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Hilo Fight Night 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Barboza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaan Jalgratas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaan Jalgratas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcos Barboza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jaan Jalgratas!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jalgratas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jalgratas throws a body kick that misses.
Jalgratas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jalgratas moves out of range as Barboza strikes.
Barboza misses with a right hand
and Jalgratas counters with a head kick.
Barboza misses with a double jab.
Barboza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jalgratas is able to avoid easily.
We've been hearing reports that Barboza has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Jalgratas tests Barboza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Marcos Barboza has been cut.
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!
Jalgratas scores with a spinning back kick!
Barboza attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jalgratas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jalgratas thows a body kick. Barboza tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Barboza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jalgratas scores with a hook.
Barboza rushes Jalgratas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jalgratas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barboza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barboza is rocked!
Jalgratas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oh Barboza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barboza is breathing heavily.
Jalgratas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jalgratas managing to block the knees to the body from Barboza.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jalgratas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jalgratas lands a nice uppercut.
Jalgratas lands a body shot.
Jalgratas misses with a knee strike.
Jalgratas lands a big knee to the head and Barboza goes down! Jalgratas pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaan Jalgratas!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Blanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heath Chappell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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143 lbs
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135 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pierre Blanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Heath Chappell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanc looks to throw the jab but Chappell is out of range.
Blanc throws a hook but Chappell avoids it easily.
Blanc looks to land a left hand but Chappell moved out of range nicely.
Chappell ducks under a wild hook from Blanc.
Blanc throws the left hand but Chappell avoids the punch easily.
Chappell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blanc manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blanc jabs Chappell right on the nose. Chappell blinks but takes it well.
Chappell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blanc 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.
Chappell has Blanc pressed against the cage, preventing Blanc from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blanc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chappell moves into the clinch successfully.
Blanc takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Pierre Blanc has been cut.
Chappell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chappell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blanc avoids the head kick by Chappell.
Chappell tries to clinch there but Blanc circles away.
Blanc misses with a straight right.
Chappell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blanc circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chappell lands with a slapping head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chappell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanc throws a hook to the side of Chappell's head but Chappell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blanc swats away the attempt to clinch by Chappell.
Blanc misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chappell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chappell slips under a jab.
Blanc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chappell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chappell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blanc misses with an uppercut. Chappell saw that one coming.
Blanc thows a body shot but no joy.
Blanc tests Chappell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blanc throws a looping overhand right but Chappell ducks down to avoid it.
Blanc paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chappell clinches.
Blanc wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chappell tries to land a knee to the head but Blanc blocks with his arms.
Blanc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab from Blanc.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanc misses with a right hand
and Chappell counters with an inside leg kick.
Blanc throws a hook but Chappell blocks it.
Pierre Blanc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanc misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Blanc misses.
Blanc throws a lazy right hand but Chappell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blanc avoids the head kick by Chappell.
Blanc throws a jab when Chappell was well out of range.
Blanc misses the jab.
Blanc takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blanc throws a lazy uppercut
and Chappell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chappell slips under a jab.
Blanc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chappell moves away.
Chappell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blanc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good standup being displayed there by Blanc as he connects with a hook.
Chappell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blanc.
Jab, jab by Blanc - just one landing.
Chappell tries to clinch but Blanc moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chappell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blanc thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chappell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Blanc.
Chappell tries to clinch but Blanc moves out of range.
Blanc avoids a kick to the body.
Chappell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chappell defending well as Blanc loads up on a big left hand.
Chappell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blanc is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blanc throws out a loose jab but Chappell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blanc scores with a hook to the body. Chappell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chappell. Blanc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chappell wants to clinch
and Blanc counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blanc misses with a hook.
Chappell has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanc takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chappell breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chappell slips a straight right by Blanc.
Chappell is looking to clinch.
Chappell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chappell is looking to slow Blanc down with leg kicks.
Chappell tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chappell wants to clinch but Blanc slips to the side
and Blanc counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chappell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chappell slips a straight right by Blanc.
Blanc blocks a head kick by Chappell.
Blanc circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Blanc misses.
Chappell moves in looking to clinch but Blanc pushes him off.
Blanc scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blanc misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Heath Chappell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pierre Blanc's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chappell staying out of range there.
A big right from Blanc misses.
Blanc swings for the body but Chappell moves out of range.
Chappell doesn't manage to clinch there - Blanc circles away.
Chappell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chappell clinches.
Chappell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blanc's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chappell.
Chappell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chappell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chappell lands a knee to the head.
Chappell lands an elbow that stopped Blanc in his tracks for a moment.
Blanc is looking to break free of the clinch but Chappell has double underhooks.
Blanc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blanc. Chappell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chappell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blanc.
Chappell tries to clinch but Blanc moves out of range.
Chappell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blanc.
Blanc blocks a head kick by Chappell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chappell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blanc.
Blanc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chappell counters with a big head kick but Blanc shrugs it off.
Blanc blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Chappell misses.
Blanc keeps the fight on the outside.
Blanc throws a hook but Chappell blocks it.
Blanc blocks a head kick by Chappell.
Blanc lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good standup being displayed there by Blanc as he connects with a hook.
Chappell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chappell moves in looking to clinch but Blanc pushes him off.
Chappell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blanc listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blanc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chappell.
Blanc lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chappell throws a sloppy head kick and Blanc moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanc misses with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blanc takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chappell misses with a knee strike.
Chappell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chappell lands a nice knee to the body.
Blanc is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chappell tries to land knees in the clinch but Blanc avoids the damage to the body.
Blanc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chappell forces Blanc back against the cage and clinches.
Chappell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chappell wants to clinch.
Blanc rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chappell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Blanc's knee momentarily.
Blanc throws an off balance right hand
and Chappell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Blanc is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chappell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blanc looks to land a right hand but Chappell moved out of range.
Blanc misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanc moves out of range of the body kick.
Chappell clinches up with Blanc and pushes him back against the cage.
Blanc tries to break the clinch but Chappell is controlling the position.
Chappell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chappell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blanc to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Blanc.
Chappell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blanc.
Blanc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Blanc.
Pierre Blanc is winning the standup battle so far.
Chappell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Blanc is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blanc throws a hook but Chappell avoids it easily.
Blanc scores with a jab to the head.
Chappell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chappell throws a head kick but Blanc moves out of range.
Blanc ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chappell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chappell doesn't manage to clinch there - Blanc circles away.
Blanc walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chappell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chappell tries to clinch there but Blanc circles away.
Blanc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chappell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blanc throws a lazy uppercut
and Chappell counters with a nice leg kick.
Chappell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blanc looks to land a left hand but Chappell moved out of range nicely.
Chappell tries to clinch up but Blanc circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Chappell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chappell wants to clinch up but Blanc keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Blanc throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chappell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Blanc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chappell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heath Chappell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pierre Blanc's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Blanc slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blanc throws a big shot that misses.
Blanc misses with an uppercut. Chappell saw that one coming.
Blanc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chappell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blanc looks to score with a jab to the body but Chappell is just out of range.
Blanc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blanc throws an off balance right hand
and Chappell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Blanc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chappell.
Blanc looks to land a right hand but Chappell moved out of range.
Chappell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blanc.
Chappell rushes Blanc and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chappell keeps control of Blanc as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chappell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chappell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blanc.
Blanc is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chappell.
Blanc throws a shot from downtown. Chappell moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanc takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chappell throws a leg kick but Blanc sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blanc throws a jab but it's blocked by Chappell.
Blanc throws a lazy right hand but Chappell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chappell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blanc manages to break the clinch.
Chappell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blanc connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, jab by Blanc - just one landing.
Chappell defending well as Blanc loads up on a big left hand.
Blanc throws a looping overhand right but Chappell ducks down to avoid it.
Blanc misses with a straight left.
Chappell tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chappell throws a head kick that misses.
Chappell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chappell takes the fight into the clinch.
Chappell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pierre Blanc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanc misses with a straight left.
A big left from Blanc misses.
Chappell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chappell takes one to the chin there.
Nice uppercut lands for Blanc. That snapped Chappell's head back.
Blanc swings widly with a right hand
and Chappell counters with a body kick that stops Blanc in his tracks momentarily.
Chappell wants to clinch.
Chappell defending well as Blanc loads up on a big left hand.
Chappell connects with a jab.
Chappell is looking to clinch but Blanc is avoiding it.
Blanc misses with an uppercut. Chappell saw that one coming.
Blanc swats away the attempt to clinch by Chappell.
Blanc throws a lazy uppercut
and Chappell counters with a big head kick but Blanc shrugs it off.
Blanc looks to land a right hand but Chappell moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chappell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blanc is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A left lands for Blanc.
Chappell tries to clinch there but Blanc circles away.
Chappell closes the distance and clinches.
Blanc tries to circle away but Chappell has him pinned against the cage.
Chappell lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chappell keeps control of Blanc as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heath Chappell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chappell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chappell tries to clinch up but Blanc circles away and keeps his distance.
Chappell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blanc's calf.
Blanc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chappell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chappell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chappell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chappell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chappell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Chappell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chappell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chappell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blanc.
Blanc looks to land a left hand but Chappell moved out of range nicely.
Chappell moves in looking to clinch but Blanc pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chappell.
The fighters circling - Blanc throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chappell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blanc paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blanc throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chappell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chappell connects with an inside leg kick.
Chappell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chappell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blanc misses the jab.
Chappell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blanc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blanc misses with a right hand
and Chappell counters with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heath Chappell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chappell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heath Chappell!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Heath Chappell waved his t-shirt featuring The Dark Side's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donald NcDemomnd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and La Tigre Munanaposa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). NcDemomnd comes to the cage accompanied by Baader-Meinhof Blues. Munanaposa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm an Adult Now. Donald NcDemomnd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Donald NcDemomnd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, La Tigre Munanaposa!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Munanaposa is defended easily by NcDemomnd.
NcDemomnd slaps away a takedown attempt from Munanaposa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Munanaposa shoots in but no luck this time.
Donald NcDemomnd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of La Tigre Munanaposa.
NcDemomnd gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Munanaposa effectively controlling the action here.
Munanaposa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but NcDemomnd regains guard immediately.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
NcDemomnd looking to control.
NcDemomnd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Munanaposa cracks NcDemomnd with a solid left hand.
Munanaposa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
NcDemomnd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Munanaposa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NcDemomnd working for submissions but it's allowed Munanaposa to get to half guard.
NcDemomnd is trying to stand up here but Munanaposa is controlling him well.
Munanaposa is working for a kimura but NcDemomnd is defending it quite comfortably.
Munanaposa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Munanaposa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Munanaposa is working for a submission of some sort.
NcDemomnd trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Munanaposa is working for a kimura but NcDemomnd is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munanaposa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Munanaposa is trying to work for a kimura but NcDemomnd is defending well.
Munanaposa is looking to advance position but NcDemomnd won't allow it.
Munanaposa winds up and cracks NcDemomnd with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
NcDemomnd wants to improve his position but Munanaposa is controlling well.
Munanaposa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and NcDemomnd defends it well.
NcDemomnd actively working from the bottom here.
Munanaposa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
NcDemomnd is refusing to be controlled, as Munanaposa sits in half guard.
Munanaposa prevents NcDemomnd from standing back up.
Munanaposa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
NcDemomnd looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munanaposa is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and NcDemomnd defends it well.
NcDemomnd is trying to stand up here but Munanaposa is controlling him well.
Munanaposa tries to pass the half guard into mount. NcDemomnd knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Munanaposa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
NcDemomnd is defending against the submission attempts here by Munanaposa.
NcDemomnd looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
NcDemomnd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
La Tigre Munanaposa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Munanaposa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches NcDemomnd napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
NcDemomnd wants to get back to his feet but Munanaposa drags him back down.
NcDemomnd can't do much from the bottom here.
Munanaposa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear NcDemomnd down.
Munanaposa trying to control the action but NcDemomnd is working from the bottom.
Munanaposa is trying to get an arm triangle but NcDemomnd is defending well.
Munanaposa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Munanaposa wants to lay and pray for a moment but NcDemomnd keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
NcDemomnd tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Munanaposa wants to finish this one by submission but NcDemomnd is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Munanaposa.
Munanaposa controlling from the full mount.
Munanaposa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Munanaposa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. NcDemomnd can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
NcDemomnd is trying desperately to improve position.
Munanaposa with shots to the head and body - NcDemomnd looks very uncomfortable down there.
Munanaposa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as NcDemomnd is looking to escape.
Munanaposa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but NcDemomnd is surviving well by controlling Munanaposa's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
NcDemomnd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
NcDemomnd is trying to escape the mount.
NcDemomnd is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Munanaposa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but NcDemomnd is surviving well by controlling Munanaposa's body position as best he can.
Munanaposa is going oldschool here, as he tries to force NcDemomnd to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so NcDemomnd shrugs it off.
La Tigre Munanaposa has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munanaposa controlling from the full mount.
NcDemomnd is looking to improve his position but Munanaposa isn't that keen on the idea.
Munanaposa content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munanaposa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but NcDemomnd is surviving well by controlling Munanaposa's body position as best he can.
NcDemomnd tries to hold on but Munanaposa pushes him away.
NcDemomnd is working to get back to half guard.
Munanaposa scoring with strikes but NcDemomnd is staying in there.
Munanaposa controlling his opponent.
NcDemomnd is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Munanaposa wants to control the pace but NcDemomnd is squirming around nicely.
Munanaposa is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Munanaposa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). La Tigre Munanaposa!
La Tigre Munanaposa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Connell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robb Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connell's entrance music is Ain't No Sunshine. A fine choice. Robb Stark told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ian Connell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robb Stark!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've been told by Connell's head coaches at Irish Collar-and-Elbow Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Connell connects with a single shot there.
Connell lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Connell finds it's way through Stark's defenses.
Connell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Connell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ian Connell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connell connects with the punch.
It looks like Robb Stark has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark needs to keep his hands up - Connell had a free shot at his head there.
Connell lands the left hand.
Connell throws a nice looking combination but Stark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stark takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Connell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Connell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab, jab by Connell - just one landing.
Connell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stark is looking to clinch but Connell is avoiding it.
Stark takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stark gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Connell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stark doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Connell both land. Nice combination.
Stark takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stark is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stark takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stark walks into a jab.
Stark is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stark stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stark gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can Connell finish him?
Connell lands a body shot.
Stark seems to have recovered his senses.
Connell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stark doesn't seem bothered though.
Stark tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Connell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
Stark's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Connell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stark scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connell lands a left and a right that send Stark crashing to the mat, dazed. Connell thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Connell.
Connell works Stark's body with a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Connell.
Connell drops Stark with a beautiful combination! Stark stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Connell is looking for the KO!
That has opened up Robb Stark's cut even more.
Stark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Connell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ian Connell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Connell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Connell cracks Stark with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Stark looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Connell finish him?
Connell feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Stark sprawling to the canvas! Stark rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Connell finish him?!
Connell lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Stark falls backwards - clearly groggy! Connell dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ian Connell!
Ian Connell made sure to mention his sponsor, Evil Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Van Der Sluijs will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Wallace or perhaps it was just good defense by Van Der Sluijs which made him look bad.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Der Sluijs but Van Der Sluijs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Wallace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wallace has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wallace there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like William Wallace has been cut.
Wallace throws a looping overhand right but Van Der Sluijs ducks down to avoid it.
Nice cross by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wallace.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice looking body kick.
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!
Wallace looks up at the clock. Bad move! Van Der Sluijs lands a right hand from hell, dropping Wallace. Van Der Sluijs pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Van Der Sluijs!
James Van Der Sluijs decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Mamba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Kaufmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamba comes to the cage accompanied by Here Comes The Hotstepper. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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287 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Mamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Kaufmore!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaufmore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaufmore shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mamba napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mamba tries to improve position but can't.
Mamba is not content to let Kaufmore control the position.
You can see the frustration on Mamba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mamba is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaufmore is trying to get an arm triangle but Mamba is defending well.
Kaufmore working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaufmore goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mamba rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kaufmore's guard! Nice work there by Mamba!
Mamba is looking to advance position but Kaufmore has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Mamba reaches up and holds on to Kaufmore to control the position.
Mamba is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamba tries to hold on but Kaufmore postures up.
Kaufmore wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Mamba keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mamba is squirming around, avoiding Kaufmore's attempts to control the action.
Kaufmore has hold of Mamba's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mamba manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba is looking to improve his position but Kaufmore isn't that keen on the idea.
Kaufmore trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mamba gets back to half guard.
Kaufmore wants to work for an arm triangle but Mamba is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mamba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kaufmore pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaufmore prevents Mamba from improving his position.
Mamba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kaufmore pulls his head out easily.
Mamba looking for submissions off his back.
Kaufmore is looking to stall here but Mamba recovers full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaufmore drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mamba manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kaufmore has Mamba in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jeff Kaufmore will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kaufmore misses with a body shot.
Mamba scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kaufmore is trying to get back to half guard.
Kaufmore stops Mamba from passing to mount.
Mamba has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kaufmore!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamba is landing with some decent strikes but Kaufmore is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kaufmore is desperately trying to improve his position but Mamba has a good base and remains in mount.
Mamba is landing with some decent strikes but Kaufmore is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kaufmore can't escape the position.
Mamba sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kaufmore is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mamba wants to control but instead Kaufmore manages to regain half guard.
Mamba is trying to work for a kimura but Kaufmore is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kaufmore does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mamba moves into full mount! Kaufmore won't be happy about that!
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!
Kaufmore tries to control the position but Mamba now has his back.
Mamba has Kaufmore flattened out and is raining down punches.
Kaufmore looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mamba.
Mamba tightening his grip on Kaufmore, looking for the choke.
Mamba scores with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamba trying to control.
Kaufmore trying to control the action but Mamba just sinks the hooks in.
Kaufmore is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Mamba gets his way!
Kaufmore prevents Mamba from getting a body triangle.
Mamba softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Mamba lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamba has got one arm under Kaufmore's chin. This could be trouble... Kaufmore trying to control the other hand but Mamba gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Kaufmore has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bobby Mamba!
Bobby Mamba seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Denver Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Gaff's Eulogy by Andrew Bayer. Denver Washington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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23
184 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Denver Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gracie Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington leaves Hunter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hunter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Washington sprawls well initially but Hunter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hunter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Washington is trying to stand up here but Hunter is controlling him well.
Hunter wants to control but Washington is keeping him busy.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gracie Hunter wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hunter shoots in for a double leg but Washington sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Washington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Washington misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington leaves Hunter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Denver Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gracie Hunter.
Hunter is looking to clinch but Washington is avoiding it.
Washington fails to land with a series of punches.
Denver Washington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Washington misses with a left hand
and Hunter counters with a shoot takedown. Washington fights it but they end up in guard.
Hunter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hunter drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Washington manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hunter has Washington in his guard.
Washington wanted to stand there but Hunter had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter looking for a guillotine here but Washington defends easily.
Hunter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Washington decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hunter, up you get!
Hunter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hunter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Washington counters with a nice body shot.
Hunter feints and as Washington raises his hands in defense, Hunter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Washington looking for a sweep. Not yet Washington, not yet.
Washington pulls Hunter in close to prevent any damage.
Hunter trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Denver Washington just wasn't active enough.
Washington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Washington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington is looking to sweep but instead, Hunter has passed into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter trying to control the action but Washington is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gracie Hunter dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Washington lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Washington.
Hunter tries to clinch up.
Washington loads up on a big right hand but Hunter slips the punch.
Hunter looks for a takedown but Washington sprawls well.
Nice straight punches there by Washington. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Washington.
Hunter shoots in but Washington avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jab from Washington.
Hunter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Denver Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gracie Hunter.
Hunter has a takedown stuffed.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt
and Washington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington stuffs the takedown.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Washington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunter avoids the head kick by Washington.
Washington gets caught flat footed, as Hunter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Washington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunter's guard.
Hunter looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Washington passes into half guard.
Washington is keen to just control but Hunter is a slippery customer.
Washington takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Washington is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hunter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter working for a triangle but Washington defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter is trying to keep Washington in close.
Washington wants to stand and escape but instead Hunter has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Hunter trying to control but Washington is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hunter manages to pass to side control.
Hunter throwing shots but Washington is blocking nicely.
Hunter seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Washington has recovered full guard.
Hunter stops Washington from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Washington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunter is one step ahead there.
Washington controls Hunter momentarily but Hunter frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denver Washington dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Washington connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Washington sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Washington is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hunter misses with a takedown
and Washington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Denver Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gracie Hunter.
Hunter has a takedown stuffed.
Washington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Washington.
Hunter tries to clinch
and Washington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hunter is rocked!
Washington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunter.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Washington finish him?
Washington misses with a hook. Hunter ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hunter tries for a takedown but Washington circles away easily
and Hunter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hunter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Washington tries to get to full guard but Hunter has control of the leg.
Hunter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Washington keeps working.
Gracie Hunter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Washington is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hunter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hunter's back!
Hunter tries to roll but Washington sticks to his back.
Hunter seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunter is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Washington.
Hunter trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington has the hooks in. Hunter is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington struggling to keep hold of the position.
Washington is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hunter is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hunter tries to break free.
Washington struggling to keep hold of the position.
Hunter is really stuck here.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Washington controlling the positon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to escape the position.
Washington trying to control.
Hunter tries to roll but Washington sticks to his back.
Hunter keeps trying to improve his position.
Washington controlling the position well here. Hunter rolled but Washington kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington trying to control momentarily.
Good control from Washington.
Washington is trying to control but Hunter is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Hunter has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Washington tries to control but Hunter wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hunter is desperately trying to improve his position but Washington has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denver Washington showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Washington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denver Washington!
During a confident post fight interview, Denver Washington thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between BabyJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston has chosen Fuckin Problem as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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142 lbs
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147 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BabyJay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiden Preston!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Preston throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Preston moves into the clinch successfully.
Preston lands a nice elbow.
Preston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Preston is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Penn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Preston gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BabyJay Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn is trying to pull guard but Preston has him pressed against the cage.
Preston lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Preston lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Preston.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Preston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Preston lands a damaging elbow.
Preston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Preston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Preston has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Preston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Penn or not.
Preston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Preston.
Preston lands with a left to the head.
Preston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Penn 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.
Penn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Preston walks away with a smile on his face. Penn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Preston clinches up with Penn and pushes him back against the cage.
Penn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Preston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Preston.
Preston lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Preston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penn.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Preston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Preston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice left hand lands by Preston.
Preston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn being controlled against the cage.
Penn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Preston walks away with a smile on his face. Penn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Preston lands a lovely overhand right.
Preston tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn tries for a takedown but Preston circles away easily
and Preston counters with a nice low kick that buckles Penn's knee momentarily.
Preston closes the distance and clinches.
Preston lands a left hand.
Preston is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Preston lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Preston lands with a left to the head.
Preston landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Preston obliges.
Preston lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Preston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Preston lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
Preston gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Penn.
Preston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Preston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Preston lands with a right to the head.
Preston works on Penn's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands a shoulder strike.
Penn takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Preston.
Preston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Preston holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Preston landing knees to the head.
Preston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Preston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn is trying to pull guard but Preston turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Preston unloads a knee to the mid-section. Penn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Preston lands a good knee to the midsection. Penn won't want to take too many of those.
Preston lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls for Preston to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden Preston dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Preston connects with a right hand. Penn shakes it off.
Preston throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Preston closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the cage.
Preston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Preston lands a knee to the head.
Preston lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
Penn is rocked!
Penn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Preston drops Penn with a big knee straight up the middle! Penn is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preston clinches.
Preston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Preston lands a damaging elbow.
Preston lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to pull guard but Preston holds him up against the cage and eventually Penn drops back down to his feet.
Penn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Preston just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BabyJay Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Preston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Preston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Preston lands with a short shot to the head.
Preston lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
Preston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
A right hand to the body from Preston.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn is trying to drag Preston to the mat but Preston just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Preston is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aiden Preston seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Preston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston landing knees to the head.
Preston lands with a short shot to the head.
Preston working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preston lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
Come on Preston - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Penn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Preston lands with a left to the head.
Preston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Penn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Preston walks away with a smile on his face. Penn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Penn avoids the head kick by Preston.
Penn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Preston as he avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Preston.
Penn seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Preston lands.
Whack! Preston lands a heavy head kick that drops Penn. The ref tackles Preston to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Penn was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Aiden Preston!
Our winner, Aiden Preston, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauly Pigano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo has chosen Johnny Bravo's Theme as his entrance music. Johnny Bravo acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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20
265 lbs
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269 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pauly Pigano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pigano lands a head kick. Bravo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Johnny Bravo has been cut.
Bravo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pigano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bravo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pigano misses with a low kick.
Pigano throws a sloppy head kick
and Bravo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bravo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bravo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pigano is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravo drops back looking for a leg! Pigano is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pigano manages to kick Bravo off! Bravo jumps back into Pigano's guard.
Pigano keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Bravo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pigano is trying to control the position but Bravo postures up.
Bravo advances position into side control!
Bravo landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bravo cracks Pigano with a big right hand but Pigano just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bravo wants to control but Pigano is keeping him busy.
Bravo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bravo in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bravo is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Pigano looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bravo gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Pigano is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bravo lets go of the hold and Pigano can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Bravo!
Post fight, Johnny Bravo stared into the camera and said 'Man, I'm pretty!'.
In defeat, Pauly Pigano stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'd rather eat teeth than fucking pizza.'.
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