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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teila Tuli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anan Kofan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anan Kofan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Teila Tuli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anan Kofan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kofan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tuli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tuli dives in and grabs Kofan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kofan pushes down on Tuli's head and hops out.
Tuli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kofan swings wildly with an uppercut but Tuli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tuli has Kofan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kofan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kofan misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tuli.
Kofan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tuli backwards.
Tuli'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.
Tuli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kofan connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofan tries to clinch
and Tuli counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tuli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tuli shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kofan's guard.
Tuli seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuli tries to stand but Kofan is controlling from the bottom.
Tuli's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kofan wants to stand up but Tuli is controlling him.
Tuli might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tuli trying to control but Kofan is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Teila Tuli.
Kofan works over Tuli's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Kofan.
Tuli fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kofan sprawls well initially but Tuli persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tuli working Kofan over with strikes.
Tuli stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tuli scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tuli takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tuli seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kofan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tuli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We're going to have a standup here because Teila Tuli wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kofan swats away the attempt to clinch by Tuli.
Tuli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Kofan.
Tuli is looking to clinch.
Tuli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kofan but Kofan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teila Tuli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuli shoots in and gets a takedown into Kofan's guard.
Kofan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kofan looks winded!
Tuli trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kofan's guard.
Tuli stands and throws Kofan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kofan, who protects the arm well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuli tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tuli has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teila Tuli dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tuli closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kofan to the mat! Kofan manages to get full guard.
Kofan keeping moving, preventing Tuli from controlling successfully.
Kofan is looking to stand up but Tuli isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuli wants to stand but Kofan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tuli is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Teila Tuli wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tuli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tuli clinches up against the cage.
Tuli managing to block the knees to the body from Kofan.
Tuli has picked Kofan up - he's going for a ride! Tuli dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've been informed that Kofan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tuli frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tuli looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tuli landing shots from mount.
Teila Tuli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kofan is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuli tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuli is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tuli controlling the position easily from mount.
Tuli pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Tuli controlling his opponent.
Tuli looking to control but Kofan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofan wants to try and get back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tuli controlling from mount.
Tuli lands a heavy elbow.
Tuli get's back to his feet.
Tuli looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in 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!
Tuli is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kofan has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tuli scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tuli decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Kofan leaves Tuli with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tuli misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kofan stuffs the takedown attempt from Tuli. Tuli gets slowly back to his feet.
Tuli misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuli fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kofan to the ground. Tuli is now in Kofan's guard.
Tuli has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kofan is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teila Tuli dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kofan throws a series of punches but Tuli avoids them all with ease.
Tuli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kofan circles away quickly and effectively.
Kofan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tuli misses with a head kick.
Tuli shoots in for a double leg but Kofan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kofan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tuli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kofan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tuli backs up against the cage.
Tuli misses with a hook to the body
and Kofan counters with a left and a right that stings Tuli.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuli shoots in but no luck this time.
Anan Kofan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kofan lands with a right hand.
Kofan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tuli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kofan tries to clinch but Tuli moves away
so Tuli counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kofan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tuli trying to control the position from guard on top but Kofan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kofan wants to get back to his feet but Tuli is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tuli slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teila Tuli has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kofan throws a nice looking combination but Tuli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tuli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anan Kofan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tuli looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teila Tuli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tuli manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kofan on his heels. He'll look to pass Kofan's guard now, I'm sure.
Tuli trying to control but Kofan is working from the bottom.
Kofan wants to stand and escape but Tuli is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuli content to stall in guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kofan is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tuli dives into side control.
Kofan is looking to get back to his feet here but Tuli is keeping cool and he's managed to take Kofan's back.
Tuli has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kofan's body.
Tuli throwing damaging strikes from the back! Kofan could be in trouble here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofan won't enjoy being in this position. Tuli looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Kofan is tapping - it's over boys! Tuli picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Teila Tuli!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eboy Enesio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enesio has chosen Broken, Beat Scarred by Metallica as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alfredo Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eboy Enesio!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Enesio misses.
Dos Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Enesio misses with a double jab.
Enesio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body punch from Enesio.
Enesio misses with the combination.
Enesio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Enesio throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Enesio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Enesio misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Enesio.
Enesio shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dos Santos eats them both and turns towards Enesio to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A big left from Enesio misses.
Enesio looks to land a combination but Dos Santos avoids it well.
Enesio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Enesio. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Enesio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Enesio throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Eboy Enesio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Enesio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Enesio is trying to defend but Dos Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dos Santos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Enesio is staying active underneath Dos Santos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dos Santos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to take a break and control but Enesio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dos Santos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Enesio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dos Santos.
Dos Santos wants to work for an arm triangle but Enesio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Enesio has managed to free his arm - good work.
Enesio felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura but Enesio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dos Santos to get the leverage.
Dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Enesio has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Dos Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Enesio is defending well.
Dos Santos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfredo Dos Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Enesio throws a series of punches but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Enesio swinging wildly here.
Dos Santos slips a jab and a cross from Enesio.
Enesio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dos Santos momentarily.
Enesio misses with the combination.
Enesio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dos Santos back to the cage. Enesio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Enesio throws a series of punches but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Enesio blocks a head kick by Dos Santos.
No joy there for Enesio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Enesio throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Enesio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enesio throws a right hand that Dos Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Santos also avoids with ease.
Enesio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Enesio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Enesio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Enesio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks.
Enesio throws a series of punches but Dos Santos avoids them all with ease.
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Enesio.
Enesio is breathing heavily.
A combination from Enesio does no damage.
No joy there for Enesio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Enesio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enesio stuffs the takedown attempt from Dos Santos. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Enesio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Enesio.
A combination from Enesio does no damage.
Enesio throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Dos Santos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Enesio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dos Santos somewhat.
Enesio fails to land with a series of punches.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Enesio moves out of range.
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Enesio tries to sprawl out of it but Dos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Enesio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfredo Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Enesio.
Enesio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Enesio.
Enesio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura but Enesio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dos Santos to get the leverage.
Dos Santos is working for a kimura but Enesio is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos trying to control from half guard but Enesio is working away.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Enesio defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dos Santos has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Enesio defend it? Dos Santos steps over the head and cranks it - Enesio is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Dos Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alfredo Dos Santos!
A victorious Alfredo Dos Santos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Eboy Enesio had this to say: 'i back. trust me. i back.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abiodun Havilah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalani Kapena (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abiodun Havilah !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kalani Kapena!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Havilah circles away quickly and effectively.
Kapena throws a lazy uppercut
and Havilah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kapena tries to keep at a distance but Havilah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Havilah slowing the pace effectively.
Kapena wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kapena looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kapena has a couple of punches blocked by Havilah .
Kapena wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kapena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Havilah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Havilah landing knees to the head.
It looks like Kalani Kapena has been cut.
Havilah lands an elbow just above Kapena 's eye.
Havilah slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Havilah for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havilah lands an elbow inside that Kapena shrugs off.
Havilah lands an elbow that stopped Kapena in his tracks for a moment.
Kapena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kapena wants to break the clinch but can't.
Havilah lands a damaging elbow.
Havilah manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Havilah manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Come on Havilah - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kapena avoids a wild elbow strike from Havilah .
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Havilah .
Havilah pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapena is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've been hearing good reports from Havilah 's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kapena tries to stand but Havilah is controlling from the bottom.
Havilah is trying to control the position but Kapena postures up.
Kapena wants to stand but Havilah is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kapena wants to control from the top but Havilah keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kalani Kapena was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kapena lands with an overhand left.
Kapena scores with a jab to the body.
Kapena clobbers Havilah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Havilah has Kapena up against the cage in a clinch.
Havilah tries a knee to the head but Kapena blocks it.
Havilah is breathing heavily.
Havilah successfully pulls guard.
Kapena stays in close to Havilah 's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kapena trying to stand up but can't free himself from Havilah 's guard.
Kapena trying to control the position from guard on top but Havilah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalani Kapena has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Decent striking displayed by Kapena there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Havilah moves into the clinch successfully.
Kapena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Havilah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Havilah avoids the body shot from Kapena.
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 Abiodun Havilah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kalani Kapena's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kapena cracks Havilah with an open hand slap.
It looks like Abiodun Havilah has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Kapena. Beautiful body shot.
Havilah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kapena misses with a straight right.
Havilah rushes Kapena and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Havilah has Kapena pressed against the cage, preventing Kapena from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Havilah .
Kapena being controlled against the cage.
Kapena has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Havilah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kapena's efforts to push away.
Havilah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havilah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kapena working hard to break the clinch.
Kapena wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kapena wants to break free but Havilah has control.
Havilah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kapena's efforts to push away.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Havilah .
Havilah jumps into guard, dragging Kapena to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kapena sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kapena must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kapena wants to get up but he can't break Havilah 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapena works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kapena wants to stand but Havilah has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Havilah preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapena sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kalani Kapena was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kapena throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Havilah counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch on the inside from Kapena fails to land.
Havilah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kapena fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Havilah taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Havilah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Havilah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kapena's efforts to push away.
Kapena wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Havilah has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havilah misses with a knee to the head.
Havilah prevents Kapena from breaking the clinch.
Kapena wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kapena dodges an elbow strike from Havilah .
Havilah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kapena misses with a straight left.
Havilah moves into the clinch.
Havilah trying to control the position but instead, Kapena has worked for underhooks and has pushed Havilah into the cage.
Havilah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Havilah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good exchange - Kapena coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Kapena misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalani Kapena showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kapena throws a right and a left that Havilah avoids nicely.
Kapena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kapena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Havilah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Havilah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kapena misses with an uppercut. Havilah saw that one coming.
Kapena might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kapena misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kapena looks to score with a jab to the body but Havilah is just out of range.
Kapena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kapena swings widly with a right hand
and Havilah counters by clinching up.
Havilah ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Havilah no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kapena wanted to stand there but Havilah had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapena wants to control from the top but Havilah keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kapena stays in close to Havilah 's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kalani Kapena.
Havilah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kapena misses with an uppercut. Havilah saw that one coming.
Kapena connects with a single shot there.
Kapena throws a hook but Havilah blocks it.
Kapena jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kapena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Havilah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havilah tries to close the distance and clinch but Kapena swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kapena tries to keep at a distance but Havilah has taken the fight into the clinch.
Havilah working aggressively here.
Havilah scores with a knee to the head.
Havilah drags the fight down to the ground.
Kapena trying to control the position from guard on top but Havilah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kapena gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kapena throws a jab when Havilah was well out of range.
Havilah moves out of range as Kapena strikes.
Kapena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Havilah was well out of range. Poor timing from Kapena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapena misses with a looping left.
Havilah moves out of range as Kapena strikes.
Kapena misses with a right hand
and Havilah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kapena throws a shot from downtown. Havilah moves away and avoids it.
Kapena bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kapena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Havilah slips under a jab from Kapena.
Abiodun Havilah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Havilah misses with a wild body shot.
Havilah moves out of range of the strikes.
Kalani Kapena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kapena listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Kapena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Havilah slips under a jab.
Kapena throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Havilah counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapena tries to circle away but Havilah has him pinned against the cage.
Kapena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Havilah has Kapena pressed against the cage, preventing Kapena from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Havilah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kapena tries to break free but Havilah pushes him back against the cage.
Havilah looking to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kapena has had enough of the clinch but Havilah keeps him there for the moment.
Kapena wants to get back to striking at distance but Havilah won't allow it.
Havilah is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Abiodun Havilah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Havilah has Kapena pressed against the cage, preventing Kapena from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kalani Kapena comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kapena has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Kalani Kapena!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Kalani Kapena!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Kalani Kapena!
Kalani Kapena wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Kalani Kapena 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Echart Tolle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Echart Tolle has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jose Dimagiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Echart Tolle!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimagiba tries to clinch up.
Dimagiba has managed to clinch.
Dimagiba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dimagiba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dimagiba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tolle shoots in but no luck this time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tolle checks a leg kick.
Dimagiba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up but Tolle circles away and keeps his distance.
Tolle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tolle staying out of range there.
Dimagiba tries to close the distance and clinch but Tolle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dimagiba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Dimagiba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dimagiba is looking to clinch but Tolle is avoiding it.
Tolle looks to clinch
and Dimagiba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolle checks a leg kick nicely.
Dimagiba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tolle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dimagiba smiles and moves away.
Tolle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jose Dimagiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dimagiba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dimagiba manages to break the clinch.
Jose Dimagiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up but Tolle circles away and keeps his distance.
Dimagiba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tolle.
Dimagiba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dimagiba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tolle blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dimagiba lands a knee to the body.
Dimagiba lands with a left to the head.
Dimagiba breaks the clinch.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up but Tolle circles away and keeps his distance.
Dimagiba forces Tolle back against the cage and clinches.
Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Tolle tries to move into range but Dimagiba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tolle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dimagiba as he jumps to the side.
Jose Dimagiba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Echart Tolle.
Tolle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dimagiba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dimagiba holds on and takes a little breather.
Dimagiba has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolle throws a big right hand that misses.
Tolle wants to control from the top but Dimagiba keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolle throwing strikes from guard but Dimagiba blocks nicely.
Dimagiba is trying to keep Tolle in close.
We're going to have a standup here because Jose Dimagiba wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dimagiba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dimagiba is looking to clinch but Tolle is avoiding it.
Dimagiba misses with a leg kick.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tolle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dimagiba tries to clinch but Tolle moves out of range.
Dimagiba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dimagiba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dimagiba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimagiba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tolle counters with a nice uppercut.
Tolle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dimagiba connects with a leg kick. Tolle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tolle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dimagiba but Dimagiba pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tolle swats away the attempt to clinch by Dimagiba.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimagiba misses with a hook
and Tolle counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tolle.
Dimagiba closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Dimagiba dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dimagiba tries to clinch there but Tolle circles away.
Dimagiba closes the distance and pushes Tolle back into the cage.
Tolle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dimagiba is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tolle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dimagiba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dimagiba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dimagiba.
Tolle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dimagiba just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dimagiba is pressed up against the cage. Tolle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dimagiba down to the mat. Dimagiba avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jose Dimagiba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Echart Tolle.
Dimagiba misses with a low kick.
Dimagiba misses with a double jab
and Tolle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba gets a clinch.
Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dimagiba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dimagiba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dimagiba creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tolle's defenses.
Dimagiba scores with a shot to the side of Tolle's head.
Dimagiba lands a nice shot to the body.
Dimagiba lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tolle backwards.
Tolle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dimagiba breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Dimagiba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dimagiba darts in and clinches Tolle up against the cage.
Tolle is working for takedown but Dimagiba is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dimagiba manages to break the clinch.
Tolle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba clinches up with Tolle and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolle blocks the elbow strike.
Dimagiba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jose Dimagiba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tolle has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dimagiba after a bit of a struggle.
Dimagiba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dimagiba misses with a series of wild punches.
Dimagiba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dimagiba pushes Tolle up against the cage in a clinch.
Dimagiba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimagiba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dimagiba has closed the distance and engaged Tolle in a clinch.
Dimagiba is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tolle is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba prevents the takedown attempt.
Dimagiba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tolle dodges an elbow strike from Dimagiba.
Tolle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dimagiba gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tolle tries to pull guard but Dimagiba forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dimagiba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tolle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dimagiba is defending well.
Dimagiba lands a right hand.
Dimagiba lands an elbow just above Tolle 's eye.
Dimagiba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tolle backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Dimagiba.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba working Tolle over with knees to the body.
Dimagiba scores with a shot to the side of Tolle's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dimagiba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dimagiba lands a nice uppercut.
Dimagiba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tolle backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tolle can do to turn this around?
Dimagiba manages to break the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dimagiba.
Dimagiba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tolle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dimagiba darts in and clinches Tolle up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dimagiba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tolle's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dimagiba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dimagiba lands an uppercut.
Tolle takes an elbow to the temple.
Dimagiba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Dimagiba dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Dimagiba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dimagiba tries to close the distance and clinch but Tolle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tolle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up but Tolle circles away and keeps his distance.
Dimagiba takes the fight into the clinch.
Tolle takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dimagiba.
Tolle has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dimagiba after a bit of a struggle.
Dimagiba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dimagiba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Dimagiba.
Dimagiba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good leg kick by Dimagiba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dimagiba throws a body punch but Tolle moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba tries to clinch up but Tolle circles away and keeps his distance.
Tolle swats away the attempt to clinch by Dimagiba.
Dimagiba gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tolle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dimagiba wants to sweep but no luck.
Tolle lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tolle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dimagiba keeping full guard, as Tolle tries to pass.
Dimagiba striking off his back but it's not causing Tolle any problems.
Dimagiba is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dimagiba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tolle on the ground.
Dimagiba pulls Tolle in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dimagiba is trying to control the position but Tolle postures up.
Tolle trying to control the position from guard on top but Dimagiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tolle lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolle throws a big elbow that misses.
Dimagiba has control of Tolle's left arm, preventing Tolle from doing any damage.
Dimagiba is trying to control the position but Tolle postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Dimagiba wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dimagiba pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tolle back to the cage. Dimagiba follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dimagiba lands a jab-cross combination.
Echart Tolle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tolle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dimagiba to the mat! Dimagiba manages to get full guard.
Tolle is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Tolle wants to control from the top but Dimagiba keeps moving.
Tolle prevents Dimagiba from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dimagiba working for a triangle but Tolle defends it easily.
Tolle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tolle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tolle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tolle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tolle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dimagiba on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dimagiba tries to get out of the position.
Dimagiba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tolle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dimagiba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tolle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tolle preventing the sweep.
Dimagiba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dimagiba wants to sweep but no luck.
Tolle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dimagiba's head.
Tolle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jose Dimagiba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dimagiba has control of Tolle's left arm, preventing Tolle from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolle preventing the sweep.
Tolle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Echart Tolle.
I think Dimagiba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Jose Dimagiba!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Jose Dimagiba!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Jose Dimagiba!
Jose Dimagiba wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Jose Dimagiba 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Trios Nicolopus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Thornton will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trios Nicolopus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Thornton!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nicolopus manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Thornton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nicolopus has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Thornton doesn't defend quickly enough and Nicolopus has managed to lock this one up! Can Thornton escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Nicolopus on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Trios Nicolopus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vernon Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pew Pew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vernon Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pew Pew!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cook. That's going to slow Pew down.
Cook misses the shot to the body.
Cook pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cook swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pew dives in and grabs Cook's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cook pushes down on Pew's head and hops out.
Pew tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cook sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pew somewhat.
Pew bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been told by Cook's head coaches at Kelley Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cook throws a right hand that Pew ducks under and follows up with a left that Pew also avoids with ease.
Pew shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vernon Cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pew Pew.
Cook misses with a body shot.
Cook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pew.
Cook throws a low kick but Pew moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Pew blocks the low kick.
Cook stuffs the takedown attempt from Pew. Pew gets slowly back to his feet.
Cook lands a right hook to the body.
Cook connects with a body shot.
Vernon Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cook displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pew.
Pew shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cook defends it nicely.
Pew is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cook duly obliges.
Pew takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Cook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pew slips under a jab.
Cook swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cook lands a nice looking body shot.
Cook lands a jab to Pew's midsection.
Cook misses the shot to the body.
Cook has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cook landing knees to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pew drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pew looking for a takedown.
Cook softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pew takes a shot to the head.
Cook is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cook lands a nice uppercut.
Pew is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cook.
Pew is still on wobbly legs! Can Cook finish him?
Cook holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cook has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Pew - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Cook, and another! Pew is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Vernon Cook!
Vernon Cook 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 Hector Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dchingis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dchingis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez tries to keep at a distance but Khan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hernandez.
Still in the clinch, Hernandez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khan tries to throw a body punch but Hernandez avoids it by throwing Khan back against the cage.
Hernandez lands a body shot.
Khan looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Hernandez.
Khan takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Dchingis Khan has been cut.
Hernandez digs a right hand into Khan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khan's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hernandez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hernandez lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Hernandez.
I was talking to Hernandez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hernandez lands a nice elbow.
Hernandez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khan takes an elbow to the temple.
Hernandez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hernandez.
Hernandez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hernandez lands with a left to the head.
Hernandez lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
That has opened up Dchingis Khan's cut even more.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hernandez obliges.
Hernandez gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Khan is rocked!
Hernandez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hernandez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Hernandez finish him?
The cut above Dchingis Khan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hernandez lands a big right hand that drops Khan! The killer instinct kicks in and Hernandez finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hernandez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Hernandez!
Hector Hernandez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Koff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keimo Luikaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Koff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Koff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keimo Luikaus!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Luikaus.
Luikaus misses with the combination.
Luikaus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Luikaus as Koff shoots in.
Koff shoots in for a takedown but Luikaus shows good takedown defense.
Luikaus displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Koff.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Koff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luikaus throws out a loose jab but Koff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koff shoots for a double leg takedown but Luikaus sprawls well. He's pushed Koff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Koff looks to clinch
letting Luikaus counter with a right hand.
Koff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luikaus swivels and escapes.
Luikaus looks to score with a jab to the body but Koff is just out of range.
Luikaus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luikaus swings for the body but Koff moves out of range.
Luikaus has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Luikaus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luikaus stuffs the takedown attempt from Koff. Koff gets slowly back to his feet.
Koff shoots in looking for a takedown. Luikaus tries to sprawl out of it but Koff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Luikaus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Luikaus with a hook.
Luikaus sizes up Koff with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Luikaus tests Koff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luikaus misses with a looping left.
Koff manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Luikaus on his heels. He'll look to pass Luikaus's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koff wants to control from the top but Luikaus keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koff got a little sloppy there for a moment and Luikaus has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Koff has managed to get both his arms back between Luikaus's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luikaus keeping moving, preventing Koff from controlling successfully.
Luikaus can't keep his opponent in guard - Koff advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Koff is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Luikaus defends it well.
Koff wants to work for an arm triangle but Luikaus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Koff is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Luikaus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Luikaus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Luikaus is defending against the submission attempts here by Koff.
Koff prevents Luikaus from improving his position.
Koff looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Luikaus looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koff is pressing down on Luikaus's thigh, looking to free his foot. Luikaus is holding on for now.
Luikaus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Koff pulls his head out easily.
Koff is keen to just control but Luikaus is a slippery customer.
Luikaus looking for submissions off his back.
Koff is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Luikaus sees it coming and defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koff passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Luikaus!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keimo Luikaus dominated that round.
That's time! Koff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Luikaus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Koff misses the target.
Koff fails with the takedown.
Luikaus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Luikaus wants to sweep here but Koff controlling him for the moment.
Koff pushing down on Luikaus's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Koff is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Luikaus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Koff.
Luikaus wants to get back to full guard but Koff has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luikaus is looking to reverse the position.
Luikaus taking punishment in the form of punches.
Koff trying to control the action but Luikaus is working from the bottom.
Koff is chipping away with strikes.
Bob Koff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Luikaus tries to buck Koff off but Koff is having none of it.
Koff tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koff goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Luikaus has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Koff but great work by Luikaus.
Luikaus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Koff knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Koff can't do much from the bottom here.
Luikaus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Koff has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koff wants to control but Luikaus postures up.
Luikaus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Koff gets back to half guard.
Koff wants to control but Luikaus is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luikaus seems to be looking for submissions.
Koff might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Luikaus is working for an americana but Koff has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Luikaus was thinking about the submission.
Koff keeping full guard, as Luikaus tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luikaus trying to control the position from guard on top but Koff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Koff dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Koff fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Luikaus gets caught flat footed, as Koff shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Koff is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Koff slips nicely into half guard.
Luikaus is looking for a sweep. Koff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Luikaus actively working from the bottom here.
Luikaus wants to get back to full guard.
Koff is trying to control the action in half guard but Luikaus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Koff working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luikaus is staying active underneath Koff, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Luikaus looking for submissions off his back.
Koff wants to work for an arm triangle but Luikaus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Koff scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Luikaus tries to roll over but Koff keeps him under control.
Koff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Koff is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luikaus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Koff is keen to just control but Luikaus is a slippery customer.
Koff wants to work for an arm triangle but Luikaus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Koff performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Luikaus is not content to let Koff control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luikaus tries to roll over but Koff keeps him under control.
Koff is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Luikaus defends it well.
Luikaus is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Koff pulls his head out easily.
Koff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Koff is looking to advance position but Luikaus won't allow it.
Luikaus actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luikaus actively working from the bottom here.
Koff works his way into side control.
Koff trying to control the action but Luikaus is working from the bottom.
Luikaus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Koff wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koff trying to control the action but Luikaus is working from the bottom.
Luikaus is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Koff clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Koff shoots in for a takedown but Luikaus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Koff avoids the body shot from Luikaus.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koff.
Koff scores with a crisp jab that stopped Luikaus in his tracks.
Bob Koff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for Luikaus.
Koff tries for a takedown but Luikaus circles away easily
and Luikaus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Koff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koff misses with a head kick.
Luikaus looks to throw the jab but Koff is out of range.
Luikaus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luikaus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Luikaus stuffs the takedown.
Luikaus thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Luikaus misses.
Koff shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Luikaus napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Luikaus gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Luikaus gets back to half guard.
Koff is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Luikaus has managed to free his arm - good work.
Koff seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Luikaus does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Luikaus is looking for a sweep. Koff is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Koff trying to control the action but Luikaus is working from the bottom.
Koff stalling away here and it's allowed Luikaus to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luikaus keeping moving, preventing Koff from controlling successfully.
Luikaus being controlled here, momentarily.
Luikaus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luikaus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Koff is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koff is looking to pass into half guard but Luikaus pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Luikaus is in guard.
Koff working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Luikaus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Luikaus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Koff has a closed guard, preventing Luikaus from standing up.
Koff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Koff here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koff has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Luikaus 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 Koff.
Koff is not content to let Luikaus control the position.
Luikaus tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Luikaus has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luikaus looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Bob Koff will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Koff misses with a takedown attempt - Luikaus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Koff shoots in for a double leg but Luikaus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Luikaus scores with a three punch combo!
Luikaus throws the left hand but Koff avoids the punch easily.
Koff fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Luikaus avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Koff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koff dives in for a single leg takedown but Luikaus sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luikaus.
Luikaus struggles to land a body shot inside as Koff controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luikaus.
Luikaus lands a body punch.
Luikaus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Luikaus misses with a punch to the body.
Koff drops down looking for an ankle pick but Luikaus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Keimo Luikaus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Luikaus. Those never looked like landing.
Koff gets the takedown into side control.
Koff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Luikaus keeps working.
Luikaus is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luikaus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Koff.
Koff tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Koff has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Koff is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Luikaus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Luikaus stops Koff from passing to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koff has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Luikaus!
Luikaus slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luikaus looking for submissions off his back.
Koff is looking for a kimura here.
Koff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Luikaus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Luikaus looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luikaus is not content to let Koff control the position.
Koff perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Koff trying to mount his opponent but Luikaus defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luikaus works his way to full guard. Good work.
Koff passes into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keimo Luikaus.
I think Koff has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Bob Koff!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Bob Koff!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Bob Koff!
Bob Koff wins by unanimous decision!
Bob Koff is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Bob Koff thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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