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Hilo Fight 126 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Tulfo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellison has chosen im bad as his entrance music. Erwin Tulfo looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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185 lbs
13 - 17 - 0 |
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281 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Erwin Tulfo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Ellison!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tulfo tries to work over Ellison's front leg with a kick but Ellison checks it.
Tulfo misses with a wild combination.
Tulfo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ellison slips under a jab.
Tulfo misses with a low kick.
Tulfo misses with a low kick.
Erwin Tulfo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tulfo.
A solid body kick from Tulfo.
Ellison is looking to clinch.
Ellison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tulfo.
Ellison closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tulfo quickly recovers to half guard.
Ellison trying to control the action but Tulfo is working from the bottom.
Tulfo is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ellison in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison decides to stand up.
Ellison has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tulfo is breathing heavily.
Tulfo throws a push kick but Ellison slaps the foot to one side.
Erwin Tulfo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tulfo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ellison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tulfo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tulfo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tulfo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ellison's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from Tulfo misses the target.
Tulfo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ellison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulfo misses with a looping right.
Tulfo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ellison drives through and clinches with Tulfo against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tulfo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tulfo misses with an elbow strike.
Ellison wants a takedown.
Ellison goes for a takedown attempt but Tulfo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tulfo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ellison.
Tulfo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ellison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ellison shoots in and bounces Tulfo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ellison's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulfo 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.
Tulfo is working an open guard so Ellison takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tulfo misses the shot to the body.
Tulfo throws a jab when Ellison was well out of range.
Tulfo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ellison moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ellison drives through with a takedown into Tulfo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ellison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tulfo's head.
Ellison slips nicely into half guard.
Ellison is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ellison is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tulfo has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison lands with a punch from half guard.
Ellison decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Tulfo looks to throw the jab but Ellison is out of range.
Ellison shoots in looking for a takedown but Tulfo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ellison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Erwin Tulfo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Ellison.
Tulfo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ellison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tulfo tries to sprawl but Ellison drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ellison is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tulfo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ellison.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ellison is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Tulfo is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Antonio Ellison!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emunn Samvesu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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26
190 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
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195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emunn Samvesu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Monroe!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe throws a jab when Samvesu was well out of range.
Monroe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Emunn Samvesu has been cut.
Monroe misses with a few strikes there.
Monroe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Samvesu doesn't manage to clinch there - Monroe circles away.
Samvesu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Monroe there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe throws a series of punches but Samvesu avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot by Monroe.
Monroe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Samvesu pushes Monroe up against the cage in a clinch.
Monroe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Samvesu prevents Monroe from breaking the clinch.
Samvesu is working for takedown but Monroe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Monroe is pressed up against the cage. Samvesu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Monroe down to the mat. Monroe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick misses from Samvesu.
Monroe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Monroe misses.
Samvesu shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emunn Samvesu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Samvesu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samvesu shoots in and drives through. Monroe sprawls well.
Monroe tries to sprawl but Samvesu drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Samvesu is keen to just control but Monroe is a slippery customer.
Samvesu thows a huge punch but Monroe dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Monroe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Monroe wants to improve his position but Samvesu is controlling well.
Samvesu is keen to just control but Monroe is a slippery customer.
Monroe is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monroe is defending against the submission attempts here by Samvesu.
Monroe is trying to maintain the position but Samvesu is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samvesu throwing shots but Monroe is blocking nicely.
Samvesu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Monroe preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Monroe wants to improve his position but Samvesu is controlling well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samvesu working the head and body with strikes.
Samvesu is trying for a kimura here. Monroe looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Samvesu wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Emunn Samvesu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Donaldsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hi Kick (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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170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Don Donaldsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, hi Kick!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kick looking to score a takedown here. Donaldsen is defending well but Kick drives through and ends up in Donaldsen's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Donaldsen is looking for a triangle but Kick pushes his legs off easily.
Donaldsen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kick.
Donaldsen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kick really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donaldsen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kick flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kick throwing hammer fists to the chest of Donaldsen. What's that going to do exactly?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kick is trying to escape the mount.
Kick is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donaldsen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kick is surviving well by controlling Donaldsen's body position as best he can.
Donaldsen with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Donaldsen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Donaldsen blocks Kick's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kick is desperately trying to improve his position but Donaldsen has a good base and remains in mount.
Kick really wants to buck Donaldsen off and get back to his feet.
Kick is trying to reverse the position but instead Donaldsen has taken his back - oops!
I really don't envy Kick right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kick covers up after that shot from Donaldsen.
Kick wants to get back to his feet.
Kick defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kick is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Kick looking very determined here, making life difficult for Donaldsen.
Kick is really stuck here.
Kick has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kick is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Donaldsen is landing with strikes from the back.
Donaldsen lands strikes to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donaldsen is looking for the choke from the back position but Kick is controlling his hands well.
Kick defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kick breaks Donaldsen's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donaldsen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kick won't allow Donaldsen to sweep him here.
Kick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kick postures up in Donaldsen's guard and throws a big left but Donaldsen blocks it.
Donaldsen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Donaldsen is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donaldsen working for a triangle but Kick defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donaldsen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Donaldsen 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.
Kick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kick postures up in Donaldsen's guard and throws a big left but Donaldsen blocks it.
Kick throwing strikes from guard but Donaldsen blocks nicely.
Kick is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Donaldsen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Donaldsen has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Donaldsen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kick drives through with a takedown into guard.
Don Donaldsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Donaldsen's head.
Kick throwing strikes but missing.
Kick stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Donaldsen has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Kick manages to get his head free but now Donaldsen has transitioned to an armbar! Kick grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Donaldsen! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Don Donaldsen!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Crim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbossa comes to the cage accompanied by Intergalactic by The Beastie Boys. 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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169 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Crim!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbossa lands an overhand right.
Crim wants to clinch
enabling Barbossa to counter with a crisp jab.
Crim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barbossa lands a nice shot that snaps Crim's head back.
Barbossa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crim fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Barbossa sprawls well initially but Crim persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Barbossa is defending against the submission attempts here by Crim.
Crim blocks the strikes from Barbossa.
Barbossa 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.
Crim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barbossa's head.
Barbossa is looking to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbossa trying to control but Crim postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crim thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barbossa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Crim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crim is looking to work some ground and pound but Barbossa has wrist control.
Crim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crim trying to control but Barbossa is working from the bottom.
Crim with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crim lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Crim throws an elbow that misses. Barbossa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crim's guard. Nice move by Barbossa!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbossa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barbossa trying to control but Crim is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crim is on top in guard.
Crim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Crim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barbossa wants to sweep here but Crim controlling him for the moment.
Crim sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barbossa's guard.
Crim not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crim working over Barbossa with some ground and pound. Barbossa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barbossa gets back to full guard.
Barbossa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crim is one step ahead there.
Barbossa is trying to control the position but Crim postures up.
Crim throws an elbow that misses. Barbossa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crim's guard. Nice move by Barbossa!
Crim throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Barbossa stopping the sweep attempt from Crim.
Crim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barbossa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barbossa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crim trying to strike off his back.
Crim wants to sweep but no luck.
Barbossa stands and steps away. Crim gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Barbossa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Crim throws a low kick but Barbossa moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbossa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thomas Crim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbossa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Crim!
You can see the frustration on Crim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbossa goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Crim rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Barbossa's guard! Nice work there by Crim!
Barbossa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crim working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Crim dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barbossa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crim swivels and escapes.
Crim clinches up with Barbossa and pushes him back against the cage.
Barbossa letting Crim take a breather here.
Crim working aggressively here.
Crim trying to land knees to the body.
Crim lands a good knee to the midsection. Barbossa won't want to take too many of those.
Crim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barbossa can't get the takedown.
Barbossa has Crim pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crim manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Barbossa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbossa goes for a takedown attempt but Crim pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crim doesn't manage to clinch there - Barbossa circles away.
Crim manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barbossa on his heels. He'll look to pass Barbossa's guard now, I'm sure.
Crim with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crim working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barbossa's head.
Barbossa is looking for a triangle but Crim pushes his legs off easily.
Barbossa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crim.
Crim with a nice head shot there.
Barbossa looking to control.
Barbossa pulls Crim in close to his closed guard and prevents Crim from doing any damage or advancing position.
Barbossa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Crim working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Crim trying to control but Barbossa is working from the bottom.
Crim cracks Barbossa with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crim trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbossa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crim scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Crim wants to control from the top but Barbossa keeps moving.
Barbossa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crim gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crim's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Crim is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crim throws a big elbow that misses.
Barbossa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Crim!
Crim can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crim sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Crim is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barbossa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barbossa tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Crim.
Barbossa is looking for a kimura but Crim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Barbossa to get the leverage.
Crim flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Thomas Crim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crim regains full guard. Nicely done.
Crim keeping moving, preventing Barbossa from controlling successfully.
Crim throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Barbossa trying to control the position from guard on top but Crim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crim trying to keep a closed guard but Barbossa is proving a slippery customer.
Crim working for a triangle but Barbossa defends it easily.
Crim has his foot on Barbossa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Barbossa works his way back into a safe position though.
Barbossa is in close to Crim's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbossa with a nice head shot there.
Crim thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Barbossa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crim wants to sweep but no luck.
Barbossa is looking to stand up but Crim won't let him.
Barbossa trying to control but Crim is working from the bottom.
Barbossa is really struggling to control Crim but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Crim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Crim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barbossa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbossa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crim gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crim misses with a knee to the head.
Barbossa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crim gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Barbossa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Crim lands with a right to the head.
Barbossa fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Barbossa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crim throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbossa.
Barbossa prevents a body shot from Crim.
Barbossa tries for a takedown but Crim manages to get underhooks.
Barbossa blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa prevents a body shot from Crim.
Crim looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbossa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbossa scores with a nice strike.
Crim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barbossa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbossa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Crim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barbossa gets full guard.
Barbossa wants to sweep but no luck.
Barbossa is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crim throwing strikes but missing.
Crim connects with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crim lands a couple of digs.
Crim stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Barbossa has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Crim manages to get his head free but now Barbossa has transitioned to an armbar! Crim grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Barbossa! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Barbossa!
Jake Barbossa 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Damian Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Ingles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ken Ingles is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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28
179 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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26
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damian Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ken Ingles!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ingles throws a body punch but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Ingles is avoiding it.
Ingles misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez cracks Ingles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Ingles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gonzalez lands a jab-cross combination.
Gonzalez slips a jab and a cross from Ingles.
Ingles throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ingles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gonzalez works over Ingles's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ingles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the head.
Ingles connects with a right hand. Gonzalez shakes it off.
Gonzalez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ingles is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ingles is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Ingles misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Ingles throws a right and a left that both miss.
BOOM! Gonzalez lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ingles. Ingles tries to recover but Gonzalez is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ingles lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Gonzalez!
Damian Gonzalez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Dandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo has chosen Johnny Bravo's Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
284 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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269 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Dandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo shoots in but Dandy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dandy lands with an uppercut that bounces Bravo off the cage and back into range.
Dandy throws a series of punches but Bravo avoids them all with ease.
Bravo fails with a takedown attempt.
Bravo shoots in but Dandy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jim Dandy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bravo.
Bravo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been told by Dandy's head coaches at TAP ROOT -/- 10 Coaches / Great Sparring / Value that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bravo 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.
Bravo wants to free his trapped foot but Dandy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo stalling away here and it's allowed Dandy to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bravo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dandy is keeping the position for now.
Dandy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bravo on the ground.
Bravo trying to control but Dandy is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bravo looking to pass the guard.
Bravo is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dandy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dandy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dandy tries to get out of the position.
Bravo pushes down on Dandy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bravo trying to control the action but Dandy is working from the bottom.
Bravo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dandy defending well though.
Dandy is staying active underneath Bravo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dandy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bravo.
Bravo works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is trying to move to mount but Dandy reverses beautifully and ends up in Bravo's guard.
Bravo has his foot on Dandy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dandy works his way back into a safe position though.
Dandy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dandy is stalling in the full guard.
Dandy trying to control but Bravo is working from the bottom.
Dandy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dandy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bravo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bravo slips a jab and a cross from Dandy.
Dandy throws a series of punches but Bravo moves out of range.
Dandy feints a jab promting Bravo to slip. Dandy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bravo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dandy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bravo slips a jab and a cross from Dandy.
Bravo throws a poor cross that misses
and Dandy counters with a right hand to the body.
Bravo takes a swing at Dandy's ribcage but misses.
Dandy stuffs the takedown.
Dandy fails to land with a series of punches.
Bravo throws a hook but Dandy avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dandy manages to avoid it.
Bravo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dandy was covering up waiting for the punch and Bravo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bravo tries to free his leg and advance position but Dandy is retaining full guard.
Dandy keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo postures up in Dandy's guard and throws a big left but Dandy blocks it.
Bravo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dandy is keeping the position for now.
Dandy wants to sweep but no luck.
Bravo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bravo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bravo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dandy dives on top into guard.
Bravo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dandy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bravo wants to sweep here but Dandy controlling him for the moment.
Dandy stays in close to Bravo's body and controls the position.
Bravo working for a triangle but Dandy defends it easily.
Bravo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dandy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bravo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dandy has managed to get both his arms back between Bravo's legs - danger averted.
Bravo being controlled here, momentarily.
Bravo looking for a sweep. Not yet Bravo, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bravo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dandy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bravo is pulling down on Dandy's head. It's preventing any offense from Dandy, at least for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dandy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Bravo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dandy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dandy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bravo doesn't seem bothered though.
Bravo dives in and grabs Dandy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dandy pushes down on Bravo's head and hops out.
Bravo loads up on a big right hand but Dandy slips the punch.
Dandy throws a series of punches but Bravo avoids them all with ease.
Dandy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Johnny Bravo has been cut.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dandy but Dandy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bravo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dandy's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dandy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bravo wants to pass to mount but Dandy is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dandy is refusing to be controlled, as Bravo sits in half guard.
Bravo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dandy sees it coming and defends easily.
Bravo moves nicely into side control.
Dandy is not content to let Bravo control the position.
Johnny Bravo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dandy prevents Bravo from moving into mount.
Bravo swings around for an armbar but Dandy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bravo's guard.
Bravo keeping moving, preventing Dandy from controlling successfully.
Dandy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bravo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dandy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dandy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jim Dandy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We're going to have a standup here because Jim Dandy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bravo throws the left hand but Dandy avoids the punch easily.
Dandy gets caught flat footed, as Bravo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bravo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dandy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo wants to control from the top but Dandy keeps moving.
Bravo throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnny Bravo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bravo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bravo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bravo is trying to control. Dandy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravo is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bravo is working for a kimura but Dandy is defending it quite comfortably.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Bravo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bravo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bravo!
In his post fight interview, Johnny Bravo gave a big smile as he said 'Man, I'm pretty!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazaki Fujita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Brizuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujita comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica-Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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39
286 lbs
33 - 16 - 0 |
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33
290 lbs
19 - 15 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kazaki Fujita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Brizuela!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Fujita.
Brizuela on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fujita moves in looking to clinch but Brizuela pushes him off.
Fujita tries to clinch there but Brizuela circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brizuela struggles to land a body shot inside as Fujita controls his hands.
Fujita is looking to break free of the clinch but Brizuela has double underhooks.
Brizuela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fujita closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brizuela fails with a takedown attempt.
Fujita circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fujita with a poor takedown
and Brizuela counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujita moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brizuela quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fujita is working for a submission of some sort.
Fujita is keen to just control but Brizuela is a slippery customer.
Brizuela regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brizuela wants to sweep here but Fujita controlling him for the moment.
Brizuela escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fujita gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fujita wants to pass the guard but Brizuela is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela wants to sweep here but Fujita controlling him for the moment.
Brizuela looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fujita wants to control from the top but Brizuela keeps moving.
Fujita scoring with some ground and pound.
Brizuela can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fujita controls the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujita preventing the sweep.
Fujita chips away with some ground and pound.
Fujita lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fujita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brizuela keeping full guard, as Fujita tries to pass.
Brizuela preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela keeping moving, preventing Fujita from controlling successfully.
Brizuela is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brizuela is looking to sweep but instead, Fujita has passed into half guard.
Fujita wants to take a breather but Brizuela is having none of it.
Brizuela is trying to get back to full guard.
Brizuela manages to get to full guard.
Brizuela avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fujita lands a couple of digs.
Brizuela 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.
Fujita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fujita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brizuela works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fujita trying to control the position from guard on top but Brizuela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brizuela has his foot on Fujita's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fujita works his way back into a safe position though.
Fujita trying to control but Brizuela is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brizuela being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazaki Fujita has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Brizuela fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazaki Fujita dominated that round.
That's time! Fujita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brizuela with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fujita counters by clinching up.
Fujita successfully pulls guard.
Brizuela preventing the sweep.
Fujita wriggles free and stands up.
Fujita fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brizuela dives in and grabs Fujita's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fujita pushes down on Brizuela's head and hops out.
Fujita moves into the clinch.
Fujita is working for takedown but Brizuela is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brizuela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Fujita.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujita dives in and grabs Brizuela's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brizuela pushes down on Fujita's head and hops out.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brizuela!
It looks like Kazaki Fujita has been cut.
Francis Brizuela seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fujita misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fujita connects with a body shot.
Fujita throws a hook but Brizuela avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Fujita.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujita lands with a cross.
Fujita throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fujita keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kazaki Fujita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Brizuela.
Fujita has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brizuela.
Brizuela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujita throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brizuela tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fujita is in Brizuela's guard.
Brizuela wants to sweep here but Fujita controlling him for the moment.
Fujita chips away with some ground and pound.
Brizuela has his foot on Fujita's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fujita works his way back into a safe position though.
Brizuela is breathing heavily.
Fujita 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.
Fujita wants to control from the top but Brizuela keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujita distracts Brizuela with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brizuela trying to keep a closed guard but Fujita is proving a slippery customer.
Fujita stops Brizuela from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fujita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brizuela keeping moving, preventing Fujita from controlling successfully.
Fujita controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fujita passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fujita 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.
Fujita cracks Brizuela with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fujita is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kazaki Fujita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fujita cracks Brizuela with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brizuela tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brizuela parries the strikes from Fujita easily there. Fujita is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brizuela to escape.
Brizuela regains half guard.
Fujita seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brizuela does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brizuela won't allow Fujita to pass to mount.
Fujita not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fujita throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fujita drops an elbow to the side of Brizuela's head.
Fujita scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brizuela misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Brizuela moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazaki Fujita dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kazaki Fujita's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Horrible takedown by Fujita or perhaps it was just good defense by Brizuela which made him look bad.
Fujita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brizuela defends well and Fujita ends up having to push Brizuela into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brizuela throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brizuela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kazaki Fujita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujita tries to clinch up.
Fujita fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fujita is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brizuela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fujita blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela darts in and clinches Fujita up against the cage.
Brizuela breaks from the clinch.
Brizuela fails with a takedown attempt.
Brizuela walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fujita tries to clinch up.
Brizuela fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fujita, pushing him back against the cage.
Brizuela can't break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Brizuela.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brizuela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brizuela moves in looking to clinch but Fujita pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fujita looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fujita fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brizuela breaks the clinch.
Brizuela fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fujita lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brizuela avoids the head kick by Fujita.
Brizuela is looking to clinch but Fujita is avoiding it.
Fujita wants to clinch.
Brizuela's corner calls for a 1-2. Brizuela obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Brizuela enables Fujita to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brizuela manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fujita connects with a couple of short punches.
Brizuela has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fujita can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fujita trying to control but Brizuela is working from the bottom.
Fujita working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brizuela wants to sweep here but Fujita controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujita wants to control from the top but Brizuela keeps moving.
Brizuela manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fujita bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
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.
Fujita trying to control but Brizuela is working from the bottom.
Francis Brizuela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazaki Fujita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Brizuela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fujita 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazaki Fujita!
Kazaki Fujita 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lance Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Iron has chosen Slippin as his entrance music. John The Iron has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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146 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lance Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, John The Iron!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Stevens.
Stevens 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.
A shot to the liver by Stevens. Beautiful body shot.
Stevens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Iron counters by clinching up.
The Iron can't get the takedown.
The Iron misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Iron is pushing Stevens up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Iron.
The Iron tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stevens just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stevens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevens gets underhooks to prevent The Iron's takedown attempt.
Lance Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John The Iron.
The Iron prevents Stevens from breaking the clinch.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Iron's elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from The Iron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Iron wants a takedown but no success here.
Stevens misses with a punch on the inside.
Stevens blocks an uppercut.
Stevens lands with a short shot to the head.
The Iron jumps guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The Iron has a closed guard, preventing Stevens from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens stands up and waves to The Iron to follow him.
The Iron tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevens swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iron walks into a jab.
Stevens getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stevens throws a right hand that misses
and The Iron moves into the clinch.
Stevens wants to break free but The Iron has control.
The Iron stalling against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens wants to get back to striking at distance but The Iron won't allow it.
Stevens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Iron has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
The Iron has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stevens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Iron pressing his opponent against the cage.
The Iron lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens is trying to push The Iron away but The Iron has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stevens is trying to push The Iron away but The Iron has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Iron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Iron tries to pull guard but Stevens won't allow it.
The Iron pressing his opponent against the cage.
The Iron tries for a takedown but Stevens manages to get underhooks.
The Iron dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stevens tries to break free but The Iron pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Stevens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Iron lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
Stevens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Iron has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens blocks a body shot from The Iron.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Iron takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The Iron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevens can't break the clinch.
A short right from The Iron on the inside.
The Iron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Iron tries to work over Stevens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from The Iron - that landed with a thud.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Iron lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stevens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stevens wants to break free but The Iron has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John The Iron will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stevens lands a nice uppercut.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevens swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Iron counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stevens misses the shot to the body.
Stevens digs a good hook to The Iron's body.
The Iron fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Iron closes the distance and pushes Stevens back into the cage.
The Iron trying to stall but Stevens improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens wants to break free but The Iron has control.
The Iron has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stevens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stevens lands a left hand.
John The Iron seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Iron misses with the head strike.
The Iron pushes Stevens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Iron throws a head punch that misses.
Stevens pushes The Iron back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stevens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Iron lands a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The Iron is trying to trip Stevens. He has hold of a leg but Stevens is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. The Iron persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Stevens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stevens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Iron throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Iron working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stevens's head.
Stevens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Iron looking to pass the guard.
Stevens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Iron drops back, looking for a kneebar! Stevens looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Stevens looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Stevens!
The Iron has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
I wouldn't like to be where The Iron is right now.
Stevens stands up and beckons The Iron to his feet.
Stevens misses with a hook. The Iron ducked under it nicely.
Stevens misses with a right hand
and The Iron counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Iron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Iron tries to throw a body punch but Stevens avoids it by throwing The Iron back against the cage.
The Iron keeps control of Stevens as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch but The Iron keeps him there for the moment.
Stevens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Iron has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens is trying to push The Iron away but The Iron has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Iron throws a head punch that misses.
The Iron goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stevens prevents it.
Lance Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John The Iron.
The Iron tries to work over Stevens's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch but The Iron keeps him there for the moment.
The Iron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stevens tries to circle away but The Iron has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Iron stalling in the clinch but Stevens improves position.
Stevens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Iron is trying to drag Stevens to the mat but Stevens just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stevens blocking some punches.
The Iron wants a takedown.
The Iron has Stevens pressed against the cage, preventing Stevens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Iron wants to stall.
Stevens is trying to break the clinch but The Iron is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens is trying to break free.
The Iron lands with a right to the head.
The Iron has Stevens pressed against the cage, preventing Stevens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John The Iron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The Iron fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stevens, pushing him back against the cage.
Stevens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Iron has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens blocks a body shot from The Iron.
The Iron is trying to stall.
Stevens is trying to break the clinch but The Iron has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens manages to break the clinch.
The Iron is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Iron avoids the body shot from Stevens.
Nice takedown defense from Stevens. No joy for The Iron on that attempt.
The Iron on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Stevens. Those never looked like landing.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
The Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stevens throws a jab when The Iron was well out of range.
The Iron slips under a jab from Stevens.
Stevens circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lance Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Iron slips a jab and a cross from Stevens.
The Iron slips a straight right by Stevens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab lands there for Stevens.
John The Iron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevens rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Iron counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The Iron lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Iron sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stevens defending well though.
The Iron throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The Iron sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stevens defending well though.
The Iron wants to pass to mount but Stevens is defending the position.
Stevens gets full guard.
Stevens pushes The Iron off and gets back to his feet.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
John The Iron is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Iron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevens throws an off balance right hand
and The Iron counters by moving into the clinch.
The Iron wants to take the fight to the mat but Stevens manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The Iron fails to pull guard.
Lance Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John The Iron.
The Iron looking to slow down the pace here.
The Iron is pushing Stevens up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Iron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Iron takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The Iron shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stevens but Stevens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stevens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Iron was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevens.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Iron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Lance Stevens.
I think The Iron 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John The Iron!
After winning the bout, John The Iron thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JJ Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jienaro Marfil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marfil has chosen New Divide as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JJ Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jienaro Marfil!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marfil pinned against the cage. Marfil gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marfil keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've been hearing reports that Thomas has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marfil circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJ Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marfil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Marfil lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A shot to the body from Marfil misses
so Thomas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas is pushing down on Marfil's leg trying to pass to half guard. Marfil is fighting to maintain full guard but Thomas has managed to sneak the leg through.
Thomas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Marfil doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thomas.
Marfil is looking for a sweep. Thomas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thomas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Marfil doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thomas.
Thomas wants to control but Marfil is keeping him busy.
Thomas is working for a submission of some sort.
Thomas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Marfil sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to free his trapped foot but Marfil is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Marfil makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Marfil.
Marfil told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Thomas pushes down on Marfil's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas is working for a kimura but Marfil is defending it quite comfortably.
Marfil is looking to control Thomas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marfil avoid being mounted?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thomas is trying to work for a kimura but Marfil is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marfil is looking to escape.
Thomas seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Marfil is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). JJ Thomas!
Our winner, JJ Thomas, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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