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Hilo Fight 125 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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235 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Jass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jass to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jass drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Jass seems to have locked his on tight now - Johnson screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Jass, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Hugh Jass!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olaff Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Olaff Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Shamrock misses.
A jab from Shamrock does it's job there.
Shamrock goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Shamrock - that will leave a mark!
Shamrock lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Peterson 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.
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!
Shamrock cracks Peterson with an open hand slap.
Peterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shamrock connects with a looping right hand.
Peterson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shamrock is looking to land body kicks.
Shamrock connects with a solid leg kick.
Shamrock throws a hook to the side of Peterson's head but Peterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Shamrock.
Peterson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Shamrock finds it's way through Peterson's defenses.
Shamrock tests Peterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shamrock throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Peterson moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock throws out a powerful jab.
Shamrock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a head kick.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shamrock lands a head shot.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamrock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
Shamrock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shamrock connects with an inside leg kick.
Shamrock lunges at Peterson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Peterson's hand.
Peterson moves forwards but Shamrock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnny Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Peterson's sensitive parts.
Shamrock scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Peterson.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Peterson.
Peterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Peterson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shamrock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Peterson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shamrock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peterson slips under a jab.
Shamrock misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Shamrock there.
Shamrock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Peterson's head.
Shamrock throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.
Shamrock has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Peterson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Peterson needs to keep his hands up - Shamrock had a free shot at his head there.
Shamrock misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Shamrock dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shamrock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with a spinning back kick!
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Shamrock lands a nice looking body kick.
Shamrock misses with a head kick.
Shamrock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a nice looking body kick.
Shamrock throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.
Johnny Shamrock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamrock connects with a single shot there.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
Shamrock lands a jab to the nose.
Shamrock lands a lovely overhand right.
Shamrock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson.
Peterson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shamrock scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock lands a head shot.
Shamrock throws a big shot that misses.
Peterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock's corner calls for a 1-2. Shamrock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Peterson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shamrock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Peterson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shamrock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Peterson blocks a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Peterson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Shamrock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock lands a leg kick that knocks Peterson off balance momentarily.
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock connects with a leg kick. Peterson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peterson slips a jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Peterson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peterson.
Peterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson drops his hands momentarily and Shamrock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Peterson's shoulder, as Peterson tries to avoid the shot.
Shamrock lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Peterson moves away and avoids it.
Shamrock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Peterson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Peterson is out of range.
Peterson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shamrock misses with a straight right.
Peterson staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock missing with a left hand there. Peterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peterson takes one to the chin there.
Peterson ducks right into an uppercut from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shamrock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Peterson moves away and avoids it.
Shamrock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by Peterson.
A swing and a miss from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olaff Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock throws the left hand but Peterson avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Shamrock throws a push kick but Peterson slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Shamrock.
Shamrock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shamrock throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shamrock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson avoids a kick to the body.
Peterson avoids a kick to the body.
Good work by Peterson as he checks the leg kick.
Shamrock is looking to slow Peterson down with leg kicks.
Shamrock thumps Peterson with a low kick.
Shamrock throws a leg kick that misses.
Peterson slips under a jab.
Peterson moves out of range of the body kick.
Shamrock throws a hook but Peterson blocks it.
Shamrock lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson takes one to the side of the head.
Peterson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Both fighters circling a little - Shamrock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shamrock scores with a nice right hand.
Shamrock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shamrock cracks Peterson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Peterson defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson walks into a straight right hand from Shamrock.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shamrock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Shamrock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shamrock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 24:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Shamrock!
After winning the bout, Johnny Shamrock 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Romeo Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lao Tzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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169 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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177 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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, Kobe Romeo Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lao Tzu!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tzu is able to avoid easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paris.
Tzu misses with a two punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Tzu.
It looks like Kobe Romeo Paris has been cut.
Tzu misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Tzu misses.
Tzu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tzu misses with a double jab.
Lao Tzu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tzu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Tzu misses.
Tzu lands with a good body shot.
Tzu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paris has managed to clinch.
Tzu is pressed up against the cage. Paris has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tzu down to the mat. Tzu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tzu moves out of range of the body kick from Paris.
Tzu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tzu lands with a good body shot.
Paris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tzu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Paris is chipping away with strikes.
Paris trying to control the action but Tzu is working from the bottom.
Tzu is looking for a sweep.
Tzu keeps trying to improve his position.
Tzu can't do much from the bottom here.
Paris landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Paris scoring with punches from side control.
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!
Tzu can't do much from the bottom here.
Tzu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Paris's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Paris landing strikes.
Paris working the ground and pound.
Tzu tries to bench press Paris off him but Paris keeps the position.
Tzu can't do much from the bottom here.
Paris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tzu manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Paris keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Paris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Paris.
Paris is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Paris wants to sweep here but Tzu controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzu drops back looking for a leg! Paris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paris manages to kick Tzu off! Tzu jumps back into Paris's guard.
Tzu wants to pass the guard but Paris is keeping the position.
Paris has his foot on Tzu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tzu works his way back into a safe position though.
Paris wants to sweep but no luck.
Tzu wants to control from the top but Paris keeps moving.
Paris is looking for a triangle but Tzu pushes his legs off easily.
Paris keeping moving, preventing Tzu from controlling successfully.
Tzu tries to free his leg and advance position but Paris is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzu preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tzu drops back looking for a leg! Paris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paris manages to kick Tzu off! Tzu jumps back into Paris's guard.
Tzu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Paris is looking for a sweep.
Tzu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paris keeps working.
Paris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Romeo Paris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kobe Romeo Paris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tzu blocks a low kick nicely.
Tzu throws a nice looking combination but Paris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tzu just misses with a punch to the body.
Tzu misses with a few strikes there.
Paris lands with a thumping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paris.
Paris looks to land a body kick but Tzu moved away.
Tzu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paris manages to avoid it.
Tzu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Paris.
Tzu lands with a nice body punch.
Paris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paris tries to work over Tzu's front leg with a kick but Tzu checks it.
Paris misses with a body kick.
Paris swings for the body but Tzu moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tzu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut there from Paris.
Tzu throws a jab but it's blocked by Paris.
Tzu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paris manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Tzu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tzu blocks a head kick by Paris.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paris, right into the meat.
Tzu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paris moves away.
Tzu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Paris shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tzu is trying to defend but Paris finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Tzu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris passes Tzu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Paris is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tzu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Paris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Paris is looking for a kimura but Tzu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Paris to get the leverage.
Paris tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tzu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Paris throwing shots but Tzu is blocking nicely.
Tzu is pressing down on Paris's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris cracks Tzu with a solid left hand.
Tzu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Paris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tzu looking for a sweep. Not yet Tzu, not yet.
Tzu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paris is aware though and is defending well.
Paris content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Paris 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.
Tzu wants to sweep but no luck.
Paris slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Paris wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tzu, who protects the arm well.
Tzu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Paris working the ground and pound.
Paris is trying to get an arm triangle but Tzu is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Paris is trying to get an arm triangle but Tzu is defending well.
Tzu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Paris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tzu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Paris lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paris lands some shots froms side control.
Tzu is trying to control Paris's posture but Paris avoids it.
Paris lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Romeo Paris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kobe Romeo Paris's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Paris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tzu misses with a body shot.
Paris thuds a left hand into Tzu's body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paris lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tzu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tzu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Paris clinches up with Tzu and pushes him back against the cage.
Tzu working aggressively here.
Tzu misses with a punch on the inside.
Tzu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tzu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paris backwards.
Paris successfully pulls guard.
Tzu drops back looking for a leg! Paris is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paris manages to kick Tzu off! Tzu jumps back into Paris's guard.
Paris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tzu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paris is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tzu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Paris controls Tzu momentarily but Tzu frees himself.
Paris is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tzu defends well.
Kobe Romeo Paris overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tzu looking to pass the guard.
Tzu trying to control but Paris is working from the bottom.
Paris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tzu is one step ahead there.
Lao Tzu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tzu is sitting in close to Paris's body. Paris has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tzu is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tzu is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Paris.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kobe Romeo Paris!
Kobe Romeo Paris decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauly Pigano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pauly Pigano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pigano scores with a hook.
Whyte misses with a wild combination.
Whyte 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.
Pigano lands with a nice body kick.
Pigano misses with a head kick.
Pigano tries to work over Whyte's front leg with a kick but Whyte checks it.
Pigano scores with a kick to the midsection.
Whyte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pigano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whyte is out of range and Pigano settles back down.
Pigano tries to land a leg kick but Whyte saw it coming and moves away.
Pigano throws a chopping leg kick but Whyte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Whyte misses with a wild combination.
Pigano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Whyte has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigano throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte slips a jab and a cross from Pigano.
Pigano looks to land a body kick but Whyte moved away.
Pigano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte avoids a kick to the body.
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick.
Pigano pushes Whyte away with a front kick.
Pigano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pigano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whyte's hands.
Pigano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pigano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whyte.
Whyte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pigano can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pigano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pigano lands with an overhand left.
Pigano looks to land a body kick but Whyte moved away.
Pigano throws a low kick, looking for Whyte's leg but Whyte calmly moves out of range.
Pigano throws a right hand that Whyte ducks under and follows up with a left that Whyte also avoids with ease.
Whyte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pigano.
A head kick misses from Pigano.
An inside leg kick lands from Pigano.
Whyte on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pigano misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pigano.
A head kick from Pigano lands but Whyte takes it in his stride.
Whyte getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whyte. Pigano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pigano misses with a body kick.
Pigano misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Whyte misses its intended target.
Pauly Pigano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pigano.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whyte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pigano throws a front kick aimed at Whyte's knee but Whyte avoids it well.
Pigano looks to land a right hand but Whyte moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pigano tries to land a front kick but Whyte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whyte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whyte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pigano throws a low kick but Whyte moves out of range easily.
Whyte blocks a head kick by Pigano.
Pigano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Whyte is out of range.
Pigano misses with a head kick.
Pigano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pigano scores with a nice strike.
Pigano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whyte moves out of range as Pigano throws a body kick.
Pigano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whyte's hands.
Whyte lands with a nice combination. Pigano backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pauly Pigano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A cross from Whyte lands.
It looks like Pauly Pigano has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Pigano misses.
David Whyte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pigano misses with a low kick.
Pigano walks into a left hand.
Whyte lands a left and a right that send Pigano crashing to the mat, dazed. Whyte thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pigano is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pigano throws a push kick but Whyte slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Whyte misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pigano.
Pigano moves away from the strike by Whyte.
A swing and a miss from Whyte.
Pigano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whyte is out of range and Pigano settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whyte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pigano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pigano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pigano throws a head kick that misses.
Pigano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pigano plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pigano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pigano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pigano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Whyte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pigano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pigano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Whyte takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pigano feints and then cracks Whyte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whyte down.
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!
Whyte misses with a double jab.
Pigano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pigano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whyte.
Whyte checks a low kick from Pigano.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whyte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pauly Pigano is winning the standup battle so far.
Pigano tried to score with a low kick but Whyte checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte thows a body shot but no joy.
Pigano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pigano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Whyte's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pigano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whyte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whyte blocks a head kick by Pigano.
Pigano scoring well with a low kick there.
Pigano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pigano.
A big right from Pigano misses.
Pigano throws a chopping leg kick but Whyte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whyte throws a jab but it's blocked by Pigano.
Pigano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pigano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Whyte checks a leg kick.
Pigano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Pigano.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pigano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pigano tries to land a front kick but Whyte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whyte shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Whyte avoids the head kick by Pigano.
Pigano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Whyte takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but David Whyte will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Pauly Pigano's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Whyte misses with a few strikes there.
Whyte moves out of range of the body kick from Pigano.
Pigano throws a sloppy head kick and Whyte moves out of range easily.
Whyte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pigano.
Pigano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pigano dodges the punch combination from Whyte.
Pigano loads up on a big right hand but Whyte slips the punch.
A bone on bone clash there as Whyte blocks the leg kick.
Pigano throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Pigano throws the kick towards the body but Whyte avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pigano connects with a leg kick. Whyte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Whyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pigano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whyte checks a low kick from Pigano.
Pigano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Whyte checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pigano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Whyte slips under a jab.
Whyte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pigano throws a leg kick that misses.
Pigano throws a leg kick which misses Whyte's front leg but catches the back leg as Whyte tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Pigano.
Pigano feints and then cracks Whyte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whyte down.
Pigano throws a sloppy head kick and Whyte moves out of range easily.
Pigano misses with a body kick.
Whyte checks a low kick from Pigano.
Whyte avoids the body shot from Pigano.
Whyte lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pigano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pigano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pigano tries a low kick but Whyte avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pigano motions for Whyte to come forward. Pigano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Whyte.
Whyte misses the jab.
Pigano looks to land a body kick but Whyte moved away.
Whyte misses the jab.
Nice body kick from Pigano.
Pigano motions for Whyte to come forward. Pigano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pigano misses with a low kick as Whyte jumps back.
Whyte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pigano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pigano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pigano throws a right hand that misses
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pigano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Whyte connects with the punch.
Whyte tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pigano slips a jab and a cross from Whyte.
Jab from Pigano.
Pigano plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pigano misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pigano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed right hand from Pigano misses the target.
Pigano misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pauly Pigano.
Well Pigano has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pauly Pigano!
Pauly Pigano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donald NcDemomnd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BabyJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). NcDemomnd comes to the cage accompanied by Baader-Meinhof Blues. BabyJay Penn has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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28
146 lbs
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142 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Donald NcDemomnd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BabyJay Penn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
NcDemomnd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
NcDemomnd has managed to clinch.
Penn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penn is trying to pull guard but NcDemomnd turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Penn's coach down at The Cave Fighting Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Penn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
NcDemomnd can't break the clinch.
Penn jumps into guard, dragging NcDemomnd to the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Penn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. NcDemomnd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. NcDemomnd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
NcDemomnd tries to stand but Penn is controlling from the bottom.
Penn is trying to control the position but NcDemomnd postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NcDemomnd throwing strikes from guard but Penn blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
NcDemomnd trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
NcDemomnd drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Penn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now NcDemomnd has Penn in his guard.
Penn is sitting in close to NcDemomnd's body. NcDemomnd has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Penn is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Penn is tapping! That was a very nice submission by NcDemomnd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Donald NcDemomnd!
An out of breath Donald NcDemomnd thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geeves Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abednego Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armstrong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kickstart My Heart. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Geeves Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abednego Smiff!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiff shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Armstrong's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smiff throws a big elbow that misses.
Smiff postures up in Armstrong's guard and throws a big left but Armstrong blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smiff postures up and lands a big shot to Armstrong's brow.
Armstrong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smiff tries to free his leg and advance position but Armstrong is retaining full guard.
Smiff keeps trying to improve his position.
Smiff wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smiff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff throwing strikes from guard but Armstrong blocks nicely.
Smiff wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.
Armstrong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smiff walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Armstrong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smiff throws out the jab.
Armstrong thuds his shin into the meat of Smiff's side.
Armstrong misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands a front kick.
Smiff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Smiff.
Armstrong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Armstrong throws a body kick that misses.
Armstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Armstrong misses.
Geeves Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smiff darts in looking for a takedown but Armstrong gets double underhooks and turns Smiff into the cage.
Smiff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Armstrong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smiff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smiff dives in and grabs Armstrong's left leg, looking for a takedown. Armstrong pushes down on Smiff's head and hops out.
Armstrong misses with a straight right.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch but Smiff swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff moves out of range of the body kick.
Armstrong connects with a nice looking jab.
Armstrong stuffs the takedown.
Geeves Armstrong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abednego Smiff.
Smiff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Armstrong.
Armstrong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smiff looks winded!
Armstrong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Armstrong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Smiff.
Smiff on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smiff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Armstrong as he jumps to the side.
Smiff is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smiff is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smiff is still on wobbly legs! Can Armstrong finish him?
Armstrong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Armstrong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smiff. That did some damage!
Armstrong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Armstrong throws a nice looking combination but Smiff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smiff seems to have recovered his senses.
Armstrong lands a body shot.
Armstrong scoring well with a low kick there.
Smiff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Armstrong moves in looking to clinch but Smiff pushes him off.
Armstrong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smiff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong throws a body punch but Smiff moves out of range.
Jab from Armstrong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geeves Armstrong dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smiff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Armstrong.
Armstrong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Armstrong lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smiff drops his hands momentarily and Armstrong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Armstrong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Armstrong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Armstrong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smiff closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Armstrong did well to prevent Smiff getting side control.
Armstrong trying to control but Smiff postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong is trying is best to control the position here.
Smiff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Armstrong keeps working.
Smiff is pressing down on Armstrong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Armstrong is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff is still trying to improve position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Smiff not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Armstrong wants to improve his position but Smiff is controlling well.
Smiff is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiff passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Armstrong!
Armstrong tries to reverse the position but Smiff maintains control.
Smiff raining down hammerfists from mount.
Smiff tries to control but Armstrong wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armstrong regains half guard.
Abednego Smiff has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff trying to pass the guard but Armstrong defending well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Smiff working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Smiff scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smiff wants to free his trapped foot but Armstrong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiff is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Armstrong blocking the ground and pound.
Smiff throws a strike there. Armstrong manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Smiff wants to advance to full mount but Armstrong doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armstrong can't keep his opponent in guard - Smiff advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abednego Smiff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Smiff ducks under a wild hook from Armstrong.
Armstrong connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Armstrong.
Armstrong blocks a jab.
Armstrong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smiff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Armstrong throws out a loose jab but Smiff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armstrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smiff.
Armstrong blocks a jab.
It looks like Armstrong has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Armstrong.
Armstrong connects with an inside leg kick.
Smiff throws a looping overhand right but Armstrong ducks down to avoid it.
Smiff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong cracks Smiff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters circling a little - Armstrong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Smiff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Armstrong throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Armstrong.
Nice body kick from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smiff closes the distance and clinches up with Armstrong, looking for a takedown. Smiff pushes Armstrong against the cage but Armstrong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Armstrong finds it's target.
Armstrong is looking to slow Smiff down with leg kicks.
Armstrong connects with a solid leg kick.
Armstrong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smiff manages to avoid it.
Smiff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong thuds a left hand into Smiff's body.
Armstrong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smiff takes a step back to recover.
Good leg kick by Armstrong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smiff was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Geeves Armstrong is winning the standup battle so far.
Smiff takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horrible takedown by Smiff or perhaps it was just good defense by Armstrong which made him look bad.
Nice body kick there by Armstrong.
Armstrong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Armstrong - that will leave a mark!
Smiff has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Armstrong.
Smiff gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Smiff drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Armstrong swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Smiff's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geeves Armstrong!
A very excited looking Geeves Armstrong 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuuya Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ueda is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: UnderDog - Test Eagles. 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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30
282 lbs
18 - 2 - 0 |
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27
270 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
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Dangerous knees
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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
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dean Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuuya Ueda!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ueda drives through and clinches with Gibson against the cage.
Gibson avoids a wild elbow strike from Ueda.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ueda throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gibson.
Ueda takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Kuuya Ueda has been cut.
Gibson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ueda avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ueda.
Ueda trying to land knees to the body.
Gibson works on Ueda's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice elbow from Gibson.
Ueda trying to land knees to the body.
Ueda lands an elbow inside that Gibson shrugs off.
Ueda misses with a knee to 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!
Ueda tries to land a knee to the head but Gibson blocks with his arms.
Gibson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ueda controls his hands.
Gibson lands a good knee to the midsection. Ueda won't want to take too many of those.
Ueda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gibson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ueda lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Dean Gibson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gibson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ueda backwards.
Ueda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gibson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gibson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ueda takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ueda blocks the elbow strike.
Gibson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ueda blocks it with crossed arms.
Ueda told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Gibson lands with a short shot to the head.
That has opened up Kuuya Ueda's cut even more.
A short right from Gibson.
Gibson tries a knee to the head but Ueda blocks it.
Ueda looking to throw knees to the head but Gibson is blocking nicely.
Ueda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gibson.
Ueda tries a knee to the head but Gibson blocks it.
Gibson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ueda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ueda scores a nice knee to the body.
Ueda managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Gibson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ueda's defenses.
Gibson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ueda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gibson scores with a knee to the head.
The cut above Kuuya Ueda's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gibson lands with a short shot to the head.
Gibson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ueda misses with an elbow strike.
Gibson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ueda tries to land knees in the clinch but Gibson avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ueda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gibson's brow.
Ueda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gibson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gibson avoids a wild elbow strike from Ueda.
Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ueda avoids the damage to the body.
Gibson leaning against his opponent.
Gibson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gibson lands a left hand.
Kuuya Ueda's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ueda just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gibson's brow.
Ueda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gibson avoids it.
Gibson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ueda's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda misses with a knee strike.
Ueda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gibson.
Ueda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gibson misses with an elbow over the top.
Gibson lands an elbow that stopped Ueda in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kuuya Ueda's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dean Gibson!
Dean Gibson very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Kuuya Ueda had this to say: 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Killstreak Clothing'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milan Lucic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Connell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucic comes to the cage accompanied by Shots. Connell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ain't No Sunshine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Milan Lucic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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22
223 lbs
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29
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Milan Lucic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ian Connell!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connell motions for Lucic to come forward. Connell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lucic misses with a wild combination.
Connell misses with a body kick.
Connell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Milan Lucic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucic thows a body shot but no joy.
Connell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucic moves away.
A big right from Connell misses.
Lucic slips a jab and a cross from Connell.
Connell lands with a shot to the body.
Lucic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lucic just misses with a punch to the body.
Connell scores with a nice strike.
Sloppy strikes from Lucic. Those never looked like landing.
Lucic throws a chopping leg kick but Connell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Connell slips a jab from Lucic.
Connell missing with a left hand there. Lucic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucic throws a body punch but Connell moves out of range.
Lucic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Connell pinned against the cage. Connell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Connell slips a jab from Lucic.
Lucic misses with the combination.
Jab from Connell.
Ian Connell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lucic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Connell.
Lucic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lucic misses with a looping left.
Lucic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Milan Lucic has been cut.
Connell throws the left hand but Lucic avoids the punch easily.
Connell misses with a hook.
A big left from Lucic misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connell misses with a straight left.
Lucic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Lucic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Connell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lucic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Connell swings for the body but Lucic moves out of range.
Connell moves out of range as Lucic strikes.
Connell staying out of range there.
Lucic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Connell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lucic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Connell scores with a nice head shot.
Connell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Connell misses with a body shot.
Lucic takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lucic counters with a nice body shot.
Jab from Lucic.
Lucic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Ian Connell has been cut.
Lucic throws out a leg kick but Connell moves out of range and Lucic only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucic. Connell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Connell slips a jab and a cross from Lucic.
Lucic throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Connell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lucic is in Connell's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucic won't allow Connell to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Connell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lucic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Connell's head.
Lucic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Connell wants to stand up but Lucic is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucic stands and throws Connell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Connell wants to get back to his feet.
Lucic content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lucic grinds an elbow into Connell's temple.
Connell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lucic is looking to take a break and control but Connell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lucic prevents Connell from escaping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucic cracks Connell with a big elbow.
Lucic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Connell keeps working.
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 Milan Lucic will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lucic shoots in looking for a takedown. Connell tries to sprawl out of it but Lucic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Connell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheers as Connell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lucic doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A slow jab from Connell misses its intended target.
Lucic avoids the head kick by Connell.
Lucic slips under a jab from Connell.
Connell just misses with a punch to the body.
Connell misses with a low kick.
A big left from Lucic misses.
Connell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Connell missing with a left hand there. Lucic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lucic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Milan Lucic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lucic thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Connell blocks the low kick.
Lucic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lucic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Connell throws a push kick but Lucic slaps the foot to one side.
Connell throws a hook but Lucic blocks it.
Lucic misses with a wild body shot.
Connell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lucic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Connell is out of range.
Connell catches Lucic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lucic tried to score with a low kick but Connell checks it.
The fighters circling - Lucic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lucic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ian Connell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Connell blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connell missing with a left hand there. Lucic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lucic slips under a jab.
Connell throws a lazy uppercut
and Lucic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lucic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lucic avoids the head kick by Connell.
Connell takes one on the button.
Lucic misses with a wild combination.
Connell with a nice cross.
Connell throws a body punch but Lucic moves out of range.
Lucic ducks right into an uppercut from Connell.
Lucic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Connell misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lucic lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Connell goes down and covers up as Lucic starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milan Lucic!
Milan Lucic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between You Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Down comes to the cage accompanied by st. anger. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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25
300 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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33
194 lbs
17 - 21 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, You Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Leo Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vieira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vieira shoots and misses
and Down counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vieira misses with a takedown attempt
and Down counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vieira misses with a takedown
and Down counters with a head kick.
You Down has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Vieira.
Vieira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Down counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vieira tries for a takedown but Down circles away easily
and Down counters with a left and a right that stings Vieira.
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!
Vieira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Down makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vieira with a poor takedown
and Down counters with a flying knee that drops Vieira! Down dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). You Down!
An intense looking You Down took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I wanna thank the org, for giving me the chance. And most off all you guys! THE FANS! Im gonna give you better and better preformances! WATHC THE VIKING RAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bentley Downer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean Thomas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bentley Downer's chin.
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27
180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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30
181 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bentley Downer!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downer moves out of range as Thomas throws a body kick.
Downer connects with a leg kick. Thomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Downer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thomas, pushing him back against the cage.
Downer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Downer has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas is trying to break free.
Thomas can't break the clinch.
Thomas tries to break free but Downer pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Downer keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Downer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Downer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downer lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Dean Thomas has been cut.
Downer prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Downer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thomas's face.
Downer has Thomas pressed against the cage, preventing Thomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thomas can't break the clinch.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Downer is controlling him.
Downer misses with a knee to the head.
Downer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas.
Downer has Thomas pressed against the cage, preventing Thomas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Downer keeps him there for the moment.
Downer's coach down at Camelot's Court was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Downer's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Downer missing with knees to the body.
Downer missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Downer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thomas's brow.
Thomas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Downer throws an elbow that misses.
Downer keeps control of Thomas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thomas is trying to break free.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thomas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Downer has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas tries to circle away but Downer has him pinned against the cage.
Downer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thomas is trying to push Downer away but Downer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downer checks the leg kick.
Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
A low kick from Thomas misses
and Downer counters by clinching up.
Downer scores with a knee to the head.
Downer lands an elbow inside that Thomas shrugs off.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Downer has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas tries to circle away but Downer has him pinned against the cage.
Thomas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Downer keeps him there for the moment.
Downer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Downer keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downer prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Downer landing knees to the head.
Dean Thomas's cut is getting worse.
Downer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
Downer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thomas misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas throws a head kick but Downer moves out of range.
Downer moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Thomas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thomas throws a nice head kick!
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Downer counters by clinching up.
Downer prevents Thomas from breaking the clinch.
Thomas 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.
Thomas is trying to push Downer away but Downer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thomas is looking to break free of the clinch but Downer has double underhooks.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thomas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Downer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
Thomas is trying to push Downer away but Downer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Downer lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thomas's efforts to push away.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Downer has the dominant position.
Thomas working hard to break the clinch.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Downer tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Downer moves out of range as Thomas throws a body kick.
Downer dances in with a quick combination. Thomas is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Downer snaps Thomas's head back. Thomas stumbles backwards against the cage. Downer steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Thomas's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Thomas just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bentley Downer!
As Bentley Downer got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Ector you punk ass bitch...you want a rematch? you got it mother fucker!'.
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