shimazu moves to clinch but Hara breaks away
and Hara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hara tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shimazu defends well and Hara ends up having to push Shimazu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hara avoiding damage as Shimazu throws knees to the body.
Hara goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shimazu prevents it.
Shimazu misses with a knee to the head.
Shimazu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hara blocks it with crossed arms.
Shimazu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hara blocking some punches.
Shimazu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shimazu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shimazu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Haras head.
Shimazu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimazu misses with an elbow strike.
Shimazu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hara backwards.
Shimazu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shimazu looking to throw knees to the head but Hara is blocking nicely.
Hara has clasped his hands together around Shimazu's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hara tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hara tries for a kimura but Shimazu is defending well.
Hara wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shimazu, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hara works to advance to full mount. Shimazu defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hara won't let Shimazu get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hara goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Shimazu is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shimazu wants to control from the top but Hara keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shimazu working some strikes from top position.
Hara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hara trying to keep a closed guard but Shimazu is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimazu passes Hara's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hara wants to improve his position but Shimazu is controlling well.
Hara is trying to maintain the position but Shimazu is very close to passing his half guard.
Hara slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hara working for a triangle but Shimazu defends it easily.
Shimazu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shimazu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shimazu tries to free his leg and advance position but Hara is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hara has his foot on Shimazu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shimazu works his way back into a safe position though.
Shimazu pushes down on Hara's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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!
Shimazu wants to work for an arm triangle but Hara is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hara is pressing down on Shimazu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hara has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Shimazu is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hara.
Shimazu working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shimazu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shimazu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hara knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hara is looking to regain half guard here but Shimazu keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Josh Hara will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hara swats away the attempt to clinch by Shimazu.
Shimazu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hara counters with a takedown into side control.
Hara goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Shimazu rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Hara's guard! Nice work there by Shimazu!
Hara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shimazu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hara has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shimazu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Shimazu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shimazu trying to control the action but Hara is working from the bottom.
Shimazu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hara has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hara manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hara is looking for a kimura but Shimazu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hara to get the leverage.
Shimazu is refusing to be controlled, as Hara sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimazu taking some punishment here, with Hara in his half guard.
Hara seems to be working for a kimura but Shimazu defends the submission attempt.
Hara lands strikes from half guard.
Shimazu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hara.
Hara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shimazu keeping moving, preventing Hara from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hara lying in Shimazu's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Shimazu decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Hara taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Shimazu!
William Shimazu managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Conquer, into his post fight interview.
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