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HFC Fight Night 05 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dell Optiplex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Fierro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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92 lbs
11 - 34 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
11 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dell Optiplex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Fierro!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Optiplex throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Optiplex tries a head kick but it misses.
Optiplex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Optiplex throws a sloppy head kick and Fierro moves out of range easily.
Fierro moves into the clinch.
Optiplex really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Optiplex tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fierro smiles and moves away.
Optiplex tries to clinch but Fierro is having none of it.
Optiplex wants to land a leg kick but Fierro is out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Optiplex tries to clinch there but Fierro circles away.
Fierro throws a right hand that Optiplex ducks under and follows up with a left that Optiplex also avoids with ease.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Optiplex enables Fierro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Optiplex manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Optiplex is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fierro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fierro passes Optiplex's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fierro slows the pace down in half guard.
Fierro scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fierro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fierro has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Optiplex is looking to get to half guard.
Fierro controlling the position easily from mount.
Fierro lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fierro stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Optiplex drops his hands momentarily and Fierro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No joy there for Fierro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fierro moves into range and clinches up with Optiplex.
Optiplex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fierro's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fierro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fierro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Fierro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Optiplex tries a head kick but it misses.
Fierro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Optiplex with a nice cross.
Optiplex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fierro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fierro throws a series of strikes that have Optiplex backpedaling.
Optiplex is rocked!
Fierro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Optiplex shoots in and bounces Fierro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fierro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fierro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fierro controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Optiplex can't escape the position.
Fierro controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luis Fierro has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fierro closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Optiplex did well to prevent Fierro getting side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fierro wants to free his trapped foot but Optiplex is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fierro slips a nice elbow through Optiplex's hands, connecting with Optiplex's forehead.
Fierro decides to stand up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fierro shoots in and drives through. Optiplex sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Fierro 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Optiplex tries a head kick but it misses.
Optiplex's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fierro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Optiplex scrambles back to his feet.
Optiplex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fierro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fierro blocks a head kick by Optiplex.
Fierro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Optiplex at a distance.
Fierro misses with a left hand
letting Optiplex counter with a right hand.
Fierro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Optiplex.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Optiplex throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A nice combination there by Fierro.
Oh Optiplex is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fierro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fierro pushes Optiplex up against the cage in a clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Fierro. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fierro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Optiplex's efforts to push away.
Optiplex throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fierro breaks the clinch.
Optiplex seems to have got his legs back now.
Optiplex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fierro throws a looping overhand right but Optiplex ducks down to avoid it.
Optiplex throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dell Optiplex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Optiplex moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Optiplex takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Optiplex throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fierro is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Optiplex throws a sloppy head kick and Fierro moves out of range easily.
Fierro is still on wobbly legs! Can Optiplex finish him?
Fierro tries to score a power double leg takedown but Optiplex sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fierro somewhat.
Fierro lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fierro leaves Optiplex with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fierro seems to have recovered his senses.
Optiplex misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Fierro as he connects with a hook.
Optiplex throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fierro closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Optiplex! Fierro dives in looking to finish! Optiplex is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Fierro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eboy Enesio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wet Hell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Enesio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Broken, Beat Scarred by Metallica. Wet Hell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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31
130 lbs
4 - 20 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eboy Enesio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wet Hell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enesio instigates a clinch.
Hell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Enesio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Enesio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Enesio is looking to control Hell's arms but Hell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Enesio has his back to the cage.
Hell managing to block the knees to the body from Enesio.
Hell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Enesio controlling the action here for a moment.
Enesio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Enesio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hell is defending well for now.
Hell letting Enesio take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enesio looking to slow down the pace here.
Enesio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hell up against the cage.
Enesio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Enesio tries to break the clinch but Hell is controlling the position.
Enesio misses with an elbow strike.
Enesio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hell backwards.
Enesio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Enesio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Enesio is trying to break the clinch but Hell has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enesio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hell is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Enesio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hell's brow.
Enesio breaks the clinch.
Enesio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Enesio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Enesio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hell, pushing him back against the cage.
Enesio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Enesio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hell keeps control of Enesio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
I was talking to Enesio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enesio effectively controlling the action here.
Enesio blocks an uppercut.
Enesio pushes off an throws an elbow but Hell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hell misses with a body punch.
Enesio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hell avoiding damage as Enesio throws knees to the body.
Hell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Enesio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Enesio throws an elbow that misses.
Hell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Enesio pushes off an throws an elbow but Hell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enesio misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Enesio throws an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Enesio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Enesio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Enesio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hell is keeping busy.
Hell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Enesio's elbow.
Hell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Enesio's elbow.
Enesio wants to get back to striking at distance but Hell won't allow it.
Enesio is trying to force a seperation but Hell has the dominant position.
Enesio manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eboy Enesio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Enesio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hell.
Hell throws a punch but it's blocked by Enesio.
The referee is keeping an eye on Enesio - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Enesio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hell's brow.
Enesio tries to break free but Hell pushes him back against the cage.
Enesio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Enesio wants to stall.
Enesio misses with a knee to the head.
Hell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Enesio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hell is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Enesio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell has Enesio pressed against the cage, preventing Enesio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hell looking to throw knees to the head but Enesio is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Enesio fails to land.
Eboy Enesio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Enesio taking a breather.
Enesio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Enesio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hell has him pressed against the cage.
Enesio is trying to break the clinch but Hell has him pressed against the cage.
Enesio is trying to break the clinch but Hell is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Enesio missing with knees to the body.
Enesio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hell is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enesio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hell fails to land.
Hell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hell throws a punch but it's blocked by Enesio.
Hell has Enesio pressed against the cage, preventing Enesio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Enesio.
Hell blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Enesio.
Enesio looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hell throws a head punch that misses.
Enesio is trying to maintain a safe position but Hell gets an underhook and turns Enesio into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hell avoids the elbow strike from Enesio, against the cage.
Enesio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hell dodges an elbow strike from Enesio.
Enesio looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hell.
Hell avoiding damage as Enesio throws knees to the body.
Enesio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Enesio breaks the clinch.
Enesio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Hell blocks the leg kick.
Hell clinches.
Hell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Enesio working hard to break the clinch.
Hell blocks an elbow strike from Enesio.
Hell misses with a punch on the inside.
Enesio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hell is trying to pull guard but Enesio turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hell misses with a punch on the inside.
Hell avoiding damage as Enesio throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Enesio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hell misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eboy Enesio dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Enesio rushes Hell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Enesio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Enesio to keep the fight standing.
Enesio tries to break free but Hell pushes him back against the cage.
Enesio throws a punch but it's blocked by Hell.
Hell misses with a punch to the body.
Enesio trying to land knees to the body.
Hell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Enesio's elbow.
Enesio looking to stall.
Hell pulls Enesio into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Enesio stands and steps away. Hell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Enesio tries to clinch but Hell moves away
and Hell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell dodges an elbow strike from Enesio.
Hell blocks an elbow strike.
Hell tries a body shot but Enesio blocks it.
Enesio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Enesio missing with knees to the body.
Enesio struggles to land a body shot inside as Hell controls his hands.
Hell throws a head punch that misses.
Enesio is trying to break free.
Hell tries to work over Enesio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Enesio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Enesio tries to clinch up.
Hell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enesio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hell avoids it.
Hell being controlled against the cage.
Hell tries to throw a body punch but Enesio avoids it by throwing Hell back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hell.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Enesio wants to get back to striking at distance but Hell won't allow it.
Enesio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell blocks an elbow strike from Enesio.
Hell avoids a wild elbow strike from Enesio.
Hell blocks an elbow strike.
Enesio taking a breather.
Hell prevents Enesio from breaking the clinch.
Enesio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hell.
Hell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Enesio looking to throw knees to the head but Hell is blocking nicely.
Hell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Enesio wants to get back to striking at distance but Hell won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hell throws a punch but it's blocked by Enesio.
Enesio looking to slow down the pace here.
Hell dodges an elbow strike from Enesio.
Enesio wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hell is looking to control Enesio's arms but Enesio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hell has his back to the cage.
Enesio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wet Hell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eboy Enesio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Enesio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Eboy Enesio!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Eboy Enesio!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Eboy Enesio!
Eboy Enesio wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Eboy Enesio was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Micha Lohs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lohs comes to the cage accompanied by say. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
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169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Micha Lohs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodriguez moves into the clinch successfully.
Rodriguez with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez trying to stall but Lohs improves his position.
Rodriguez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lohs up against the cage.
Rodriguez is trying to maintain a safe position but Lohs gets an underhook and turns Rodriguez into the cage.
Rodriguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Lohs backwards.
Rodriguez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lohs drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez stalling against the cage.
Knees to the body from Rodriguez.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lohs has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rodriguez after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lohs.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micha Lohs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lohs tries to pull guard but Rodriguez holds him up against the cage and eventually Lohs drops back down to his feet.
Rodriguez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rodriguez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Come on Rodriguez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ivan Rodriguez.
Lohs with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rodriguez counters with a body kick that stops Lohs in his tracks momentarily.
Ivan Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick and Lohs moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez throws a head kick but Lohs moves out of range.
Lohs fails with the takedown
and Rodriguez moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lohs jumps guard but Rodriguez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rodriguez stalling against the cage.
Lohs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rodriguez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lohs is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Lohs tries to keep at a distance but Rodriguez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez crunches a lovely knee into Lohs's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez scores with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rodriguez tries to throw a body punch but Lohs avoids it by throwing Rodriguez back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lohs jumps guard but Rodriguez stands there with Lohs around his waist. Lohs gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rodriguez connects with a knee to the head.
Rodriguez stalling in the clinch.
Rodriguez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rodriguez lands with a light punch inside.
Rodriguez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Rodriguez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rodriguez working the clinch nicely. Lohs is working for position but Rodriguez cracks him with a big knee to the head! Lohs crumples up against the cage and Rodriguez lands two more shots before the ref can save Lohs! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Ivan Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Dash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hall had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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214 lbs
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202 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damon Dash!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall misses with a low kick as Dash jumps back.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and Dash counters with a shoot takedown. Hall fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dash tries to free his leg and advance position but Hall is retaining full guard.
Dash trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and Dash counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dash wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
Dash is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dash looking to control but instead Hall has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Dash seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hall does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Damon Dash hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hall lands a really nice looking cross but Dash seems unphased.
Hall throws a poor cross that misses
and Dash counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hall won't be happy with that.
Dash prevents Hall from escaping the position.
Dash in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Dash thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dash in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hall is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damon Dash!
Damon Dash thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Martin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Williams could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miguel Rodriguez's chin.
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19
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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25
165 lbs
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Basic striking
Big heart |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez being controlled against the cage.
Williams has Rodriguez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Williams pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rodriguez tumbling to the mat - Williams dives into Rodriguez's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Williams postures up.
Williams controlling from the top position.
Rodriguez controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Williams haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Miguel Rodriguez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriguez is retaining full guard.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams won't allow Rodriguez to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Williams rolls with it to try and escape but Rodriguez cranks on the arm and Williams is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miguel Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Gustavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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26
146 lbs
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143 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Gustavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alfredo Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gustavo lands a couple of elbows.
Gustavo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dos Santos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gustavo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dos Santos working for a triangle but Gustavo defends it easily.
Gustavo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gustavo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dos Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gustavo has managed to get both his arms back between Dos Santos's legs - danger averted.
Gustavo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gustavo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gustavo landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gustavo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gustavo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dos Santos's legs.
Dos Santos manages to get back to half guard.
Gustavo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dos Santos tries to roll over but Gustavo keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavo working the head and body with strikes.
Gustavo lands with a punch from half guard.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep. Gustavo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gustavo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dos Santos sees it coming and defends easily.
Gustavo is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gustavo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dos Santos is trying to maintain the position but Gustavo is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Gustavo there.
Gustavo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gustavo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gustavo wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Gustavo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ray Gustavo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gustavo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've been hearing good reports from Gustavo'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep.
Dos Santos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dos Santos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dos Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dos Santos looks winded!
Dos Santos is refusing to be controlled, as Gustavo sits in half guard.
Gustavo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gustavo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gustavo is keen to just control but Dos Santos is a slippery customer.
Gustavo is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gustavo lands a nice short elbow.
Gustavo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustavo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dos Santos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustavo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dos Santos won't allow Gustavo to pass to mount.
Dos Santos is staying active underneath Gustavo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gustavo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dos Santos is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gustavo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dos Santos is still in real trouble! Can Gustavo finish him?
Gustavo is trying to control. Dos Santos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dos Santos tries to get to full guard but Gustavo has control of the leg.
Dos Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Gustavo stalling away here and it's allowed Dos Santos to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Gustavo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gustavo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustavo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dos Santos's guard.
Gustavo cracks Dos Santos with a solid left hand.
Gustavo landing some decent shots from guard.
Gustavo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gustavo is stalling in the full guard.
Dos Santos is looking for a triangle but Gustavo pushes his legs off easily.
Gustavo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gustavo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dos Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gustavo controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dos Santos has momentary wrist control but Gustavo slips an elbow through the middle.
Dos Santos working a defensive guard here.
Gustavo 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.
Gustavo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Ray Gustavo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gustavo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gustavo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dos Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gustavo has managed to get both his arms back between Dos Santos's legs - danger averted.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gustavo defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gustavo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gustavo loads up on a big left hand. Dos Santos felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Gustavo looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Dos Santos can't hide his disappointment, as Gustavo celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Gustavo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ipad Apple (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satan Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Evisceration Plague. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
130 lbs
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25
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ipad Apple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Satan Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Apple shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lopez's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Apple working some strikes from top position.
Apple wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
Apple is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lopez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lopez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apple is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Lopez locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Apple is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Satan Lopez!
Satan Lopez looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Hail Satan, Lord Darkness and Conqueror of all that is holy and clean. I don't care about no damn title shot, just give me every Christian (Brazilian-preferred) opponent. I will poke his or her eyes out with my hot poker and baptize them in my evil juice. Thank you fans, I love you all!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Kein Dhonos Hunior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Hughes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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140 lbs
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139 lbs
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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 Tokyo, Solomon Kein Dhonos Hunior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ray Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Kein Dhonos Hunior misses.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a lazy uppercut
and Hughes counters by clinching up.
Hughes trying to land knees to the body.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hughes is looking to control Kein Dhonos Hunior's arms but Kein Dhonos Hunior gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hughes has his back to the cage.
Hughes looking to throw knees to the head but Kein Dhonos Hunior is blocking nicely.
Hughes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hughes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hughes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hughes trying to land knees to the body.
Kein Dhonos Hunior has had enough of the clinch but Hughes keeps him there for the moment.
Hughes throws a punch but it's blocked by Kein Dhonos Hunior.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hughes throws a head punch that misses.
Hughes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Kein Dhonos Hunior.
Hughes manages to break the clinch.
Hughes slips a straight right by Kein Dhonos Hunior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kein Dhonos Hunior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
A punch combination from Kein Dhonos Hunior misses.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a lazy uppercut
and Hughes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kein Dhonos Hunior's knee momentarily.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses the jab.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hughes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kein Dhonos Hunior scores with a hook.
Kein Dhonos Hunior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a hook
enabling Hughes to counter with a crisp jab.
Kein Dhonos Hunior tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kein Dhonos Hunior rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hughes counters with an inside leg kick.
Kein Dhonos Hunior is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hughes's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hughes staying out of range there.
Hughes moves in looking to clinch but Kein Dhonos Hunior pushes him off.
Kein Dhonos Hunior is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kein Dhonos Hunior's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hughes under the eye.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a poor cross that misses
and Hughes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hughes wants to break free but Kein Dhonos Hunior has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kein Dhonos Hunior uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Hughes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hughes tries to land knees in the clinch but Kein Dhonos Hunior avoids the damage to the body.
Hughes is trying to stall.
Hughes manages to break the clinch.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a poor cross that misses
and Hughes counters with an outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hughes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kein Dhonos Hunior connects with a right hand. Hughes shakes it off.
Hughes slips a straight right by Kein Dhonos Hunior.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a lunging right hand
and Hughes counters with a solid body kick.
Jab by Kein Dhonos Hunior.
The crowd cheers as Kein Dhonos Hunior lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hughes doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kein Dhonos Hunior looks to throw the jab but Hughes is out of range.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
Solomon Kein Dhonos Hunior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kein Dhonos Hunior missing with a left hand there. Hughes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a hook
and Hughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a poor cross that misses
and Hughes counters with a nice body kick.
Hughes tries to clinch there but Kein Dhonos Hunior circles away.
Hughes moves out of range as Kein Dhonos Hunior strikes.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws an off balance right hand
and Hughes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hughes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hughes.
Hughes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hughes throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Kein Dhonos Hunior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hughes tries to land knees in the clinch but Kein Dhonos Hunior avoids the damage to the body.
Kein Dhonos Hunior lands a right hand.
Hughes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kein Dhonos Hunior.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes has a couple of punches blocked by Kein Dhonos Hunior.
Hughes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kein Dhonos Hunior.
Kein Dhonos Hunior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kein Dhonos Hunior tries to circle away but Hughes has him pinned against the cage.
Hughes is trying to break free.
Kein Dhonos Hunior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kein Dhonos Hunior scores with a jab to the head.
Hughes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sloppy strikes from Kein Dhonos Hunior. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a poor cross that misses
and Hughes counters with a head kick. That will keep Kein Dhonos Hunior thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a wild combination.
Hughes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Kein Dhonos Hunior dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a hook to the side of Hughes's head but Hughes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hughes tries to clinch up.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a lazy uppercut
and Hughes counters with a nice uppercut.
Kein Dhonos Hunior rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hughes counter with a right hand.
A jab from Kein Dhonos Hunior finds it's way through Hughes's defenses.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Kein Dhonos Hunior is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hughes.
Kein Dhonos Hunior swinging wildly here.
A jab from Kein Dhonos Hunior finds it's way through Hughes's defenses.
Solomon Kein Dhonos Hunior is winning the standup battle so far.
Kein Dhonos Hunior keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Kein Dhonos Hunior.
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kein Dhonos Hunior swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hughes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes slips a jab from Kein Dhonos Hunior.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a lazy uppercut
and Hughes counters with a body kick that stops Kein Dhonos Hunior in his tracks momentarily.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a hook
and Hughes counters with a nice leg kick.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with an uppercut
and Hughes counters with a three punch combo that has Kein Dhonos Hunior backing up. Kein Dhonos Hunior nods at Hughes to acknowledge the strikes.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a looping overhand right but Hughes ducks down to avoid it.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kein Dhonos Hunior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hughes counters with a good low kick that Kein Dhonos Hunior was not able to check.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hughes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hughes tries to clinch there but Kein Dhonos Hunior circles away.
Hughes defending well as Kein Dhonos Hunior loads up on a big left hand.
Kein Dhonos Hunior rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hughes counters with a head kick.
Hughes tries to clinch up but Kein Dhonos Hunior circles away and keeps his distance.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kein Dhonos Hunior looks to land a right hand but Hughes moved out of range.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a hook
and Hughes counters with a series of strikes. Kein Dhonos Hunior will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Hughes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hughes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kein Dhonos Hunior circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a left hand
and Hughes counters with a low kick, right behind Kein Dhonos Hunior 's knee.
Ray Hughes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a lunging right hand
and Hughes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hughes connects with a high kick.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a right hand that misses
and Hughes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kein Dhonos Hunior really felt that one!
Hughes blocks a jab.
We've been informed that Hughes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kein Dhonos Hunior scores with a jab to the head.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a right hand
and Hughes counters with a solid body kick.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kein Dhonos Hunior circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with an uppercut
and Hughes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kein Dhonos Hunior's knee momentarily.
Kein Dhonos Hunior looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a looping left.
Kein Dhonos Hunior keeps the fight on the outside.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a poor cross that misses
and Hughes counters with a head kick.
Kein Dhonos Hunior connects with a looping right hand.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a right hand that misses
and Hughes counters with a nice leg kick.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a combination that misses
and Hughes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kein Dhonos Hunior is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hughes slips a straight right by Kein Dhonos Hunior.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with an uppercut
and Hughes counters with a nice body kick.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws an off balance right hand
and Hughes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hughes.
Kein Dhonos Hunior prevents Hughes from breaking the clinch.
Hughes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the head but Kein Dhonos Hunior blocks with his arms.
Hughes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kein Dhonos Hunior lands a left hand.
Kein Dhonos Hunior lands with a right to the head.
Hughes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hughes swings wildly with an uppercut but Kein Dhonos Hunior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kein Dhonos Hunior is trying to break free.
Kein Dhonos Hunior can't break the clinch.
Kein Dhonos Hunior will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kein Dhonos Hunior has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kein Dhonos Hunior is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kein Dhonos Hunior lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Kein Dhonos Hunior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
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 Solomon Kein Dhonos Hunior will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kein Dhonos Hunior swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Kein Dhonos Hunior takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kein Dhonos Hunior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hughes.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a left hand
and Hughes counters with a solid body kick.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a left hand
and Hughes counters with a leg kick.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a lunging right hand
and Hughes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kein Dhonos Hunior looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Kein Dhonos Hunior does no damage.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a shot from downtown. Hughes moves away and avoids it.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a hook
and Hughes counters with a left and a right that stings Kein Dhonos Hunior.
Hughes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a hook
and Hughes counters with a nice leg kick.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a combination that misses
letting Hughes counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kein Dhonos Hunior looks to throw the jab but Hughes is out of range.
Hughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kein Dhonos Hunior.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a hook but Hughes avoids it easily.
Kein Dhonos Hunior lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kein Dhonos Hunior connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a looping left.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a lunging right hand
and Hughes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hughes lands a nice looking body kick.
Hughes clinches up against the cage.
Hughes working aggressively here.
Ray Hughes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kein Dhonos Hunior is trying to force a seperation but Hughes has the dominant position.
Hughes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kein Dhonos Hunior tries to land a knee to the head but Hughes blocks with his arms.
Hughes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kein Dhonos Hunior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kein Dhonos Hunior lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hughes prevents Kein Dhonos Hunior from breaking the clinch.
Hughes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kein Dhonos Hunior's efforts to push away.
Hughes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kein Dhonos Hunior rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hughes counters with a big head kick but Kein Dhonos Hunior shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kein Dhonos Hunior loads up on a big right hand but Hughes slips the punch.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a lunging right hand
and Hughes counters with a left to the body.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a left hand
and Hughes counters with a nice body kick.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a straight left.
Hughes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a hook.
Hughes moves away from the strike by Kein Dhonos Hunior.
Kein Dhonos Hunior looks to throw the jab but Hughes is out of range.
Kein Dhonos Hunior rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hughes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kein Dhonos Hunior is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hughes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with an uppercut
and Hughes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kein Dhonos Hunior is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Kein Dhonos Hunior misses the target.
Hughes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kein Dhonos Hunior manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kein Dhonos Hunior tries to bum rush Hughes with a series of wild strikes but Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws a poor cross that misses
and Hughes counters with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Kein Dhonos Hunior.
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with an uppercut. Hughes saw that one coming.
Hughes misses with a kick to the body.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch but Kein Dhonos Hunior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a two punch combination.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a hook. Hughes ducked under it nicely.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Kein Dhonos Hunior.
Kein Dhonos Hunior throws an off balance right hand
and Hughes counters with a nice body kick.
Hughes wants to clinch.
Hughes tries to close the distance and clinch but Kein Dhonos Hunior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kein Dhonos Hunior misses with a right hand
and Hughes counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kein Dhonos Hunior works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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 Solomon Kein Dhonos Hunior.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kein Dhonos Hunior, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight for Solomon Kein Dhonos Hunior!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Solomon Kein Dhonos Hunior!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Solomon Kein Dhonos Hunior!
Solomon Kein Dhonos Hunior wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenton Stoll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Beltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenton Stoll has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenton Stoll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Allen Beltran!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beltran darts in and clinches Stoll up against the cage.
Beltran struggles to land a body shot inside as Stoll controls his hands.
Beltran is looking to control Stoll's arms but Stoll gets an underhook and turns him. Now Beltran has his back to the cage.
Beltran told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Beltran is trying to push Stoll away but Stoll has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Stoll lands a nice knee to the body.
Stoll connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Allen Beltran has been cut.
Stoll with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stoll slows down the pace here.
Stoll lands an elbow inside.
Beltran looks winded!
Beltran can't find room to land a body shot as Stoll controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoll lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Allen Beltran's cut even more.
Stoll drops Beltran onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Beltran is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Beltran is rocked!
Stoll jerks Beltran to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Beltran's lifeless body is proped up only by the cage. Stoll steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kenton Stoll!
Kenton Stoll managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, {R.W} Four Aces Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Frank Mir has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Razor Speed!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir looking to score a takedown here. Speed is defending well but Mir drives through and ends up in Speed's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Speed working a defensive guard here.
Mir thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mir wants to control from the top but Speed keeps moving.
Speed looking for a sweep. Not yet Speed, not yet.
Speed wants to stand up but Mir is controlling him.
Mir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Speed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Speed had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mir defends it easily.
Speed has his foot on Mir's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mir works his way back into a safe position though.
Mir trying to control but Speed is working from the bottom.
Mir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed can't keep his opponent in guard - Mir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Speed is trying to get back to full guard.
Speed wants to get back to his feet.
Speed is not content to let Mir control the position.
Mir is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Speed can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Speed is defending well.
Mir is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Speed is just riding it out for now. Mir eventually gives up the hold.
Speed really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir is looking for a kimura but Speed is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mir to get the leverage.
Mir is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mir is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Speed has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mir is trying to control the action in half guard but Speed is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed is trying to control but can't.
Speed is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Mir has latched onto it... Big trouble! Mir pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Speed is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Mir!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Mir!
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