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HFC Fight Night 03 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punch Punchinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punch Punchinson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Horton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Punch Punchinson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punchinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horton misses with a combination
and Punchinson counters with a nice body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Horton.
Punchinson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nice sprawl there from Horton as Punchinson shoots in.
Horton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Punchinson counters with a straight that turns Horton's legs to rubber! Punchinson pushes forward with more strikes and Horton goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Punch Punchinson!
Punch Punchinson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cosmo Starstryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cosmo Starstryder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Pitt!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starstryder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pitt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pitt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pitt misses with a few strikes there.
Pitt scores with a hook to the body. Starstryder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pitt scores with a jab. Starstryder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Starstryder shoots in and drives through. Pitt sprawls well.
Pitt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Starstryder circles away quickly and effectively.
Starstryder lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pitt backs up against the cage.
Pitt moves out of range of the body kick from Starstryder.
Jake Pitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitt misses with a wild combination.
Starstryder misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starstryder moves out of range of the body kick.
Pitt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Starstryder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pitt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Starstryder circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Pitt finds it's way through Starstryder's defenses.
Starstryder chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pitt lands a jab to the head.
Starstryder throws a series of strikes that have Pitt backpedaling.
Pitt blocks a head kick by Starstryder.
Starstryder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Starstryder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Starstryder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pitt misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Starstryder.
Pitt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pitt.
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!
Pitt fails to land with a series of punches.
Starstryder takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pitt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pitt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt misses with a looping right.
Pitt avoids the body shot from Starstryder.
Pitt misses with a series of wild punches.
Starstryder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Starstryder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pitt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Starstryder counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pitt's knee momentarily.
A combination from Pitt does no damage.
Pitt scores with a punch to the head.
Starstryder is rocked!
Pitt fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Starstryder to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Starstryder looks to clinch but Pitt throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Starstryder taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jake Pitt!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Angle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choel Six (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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130 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Angle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Choel Six!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angle throws a body kick that misses.
Angle misses with a body kick.
Six tries to clinch there but Angle circles away.
Kurt Angle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Six fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Angle bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Six's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Angle moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Angle is chipping away with strikes.
Angle cracks Six with a big right hand but Six just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Angle cracks Six with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Six takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Six is rocked!
Angle working the head and body with strikes.
Six is still in real trouble! Can Angle finish him?
Angle scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Six is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Angle can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Angle!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teodor Grzmot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Lykourgos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dino Lykourgos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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250 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Teodor Grzmot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dino Lykourgos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grzmot has a takedown stuffed.
Lykourgos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lykourgos cracks Grzmot with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Grzmot is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lykourgos connects with a decent elbow.
Lykourgos controlling the position from side mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grzmot takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lykourgos scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lykourgos in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lykourgos working the head with strikes.
Lykourgos scores with punches from side control.
Lykourgos working the ground and pound.
Lykourgos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lykourgos tries to move to mount but Grzmot blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lykourgos trying to control the position but Grzmot is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lykourgos advances nicely into full mount.
Grzmot is looking to improve his position but Lykourgos isn't that keen on the idea.
Lykourgos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lykourgos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Grzmot is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lykourgos breaks from Grzmot's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Grzmot is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grzmot wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Grzmot seems to have got his legs back now.
Lykourgos is landing with some decent strikes but Grzmot is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Grzmot is breathing heavily.
Lykourgos controlling from mount.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Lykourgos! Grzmot is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dino Lykourgos!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Vos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Clow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Clow is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Vos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Clow!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big left from Vos misses.
Vos stuffs the takedown.
Vos scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Vos.
Vos connects with a nice looking jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clow.
Jake Vos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Clow.
Vos scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Clow drives through with a takedown into Vos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vos is looking for a triangle but Clow pushes his legs off easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Vos's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Vos trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vos is trying to keep Clow in close.
Vos looking for a triangle here. Clow is fighting it but it looks tight! Vos pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Clow is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jake Vos!
After winning the bout, Jake Vos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Kyle Clow had this to say: 'sorry to all my fans.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Uso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uso's entrance music is So Close Now. A fine choice. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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265 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Uso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beam counters by clinching up.
Uso is trying to break the clinch but Beam has him pressed against the cage.
Beam decides to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Beam looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Uso forces his way into half guard.
Uso lands with a punch from half guard.
Uso postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Beam to stand up.
Beam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beam tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Uso defends well and Beam ends up having to push Uso into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Beam missing with knees to the body.
Beam breaks from the clinch.
Uso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beam counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uso misses with a few strikes there.
Uso scores with a takedown into Beam's guard.
Uso wants to control from the top but Beam keeps moving.
Uso stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Uso closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beam circles away.
Beam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uso.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Uso is defended easily by Beam.
Beam throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Uso tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Beam is in Uso's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uso seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beam is pushing down on Uso's leg trying to pass to half guard. Uso is fighting to maintain full guard but Beam has managed to sneak the leg through.
Uso is trying to maintain the position but Beam is very close to passing his half guard.
Uso keeping hold of Beam's head, controlling as best he can.
Beam stops Uso from getting back to his feet.
Uso trying to control from the bottom.
Beam seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Uso does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uso trying to control but Beam postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Jonathan Uso wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Uso scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam has his hands clasped together around Uso's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Uso is looking for a kimura here.
Beam is trying to stand up here but Uso is controlling him well.
Uso is working for a submission of some sort.
Uso decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Uso throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam defending well as Uso loads up on a big left hand.
Beam tries to clinch but Uso moves out of range.
Jonathan Uso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beam shoots in for a double leg but Uso sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Beam connects with a jab.
Uso looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Uso goes for a double leg but Beam avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Beam continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Uso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beam throws an elbow that misses.
Beam has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Uso is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Uso stops a takedown attempt from Beam.
Beam drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beam tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Uso 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.
Uso fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Beam looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Uso is fending him off so far but Beam persists. Nope, Uso circles away and we're back to standing.
Uso fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Beam avoids it really well and circles away.
Beam misses with a takedown attempt
so Uso counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Uso stands up and waves to Beam to follow him.
A punch combination from Uso misses.
A combination from Uso does no damage.
Beam tries to clinch but Uso is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uso swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uso misses with a takedown attempt - Beam sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Uso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jonathan Uso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Beam. That snapped Uso's head back.
Beam avoids the body shot from Uso.
Uso shoots in but Beam avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uso shoots in but Beam avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Uso shoots in looking for a takedown but Beam manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Uso's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Beam moves in looking to clinch but Uso pushes him off.
Beam pushes Uso up against the cage in a clinch.
Uso breaks from the clinch.
Uso drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Beam bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Uso's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beam trying to control but Uso is working from the bottom.
Beam postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam throws an elbow that misses. Uso uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Beam's guard. Nice move by Uso!
Uso decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Beam, up you get!
Uso tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Beam defends well and Uso ends up having to push Beam into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Beam is stalling here.
Beam manages to break the clinch.
Beam leaves Uso with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Uso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beam makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beam misses with a takedown attempt - Uso sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Uso closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beam circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uso displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beam.
Jim Beam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Uso defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beam.
Uso dives in and grabs Beam's left leg, looking for a takedown. Beam pushes down on Uso's head and hops out.
Beam forces Uso back against the cage and clinches.
Beam breaks the clinch.
Uso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Beam throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Uso is defended easily by Beam.
Uso doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Beam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beam.
Beam tries a body shot but Uso blocks it.
Beam jumps guard but Uso stands there with Beam around his waist. Beam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've been informed that Beam has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam breaks the clinch.
Uso shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Beam has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Uso is working away from the top position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beam is looking for a sweep. Uso is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Beam controlling the position well.
Uso is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Beam is just riding it out for now. Uso eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jonathan Uso will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Beam is looking to clinch but Uso is avoiding it.
Uso misses with a double jab.
Beam moves in looking to clinch but Uso pushes him off.
Uso goes for a double leg but Beam avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Beam continues to drive forward.
Uso has had enough of the clinch but Beam keeps him there for the moment.
Beam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beam shoots in looking for a takedown. Uso tries to sprawl out of it but Beam keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Uso manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Uso closes this distance looking for a takedown but Beam circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam throws a sloppy head kick and Uso moves out of range easily.
Beam tries to clinch but Uso is having none of it.
Uso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Beam.
Uso blocking some punches.
Beam is trying to drag Uso to the mat but Uso just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Uso wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Beam has him pressed against the cage.
Beam changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Uso fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jonathan Uso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Beam.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uso fails with the takedown.
Beam has managed to clinch.
Beam wants to break the clinch but can't.
Uso is trying to break free.
Uso doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beam tries to score a body lock takedown but Uso shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Beam breaks from the clinch.
Beam fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Uso misses.
The fighters circling - Uso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beam wants to clinch
and Uso decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Beam's guard.
Uso throwing strikes from guard but Beam blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uso trying to control the position from guard on top but Beam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beam is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Uso gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uso looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beam wants to control but Uso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Beam is looking to improve his position.
Beam gets full guard.
Uso sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beam's guard.
Uso is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uso is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Uso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Uso, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Jonathan Uso!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Jonathan Uso!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Jonathan Uso!
Jonathan Uso wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Jonathan Uso thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael Heavy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abid David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
290 lbs
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25
298 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chael Heavy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Abid David!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. David showed some decent athleticism there.
David thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
David not landing any meaningful shots this time.
David looks to land a strike but Heavy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells David's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
David must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
David postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
David in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
David throws an elbow that misses. Heavy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in David's guard. Nice move by Heavy!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
David utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heavy trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavy tries to stand but David is controlling from the bottom.
David wants to stand but Heavy is controlling the position.
Heavy throws an elbow that misses. David uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Heavy's guard. Nice move by David!
David landing some decent shots from guard.
It looks like Chael Heavy has been cut.
David throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Heavy is on top in guard.
Heavy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heavy passes David's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Heavy thows a huge punch but David dodges it nicely.
Heavy thows a huge punch but David dodges it nicely.
Heavy moves nicely into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heavy wants to control but David is keeping him busy.
David stops Heavy from passing to mount.
Heavy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
David looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heavy wants to lay and pray for a moment but David keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Heavy.
Heavy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for David!
Heavy is going oldschool here, as he tries to force David to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so David shrugs it off.
Heavy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. David can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heavy looking to isolate an arm here. David doesn't see it coming and as Heavy extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Heavy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chael Heavy!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Girardi (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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140 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Giorgio Girardi!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Girardi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Girardi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Girardi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Girardi wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
Girardi is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Girardi to get the leverage.
Girardi is looking for a kimura here.
Jones has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Girardi is working for a submission of some sort.
Girardi seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girardi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Girardi seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Girardi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Girardi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Girardi eventually gives up the hold.
Girardi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Girardi eventually gives up the hold.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control here.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Girardi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Girardi's back!
Girardi manages to escape to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Girardi.
Girardi misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Girardi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Girardi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jones defends well and Girardi ends up having to push Jones into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Girardi wants a takedown.
Xavier Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giorgio Girardi.
Girardi tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones tests Girardi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Girardi fails with a takedown attempt.
Xavier Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Girardi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Girardi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Girardi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Girardi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Girardi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Girardi.
Girardi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Girardi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Girardi working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Girardi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jones haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Girardi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Girardi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Girardi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Girardi postures up.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Girardi on the ground.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girardi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Girardi preventing the sweep.
Girardi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Girardi with a nice head shot there.
Girardi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Girardi slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Girardi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones pulls Girardi in close to his closed guard and prevents Girardi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Girardi preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Girardi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Girardi throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girardi wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Girardi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Girardi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Girardi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Girardi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones is pulling down on Girardi's head. It's preventing any offense from Girardi, at least for the moment.
Girardi landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girardi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jones has Girardi pulled in close to control his posture.
Girardi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Girardi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Girardi drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Girardi off! Girardi jumps back into Jones's guard.
Girardi 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.
Girardi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Girardi throws a big right hand that misses.
Girardi drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Girardi off! Girardi jumps back into Jones's guard.
Girardi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Girardi is one step ahead there.
Giorgio Girardi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Girardi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Girardi wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Girardi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Girardi won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Girardi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Girardi moves away and avoids it.
Girardi shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Girardi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones lands with a straight right. Girardi didn't see that one coming.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Girardi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Girardi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girardi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Girardi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Girardi connects with a jab.
Girardi shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Xavier Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giorgio Girardi.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Xavier Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girardi takes one to the chin there.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Girardi misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands with a hook. Girardi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Girardi moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Jones looks to land a combination but Girardi avoids it well.
Girardi looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girardi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Girardi avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a series of punches but Girardi avoids them all with ease.
Girardi has a takedown stuffed.
Girardi fails with a takedown attempt.
Girardi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones tests Girardi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Girardi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is trying to control the position but Girardi postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Girardi slips an elbow through the middle.
Girardi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Girardi 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 Josh West scores the fight for Giorgio Girardi!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Giorgio Girardi!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Giorgio Girardi!
Giorgio Girardi wins by unanimous decision!
Giorgio Girardi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Matias Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enzo Matias Demaestri has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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20
212 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Enzo Matias Demaestri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demaestri.
A left and a right from Demaestri both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Freddy Lee has been cut.
Demaestri fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Enzo Matias Demaestri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Demaestri looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Demaestri is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lee asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lee has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Demaestri!
Lee tries to control but Demaestri wriggling away.
Lee looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demaestri's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Demaestri has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to control but Demaestri wriggling away.
Lee working for a guillotine from mount but Demaestri is in no mood to give up.
Lee landing shots from mount.
Lee looking to isolate an arm here. Demaestri doesn't see it coming and as Lee extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Freddy Lee!
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