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Hilo Fight 144 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Romeo Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kett Dela Calzada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dela Calzada is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Papercut. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kobe Romeo Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kett Dela Calzada!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dela Calzada thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dela Calzada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dela Calzada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paris throws out the jab.
Dela Calzada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paris slips a jab and a cross from Dela Calzada.
Dela Calzada misses with a body shot.
Paris throws a shot to the body.
Kett Dela Calzada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dela Calzada swinging wildly here.
Dela Calzada's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dela Calzada duly obliges.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Calzada moves out of range of the body kick.
Paris wants to clinch but Dela Calzada slips to the side
and Dela Calzada counters with a left to the body.
Paris lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dela Calzada takes a step back to recover.
Paris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dela Calzada tries to move into range but Paris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paris misses with a low kick as Dela Calzada jumps back.
Paris rushes Dela Calzada and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paris looking for a takedown.
Paris is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dela Calzada gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Paris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dela Calzada avoids it.
Paris leaning against his opponent.
Paris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dela Calzada misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Calzada lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Kobe Romeo Paris has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dela Calzada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paris.
Jab, jab by Dela Calzada - just one landing.
Paris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dela Calzada throws a shot to the body.
Paris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dela Calzada manages to avoid it.
Paris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dela Calzada defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobe Romeo Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paris throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dela Calzada counters with a left and a right that stings Paris.
Paris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dela Calzada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Paris throws a head kick that Dela Calzada semi-blocks.
Dela Calzada lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paris backs up against the cage.
Paris thows a body shot but no joy.
Paris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dela Calzada cracks a nice hook into Paris's ribs.
Paris is looking to wear down Dela Calzada with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dela Calzada stuns Paris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paris lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dela Calzada has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dela Calzada and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela Calzada misses with a double jab.
Paris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dela Calzada.
Dela Calzada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paris thows a body kick. Dela Calzada tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dela Calzada swinging wildly here.
Dela Calzada lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Dela Calzada misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dela Calzada jabs at Paris's body.
Dela Calzada throws a combination that misses
and Paris counters with a low kick, right behind Dela Calzada 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kett Dela Calzada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kobe Romeo Paris's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dela Calzada swats away the attempt to clinch by Paris.
Paris wants to clinch.
Dela Calzada throws out a powerful jab.
Dela Calzada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dela Calzada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Dela Calzada misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paris throws a head kick but Dela Calzada moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paris.
Paris needs to keep his hands up - Dela Calzada had a free shot at his head there.
Dela Calzada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paris.
Paris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dela Calzada to score with a decent uppercut.
Dela Calzada avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dela Calzada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dela Calzada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paris.
Paris throws a head kick that misses.
Paris looks to land a body kick but Dela Calzada moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela Calzada throws a combination. Paris tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dela Calzada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dela Calzada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paris tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Dela Calzada misses.
Paris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kett Dela Calzada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dela Calzada misses with a few strikes there.
Paris shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dela Calzada is trying to defend but Paris finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Paris in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Dela Calzada tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Paris!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kobe Romeo Paris!
Kobe Romeo Paris was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Castellano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pimbo Tights (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castellano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tights's choice of entrance music: Mama Gon Knock You Out!. Rich Castellano had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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175 cm
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182 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Castellano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pimbo Tights!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castellano tries a head kick but it misses.
We've been hearing reports that Castellano has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Castellano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Pimbo Tights has been cut.
Tights takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Castellano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tights throws a big shot that misses.
Castellano shoots in and drives through. Tights sprawls well.
Tights dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castellano shoots in but no luck this time.
Castellano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tights throws a body punch but Castellano moves out of range.
Castellano tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tights defends well and Castellano ends up having to push Tights into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Castellano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tights working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tights misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castellano.
Castellano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tights prevents it.
Tights lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tights swings wildly with an uppercut but Castellano uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tights tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tights misses with a punch on the inside.
Castellano goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tights prevents it.
Tights fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tights trying to land knees to the body.
Castellano blocks an elbow strike.
Castellano is working for takedown but Tights is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tights misses with some punches.
Tights missing with knees to the body.
Tights looking to throw knees to the head but Castellano is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castellano.
Tights working Castellano over with knees to the body.
Tights tries to land a knee to the head but Castellano blocks with his arms.
Tights using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castellano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tights stops a takedown attempt from Castellano.
Castellano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castellano has hold of one of Tights's legs. Tights is fighting the takedown attempt but Castellano gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tights wants to stand up but Castellano is controlling him.
Castellano is standing up over Tights. Tights looks to escape but Castellano dives into side control.
Castellano has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Castellano working the ground and pound effectively.
Castellano has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tights is trying to stand up.
Castellano landing strikes from the mount and Tights is in trouble!
Castellano lands a couple of good shots and Tights has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Castellano lands strikes to the head.
Tights has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Castellano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tights preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Castellano.
Castellano missing with punches from the back.
Castellano scores with punches to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellano lands with a hammerfist to the side of Tights's head.
Castellano somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Castellano missing with punches from the back.
Castellano loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Tights hold on?
Castellano is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tights up.
Castellano throwing sloppy strikes.
Castellano is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Castellano gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Castellano gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Castellano apologises and we restart here on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castellano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tights circles away quickly and effectively.
Tights fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Tights.
Castellano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Castellano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pimbo Tights's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Castellano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Castellano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tights counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tights takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tights tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castellano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tights avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tights tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castellano swats away the attempt to clinch by Tights.
Tights drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tights gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castellano throws a big right hand that misses.
Castellano trying to control but Tights is working from the bottom.
Tights wants to stand up but Castellano is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano wants to control from the top but Tights keeps moving.
Tights is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Castellano working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Castellano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tights works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Castellano distracts Tights with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Castellano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Castellano trying to control the position from guard on top but Tights is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castellano working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tights's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castellano trying to control the position from guard on top but Tights is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castellano wants to pass the guard but Tights is keeping the position.
Castellano throws a strike but Tights rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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!
Tights gets to his feet. Castellano looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Castellano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tights's hands.
Tights tries to clinch up but Castellano circles away and keeps his distance.
Pimbo Tights is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castellano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Castellano tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tights swivels and escapes.
Castellano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Castellano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Castellano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castellano dives in and scores a takedown into Tights's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castellano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Castellano won't allow Tights to get back to his feet.
Tights pushes Castellano off and scrambles back to his feet.
Castellano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tights can do to turn this around?
Castellano looks to land a combination but Tights avoids it well.
Castellano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tights pinned against the cage. Tights gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tights looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castellano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tights lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Rich Castellano has been cut.
Nice body punch from Tights.
Tights wants to clinch up but Castellano keeps it at a distance.
Castellano looks for a takedown but Tights sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Castellano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tights wants to clinch up but Castellano keeps it at a distance.
Castellano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Tights as Castellano shoots in.
Castellano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tights ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Castellano moves away.
Castellano throws a jab when Tights was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castellano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Castellano looks to score with a jab to the body but Tights is just out of range.
Tights leaves Castellano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Castellano connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Castellano dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Castellano swats away the attempt to clinch by Tights.
Castellano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Castellano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Castellano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tights fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castellano walks into a jab.
Castellano throws a big shot that misses.
Castellano misses with a double jab.
Rich Castellano is winning the standup battle so far.
Tights tries to close the distance and clinch but Castellano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castellano falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Tights to counter with a crisp jab.
Tights has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tights tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castellano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castellano shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tights sprawls well. Tights wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Castellano gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Castellano with that takedown attempt.
Tights has Castellano up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tights goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tights using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Tights.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tights.
Tights lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tights obliges.
Tights lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castellano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castellano is trying to drag Tights to the mat but Tights just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pimbo Tights has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Castellano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Tights.
Tights landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tights comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tights missing with knees to the body.
Castellano blocking some punches.
Tights missing with knees to the body.
Castellano blocking some punches.
Castellano goes for a takedown attempt but Tights pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tights moves in looking to clinch but Castellano pushes him off.
Castellano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tights dodges the punch combination from Castellano.
A jab from Tights finds it's way through Castellano's defenses.
Castellano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tights wants to clinch
and Castellano counters with a nice uppercut.
Tights has Castellano up against the cage in a clinch.
Pimbo Tights seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Tights fails to land.
Castellano goes for a takedown attempt but Tights pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A jab from Tights finds it's way through Castellano's defenses.
Castellano shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rich Castellano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tights feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Castellano sprawling to the canvas! Castellano rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tights finish him?!
Castellano is rocked!
Rich Castellano's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castellano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oh Castellano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tights moves into range and clinches up with Castellano.
Tights tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tights jerks Castellano's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Castellano drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Tights goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Tights because Castellano was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Pimbo Tights!
Pimbo Tights 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randomly Named Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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181 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randomly Named Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Alves !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves misses with a left hand
letting Fighter counter with a right hand.
Thiago Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves misses with a leg kick
and Fighter counters with a big head kick but Alves shrugs it off.
Alves throws a sloppy head kick
and Fighter counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Alves .
Alves swinging wildly here.
Alves misses with a takedown
and Fighter counters with a three punch combo that has Alves backing up. Alves nods at Fighter to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fighter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fighter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fighter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Alves throws out a leg kick but Fighter moves out of range and Alves only half commits.
Fighter tries to move into range but Alves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown but Fighter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alves 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with a lunging right hand
and Fighter counters with a big head kick but Alves shrugs it off.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Fighter defending well as Alves loads up on a big left hand.
We've been hearing reports that Fighter has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Alves misses the target.
Fighter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab.
Alves lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fighter backs up against the cage.
Fighter slips under a jab from Alves .
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves misses with a lunging right hand
and Fighter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Alves fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fighter is out of range.
Alves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Randomly Named Fighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Alves .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a hook
and Fighter counters with a big head kick but Alves shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves misses with a straight right.
Fighter stuffs the takedown.
Fighter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Fighter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves .
A swing and a miss from Alves .
Alves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Fighter counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a sloppy body shot
and Fighter counters with a head kick.
Alves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fighter blocks a leg kick.
Randomly Named Fighter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves misses with an uppercut. Fighter saw that one coming.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fighter sprawls well. Fighter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alves gets slowly back to his feet.
Fighter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves shoots for a double leg takedown but Fighter sprawls well. He's pushed Alves 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Fighter moves away and avoids it.
Alves bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Alves is predictable there
and Fighter counters with an outside leg kick.
Alves misses with an uppercut
and Fighter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alves thinking.
Fighter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alves misses the body punch
and Fighter counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves misses with an uppercut. Fighter saw that one coming.
Alves throws a hook but Fighter avoids it easily.
Alves closes the distance and clinches up with Fighter, looking for a takedown. Alves pushes Fighter against the cage but Fighter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randomly Named Fighter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Alves misses the target.
Fighter slips a straight right by Alves .
Alves misses with a hook. Fighter ducked under it nicely.
Alves throws a jab when Fighter was well out of range.
Fighter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves .
Alves missing with a left hand there. Fighter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck for Alves with that takedown attempt.
Alves swings widly with a right hand
and Fighter counters with a left and a right that stings Alves .
Randomly Named Fighter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alves throws a leg kick
and Fighter counters with a left to the body.
Alves misses with a hook to the body
and Fighter counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alves .
Alves throws a right hand that misses
and Fighter counters with a one-two to the body.
Randomly Named Fighter is winning the standup battle so far.
Alves throws a combination that misses
and Fighter counters with a thumping low kick.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown but Fighter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alves 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alves tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fighter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alves somewhat.
Randomly Named Fighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Alves .
Alves missing with a left hand there. Fighter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alves tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fighter defends well and Alves ends up having to push Fighter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Alves .
Fighter digs a right hand underneath Alves 's ribcage. Alves let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Fighter on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is looking for a takedown.
Fighter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fighter is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alves gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fighter tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fighter lands a nice shot to the body.
Fighter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alves pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Fighter has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Fighter.
Alves is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fighter avoids the elbow strike from Alves , against the cage.
Alves tries to break the clinch but Fighter is controlling the position.
Alves wants to take the fight to the mat but Fighter manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Alves stops a takedown attempt from Fighter.
Alves misses with some punches.
Fighter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fighter looking for a takedown.
Alves tries to land knees in the clinch but Fighter avoids the damage to the body.
Fighter is working for takedown but Alves is calmly controlling the position for now.
Alves is pressed up against the cage. Fighter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alves down to the mat. Alves avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Fighter's shoulder, as Fighter tries to avoid the shot.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fighter as he avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Alves .
Alves gets a double leg takedown into Fighter's guard.
Fighter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fighter is working hard here to advance position.
Fighter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fighter pulls Alves in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves 's guard.
Alves working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fighter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fighter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fighter is looking to work some ground and pound but Alves has wrist control.
Alves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves wants to sweep here but Fighter controlling him for the moment.
Fighter throws a strike but Alves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alves connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fighter trying to control the position here.
Alves slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randomly Named Fighter dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
No luck for Alves with that takedown attempt.
Alves misses with a leg kick.
Alves throws a poor cross that misses
and Fighter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Alves feints and then cracks Fighter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fighter down.
Fighter staying out of range there.
Alves fails with the takedown.
Alves misses with a double jab
and Fighter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with a lunging right hand
and Fighter counters with a one-two to the body.
Fighter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alves .
Randomly Named Fighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Alves .
Fighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fighter counters with a head kick. That will keep Alves thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alves misses the body punch
and Fighter counters with a one-two to the body.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown but Fighter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alves 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Fighter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fighter slips under a jab.
Thiago Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves loads up on a big right hand but Fighter slips the punch.
Alves looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fighter is fending him off so far but Alves persists. Nope, Fighter circles away and we're back to standing.
Alves throws an off balance right hand
and Fighter counters with a one-two to the body.
Alves misses with a body shot
and Fighter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alves misses with a right hand
and Fighter counters with a good, hard body kick but Alves shrugs it off.
Alves takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Fighter. No joy for Alves on that attempt.
Fighter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but Fighter shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Fighter blocks a jab.
Alves misses with a right hand
enabling Fighter to counter with a crisp jab.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Fighter moves away and avoids it.
Fighter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alves .
Alves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fighter avoids the body shot from Alves .
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alves .
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fighter counters with a one-two to the body.
Alves throws a combination that misses
and Fighter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alves is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves throws a leg kick
and Alves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alves is still on wobbly legs! Can Fighter finish him?
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alves is defended easily by Fighter.
Alves connects with a single shot there.
Alves seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves misses with a right hand
and Fighter lands a stunning uppercut that sends Alves to the mat!
And that's the end of the fight!
Randomly Named Fighter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fighter 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randomly Named Fighter!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Bergogolio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Kiyomasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bergogolio comes to the cage accompanied by Adoramus Te. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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160 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jorge Bergogolio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kato Kiyomasa!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Bergogolio misses.
Bergogolio loads up on a big right hand but Kiyomasa slips the punch.
Kiyomasa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bergogolio throws out the jab.
Bergogolio misses with a looping right.
Bergogolio just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Bergogolio misses.
Kiyomasa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bergogolio.
Bergogolio misses with the combination.
Kiyomasa defending well as Bergogolio loads up on a big left hand.
Kiyomasa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bergogolio.
Bergogolio throws a jab when Kiyomasa was well out of range.
Bergogolio looks to land a left hand but Kiyomasa moved out of range nicely.
Kiyomasa tries for a takedown but Bergogolio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kiyomasa moves in looking to clinch but Bergogolio pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Bergogolio. Those never looked like landing.
Kiyomasa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiyomasa cracks Bergogolio with a good jab.
Kiyomasa swinging wildly here.
Bergogolio thows a body shot but no joy.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kiyomasa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bergogolio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kiyomasa misses with a body shot.
Bergogolio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiyomasa slips a jab from Bergogolio.
We've been told by Bergogolio's head coaches at Brick Brawlers MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bergogolio throws a nice looking combination but Kiyomasa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bergogolio slips a jab and a cross from Kiyomasa.
Kiyomasa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bergogolio doesn't seem bothered though.
Bergogolio misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Bergogolio misses
and Bergogolio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bergogolio throws a sloppy body shot
and Kiyomasa counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bergogolio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kiyomasa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kiyomasa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kiyomasa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bergogolio is trying to push Kiyomasa away but Kiyomasa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kiyomasa has a couple of punches blocked by Bergogolio.
Kiyomasa pushes Bergogolio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiyomasa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiyomasa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Kiyomasa.
Bergogolio is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kiyomasa's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kiyomasa manages to pull guard.
Kiyomasa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kiyomasa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bergogolio manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiyomasa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kiyomasa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kiyomasa wants to control from the top but Bergogolio keeps moving.
Kiyomasa passes Bergogolio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bergogolio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kiyomasa on the ground.
Kiyomasa uses his free foot to push down on Bergogolio's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bergogolio.
Kiyomasa has isolated one of Bergogolio's arms. Bergogolio looking to fight him off but Kiyomasa twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kato Kiyomasa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blue Rak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins has chosen Heaven Shall Burn - Combat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blue Rak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimbo Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rak blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins.
Rak jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jenkins throws out a leg kick but Rak moves out of range and Jenkins only half commits.
Jenkins lands a high kick!
Rak moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rak has closed the distance and engaged Jenkins in a clinch.
I was talking to Rak's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jenkins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Blue Rak has been cut.
Rak jumps guard but Jenkins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jenkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jenkins throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rak avoids the elbow strike from Jenkins, against the cage.
Jenkins lands an elbow just above Rak 's eye.
Rak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rak.
Jenkins misses with an elbow over the top.
Rak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rak throws a series of punches but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rak darts in and clinches Jenkins up against the cage.
Rak lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rak working hard to break the clinch.
Jenkins trying to stall but Rak improves his position.
Jenkins pushes off an throws an elbow but Rak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jenkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rak working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rak is looking to break free of the clinch but Jenkins has double underhooks.
Jenkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenkins misses with an elbow strike.
Rak breaks the clinch.
Jenkins tries to keep at a distance but Rak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rak avoiding damage as Jenkins throws knees to the body.
Jenkins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins lands an elbow just above Rak 's eye.
Rak dodges an elbow strike from Jenkins.
Jenkins missing with knees to the body.
Jenkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jenkins throws an elbow but misses.
Jenkins lands an elbow inside.
Jenkins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jenkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins lands an elbow just above Rak 's eye.
Jenkins misses with a body punch.
Jenkins breaks the clinch.
Rak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jenkins counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rak is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rak rushes Jenkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rak managing to block the knees to the body from Jenkins.
Rak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rak takes an elbow to the temple.
Jenkins is working Rak over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rak is working for takedown but Jenkins is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rak tries to break free but Jenkins pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Jenkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jenkins breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rak throws a right hand that Jenkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenkins also avoids with ease.
Jenkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jenkins clinches up with Rak and pushes him back against the cage.
Jenkins misses with a knee to the head.
Jenkins lands a nice elbow.
Jenkins has Rak pressed against the cage, preventing Rak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jenkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jenkins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jenkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenkins lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as Rak controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rak.
Jenkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jenkins throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimbo Jenkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blue Rak's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rak looks to land a left hand but Jenkins moved out of range nicely.
Rak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rak's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rak duly obliges.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Rak moves out of range.
Rak misses with a few strikes there.
Rak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jenkins.
Rak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Rak swats away the attempt to clinch by Jenkins.
Rak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jenkins's head backwards.
Jenkins slips a jab and a cross from Rak.
Rak avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jenkins lands a brutal head kick. Rak looks out on his feet and Jenkins throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Jimbo Jenkins!
A very excited looking Jimbo Jenkins made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franz Grave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Abelardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franz Grave could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ramon Abelardo's chin.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franz Grave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ramon Abelardo!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abelardo takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Ramon Abelardo has been cut.
Grave is looking to land body kicks.
Abelardo misses with a head kick.
Abelardo scores with a hook.
Grave throws a push kick but Abelardo slaps the foot to one side.
Abelardo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grave counters with a nice uppercut.
Abelardo delivers a nice body kick.
Ramon Abelardo 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Grave. That snapped Abelardo's head back.
Abelardo throws a leg kick
and Grave counters with an inside leg kick.
Abelardo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grave connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Abelardo scrambles back to his feet.
Abelardo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Abelardo throws a head kick that misses.
Grave tries to bum rush Abelardo with a series of wild strikes but Abelardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abelardo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grave.
Grave closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abelardo prevents a body shot from Grave.
Abelardo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Abelardo is trying to break the clinch but Grave is controlling him.
Grave misses with a punch on the inside.
Grave prevents Abelardo from breaking the clinch.
Abelardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grave lands a shoulder strike.
Abelardo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abelardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Grave.
Abelardo throws a push kick but Grave slaps the foot to one side.
Abelardo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grave is out of range and Abelardo settles back down.
Abelardo slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grave avoids a kick to the body.
Abelardo throws a sloppy head kick and Grave moves out of range easily.
Grave avoids the head kick by Abelardo.
Grave blocks a head kick by Abelardo.
Grave looks to land a combination but Abelardo avoids it well.
Abelardo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grave comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abelardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grave has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grave there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grave throws a right hand that Abelardo ducks under and follows up with a left that Abelardo also avoids with ease.
Abelardo misses with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo throws out a leg kick but Grave moves out of range and Abelardo only half commits.
Grave throws a sloppy head kick
and Abelardo counters with a nice leg kick.
Abelardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grave looks to throw the jab but Abelardo is out of range.
Grave ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abelardo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grave checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Abelardo misses with the body kick
and Grave counters with a three punch combo that has Abelardo backing up. Abelardo nods at Grave to acknowledge the strikes.
Abelardo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Abelardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Abelardo misses with the body kick
and Grave counters with a three punch combo that has Abelardo backing up. Abelardo nods at Grave to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Abelardo misses
enabling Grave to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abelardo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grave sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abelardo misses with a low kick.
Grave throws a nice looking combination but Abelardo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grave misses with an uppercut.
Abelardo lands with a nice body kick.
Grave moves out of range as Abelardo throws a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abelardo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grave has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abelardo.
Abelardo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ramon Abelardo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ramon Abelardo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Abelardo blocks a low kick nicely.
Grave tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abelardo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grave cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grave ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grave looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abelardo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Abelardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grave's calf.
Abelardo scores with a kick to the body.
Abelardo lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abelardo throws a wild body kick that Grave sees coming a mile off.
Abelardo is looking to land body kicks.
Grave thows a leg kick but Abelardo checks it
and Abelardo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Franz Grave is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abelardo throws the kick towards the body but Grave avoids it.
Grave throws a lazy right hand but Abelardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abelardo throws the kick towards the body but Grave avoids it.
Grave takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Grave doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abelardo is looking to slow Grave down with leg kicks.
Grave chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Abelardo lands a leg kick that knocks Grave off balance momentarily.
Grave checks the leg kick.
Abelardo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abelardo throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grave's calf.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Abelardo.
Grave wants to clinch.
Grave misses with an uppercut
and Abelardo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abelardo slips under a jab.
Grave will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid body kick from Abelardo.
Abelardo thows a body kick. Grave tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Abelardo throws out a powerful jab.
Abelardo misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Grave, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abelardo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Abelardo moves out of range of the body kick.
Grave shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Abelardo throws out a loose jab but Grave uses good head movement to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Grave blocks the low kick.
Grave misses with a few strikes there.
Abelardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Abelardo throws a body kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Abelardo
and Grave counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from Grave misses.
Abelardo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grave moves out of range as Abelardo throws a body kick.
Good shot there by Grave.
Grave uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abelardo.
Abelardo thows a leg kick but Grave checks it
letting Grave counter with a right hand.
Grave is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grave waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abelardo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abelardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abelardo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abelardo tries to work over Grave's front leg with a kick but Grave checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grave swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abelardo misses with the body kick
and Grave connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Abelardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ramon Abelardo's cut.
That's time! Grave's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Abelardo.
Grave takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grave throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abelardo tries to land a body kick
and Abelardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abelardo throws a sloppy head kick and Grave moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Abelardo.
Grave needs to keep his hands up - Abelardo had a free shot at his head there.
Grave sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grave moves out of range of the body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grave misses with a body shot.
Abelardo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grave shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grave digs a good body shot into Abelardo's ribs.
Grave misses with a two punch combination.
Abelardo lands a big head kick that sends Grave tumbling to the mat! Abelardo takes a step backwards and waves Grave back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Grave is rocked!
It looks like Franz Grave has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abelardo misses with a leg kick
and Grave counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oh Grave is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abelardo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grave. Abelardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grave seems to have got his legs back now.
Grave moves out of range of the body kick.
Abelardo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grave throws a sloppy body shot
and Abelardo counters with a flying knee that drops Grave! Abelardo dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramon Abelardo!
Ramon Abelardo 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Vasilyevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasilyevich's entrance music is Billy Connolly - Ivan the terrible. A fine choice. Wolf has chosen No Spiritual Surrender as his entrance music. Ivan Vasilyevich had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Vasilyevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vincent Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Wolf misses
and Vasilyevich moves into the clinch.
Vasilyevich gets through Wolf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vasilyevich will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wolf up against the cage.
Wolf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wolf blocks a body shot from Vasilyevich.
Wolf looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vasilyevich slowing the pace effectively.
Wolf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Vasilyevich - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wolf blocks a body shot from Vasilyevich.
Wolf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vasilyevich avoids a wild elbow strike from Wolf.
Wolf blocks a body shot from Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Vasilyevich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilyevich lands with a right to the head.
Vasilyevich pushes Wolf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wolf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vasilyevich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wolf lands with a light punch inside.
Wolf tries to work over Vasilyevich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasilyevich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wolf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vasilyevich avoids it.
Vasilyevich lands a nice uppercut.
Wolf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wolf struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasilyevich controls his hands.
Vasilyevich tries to work over Wolf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wolf makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vasilyevich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasilyevich blocking some punches.
Vasilyevich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vasilyevich.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich jumps guard and drags Wolf to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Vasilyevich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolf won't allow Vasilyevich to sweep him here.
Vasilyevich managing to control the position.
Wolf engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vasilyevich is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wolf defends well.
Vasilyevich managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyevich has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wolf can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wolf must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wolf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vasilyevich swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wolf is fighting to break Vasilyevich's control of his arms but Vasilyevich is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vasilyevich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vasilyevich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wolf wants to control from the top but Vasilyevich keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Wolf misses.
Vasilyevich throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vasilyevich throws out a loose jab but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasilyevich misses with a double jab.
Wolf looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wolf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasilyevich.
Wolf will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolf misses with a body kick.
Vasilyevich ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Vasilyevich avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Vasilyevich dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vasilyevich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wolf misses with a low kick.
Wolf is looking to chop away at Vasilyevich's legs.
Vasilyevich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wolf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vasilyevich throws out the jab.
Wolf attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wolf throws a right hand that misses
and Vasilyevich counters by moving into the clinch.
Wolf working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vasilyevich takes a shot to the head.
Vasilyevich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wolf tries to work over Vasilyevich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vasilyevich gets through Wolf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wolf tries a body shot but Vasilyevich blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilyevich has a couple of punches blocked by Wolf.
Vasilyevich throws a head punch that misses.
Wolf lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wolf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vasilyevich is defending well for now.
Vasilyevich taking a breather.
Vasilyevich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wolf prevents a body shot from Vasilyevich.
Vasilyevich misses with the head strike.
Vasilyevich misses with some punches.
Vasilyevich dodges an elbow strike from Wolf.
Vasilyevich prevents a body shot from Wolf.
A left hand lands to the body for Vasilyevich.
Wolf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vasilyevich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vasilyevich lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wolf backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasilyevich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Vasilyevich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wolf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasilyevich tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wolf smiles and moves away.
Vasilyevich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wolf misses with a body shot.
Vasilyevich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wolf throws a leg kick
and Vasilyevich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wolf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vasilyevich lands a body punch.
Wolf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wolf missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyevich tries to throw a body punch but Wolf avoids it by throwing Vasilyevich back against the cage.
Wolf tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wolf lands a nice uppercut.
Vasilyevich jumps guard but Wolf stands there with Vasilyevich around his waist. Vasilyevich gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vasilyevich presses Wolf against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vasilyevich.
Wolf blocking some punches.
Wolf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ivan Vasilyevich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wolf as Vasilyevich tries to tie him up.
Wolf scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vasilyevich is leaning against Wolf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vasilyevich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vasilyevich lands with a light punch inside.
Wolf can't find room to land a body shot as Vasilyevich controls the action.
Vasilyevich working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolf swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasilyevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Vasilyevich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vasilyevich pushes Wolf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Vasilyevich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wolf is rocked!
The referee calls for Vasilyevich to work.
Wolf is still on wobbly legs! Can Vasilyevich finish him?
Vasilyevich throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Vasilyevich - that landed with a thud.
Wolf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vasilyevich's face.
Vasilyevich unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Wolf! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Vasilyevich is unloading with more strikes now! Wolf drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Vasilyevich!
Ivan Vasilyevich looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Full Pretzel!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amelie Poulain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Messy Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amelie Poulain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Messy Messi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messi with a poor takedown
and Poulain counters with a shoot takedown. Messi fights it but they end up in guard.
Poulain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Messi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Poulain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Poulain controlling from the top position.
Messi controls Poulain momentarily but Poulain frees himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Messi wants to sweep here but Poulain controlling him for the moment.
Poulain postures up in Messi's guard and throws a big left but Messi blocks it.
Poulain trying to control but Messi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poulain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Poulain wants to control from the top but Messi keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Poulain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poulain looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Messi working for submissions but it's allowed Poulain to get to half guard.
Messi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Poulain.
Poulain wants to pass the guard but Messi is defending well.
Poulain is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Messi wants to improve his position but Poulain is controlling well.
Poulain with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Messi is staying active underneath Poulain, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amelie Poulain has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Poulain shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Messi's guard.
Poulain sitting in guard here, content to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poulain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poulain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Poulain slips nicely into half guard.
Poulain controlling the pace.
Poulain looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Poulain is looking to advance position but Messi won't allow it.
Poulain is keen to just control but Messi is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Poulain seems content to control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Poulain connects with a nice short shot to Messi's temple.
Poulain is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Messi looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Poulain pushes past his half guard into mount!
Poulain controlling the position easily from mount.
Poulain looking to control but Messi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poulain scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Messi?
Poulain with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulain with a couple of short strikes.
Poulain controlling his opponent.
Messi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poulain pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Messi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Poulain lands a big shot there that rocks Messi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Messi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Messi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Messi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poulain looking to control but Messi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poulain putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Poulain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Messi hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poulain landing strikes from the mount.
Messi is rocked!
A big strike lands for Poulain! That's really hurt Messi and he's turned his back - Poulain keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Poulain jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amelie Poulain!
After winning the bout, Amelie Poulain thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kylma Jaak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kylma Jaak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JJ Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaak stuffs the takedown attempt from Thomas. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thomas.
Thomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jaak's waist but Jaak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thomas off to one side.
Kylma Jaak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Thomas.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jaak lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jaak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jaak.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thomas is defended easily by Jaak.
Thomas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jaak avoids it really well and circles away.
We've been told by Jaak's head coaches at Brick Brawlers MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jaak tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jaak sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thomas somewhat.
Jaak has Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Jaak manages to get underhooks.
Thomas wants a takedown.
Thomas is trying to drag Jaak to the mat but Jaak just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jaak tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Jaak stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thomas.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jaak tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Jaak lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jaak misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaak scores with a hook to the body.
Thomas has Jaak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jaak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jaak can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
Jaak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaak pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jaak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thomas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jaak gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thomas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jaak gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jaak presses Thomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thomas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jaak is defending well.
Thomas looks winded!
Jaak throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Jaak - that landed with a thud.
Jaak scores with a hook to the body.
Jaak lands an uppercut.
Jaak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaak gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jaak is defending well.
Jaak gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jaak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jaak lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jaak lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thomas or not.
Jaak misses with a body punch.
Jaak works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
A short right from Jaak on the inside.
Jaak's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thomas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jaak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jaak lands a left hand.
Thomas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jaak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thomas looking for a takedown.
Thomas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jaak pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaak can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jaak - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jaak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaak tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Jaak back against the cage.
Thomas has Jaak pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jaak manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thomas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jaak pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jaak lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaak.
Jaak is trying to stall.
Jaak lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Jaak.
Jaak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaak.
The referee calls for Jaak to work.
Jaak tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kylma Jaak 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.
Jaak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jaak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Jaak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Nice straight punches there by Jaak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jaak.
Kylma Jaak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Jaak. No joy for Thomas on that attempt.
Jaak takes the fight into the clinch.
Thomas is working for takedown but Jaak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kylma Jaak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Thomas.
Jaak stalls.
Thomas tries to score a body lock takedown but Jaak shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jaak prevents the takedown attempt.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Jaak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Jaak.
Jaak stalling in the clinch but Thomas improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaak lands a shot to the body.
Jaak is pressed up against the cage. Thomas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jaak down to the mat. Jaak avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Oooooh!!! Jaak has knocked Thomas down with a huge combo! Jaak steps away and waves a wobbly Thomas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Thomas is rocked!
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!
Jaak dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas is still on wobbly legs! Can Jaak finish him?
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas glances at the clock... BAM! Jaak nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Thomas crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Thomas is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kylma Jaak!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Pitakaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Le Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitakaka comes to the cage accompanied by my dick. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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217 lbs
13 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Pitakaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Le Banner!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner shoots in for a takedown but Pitakaka shows good takedown defense.
Banner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pitakaka but Pitakaka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've been told by Pitakaka's head coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pitakaka fakes the leg kick and cracks Banner in the body.
Banner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pitakaka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Elijah Pitakaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Le Banner.
Pitakaka thumps Banner with a low kick.
Banner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pitakaka pinned against the cage. Pitakaka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Banner moves out of range of the body kick.
Pitakaka stuffs the takedown attempt from Banner. Banner gets slowly back to his feet.
Banner misses with a takedown attempt - Pitakaka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Banner moves out of range easily.
Banner shoots in for a takedown but Pitakaka shows good takedown defense.
Elijah Pitakaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitakaka is looking to slow Banner down with leg kicks.
Pitakaka throws a sloppy head kick and Banner moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka slips a straight right by Banner.
Banner shoots in for a double leg but Pitakaka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pitakaka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitakaka connects with a high kick.
It looks like Jerome Le Banner has been cut.
Pitakaka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Banner lands a nice hook to Pitakaka's body. Pitakaka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Pitakaka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Banner fails with a takedown attempt.
Pitakaka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Banner.
Pitakaka cracks the inside of Banner's front leg.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Pitakaka misses with a body shot.
Pitakaka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pitakaka wants it to stay on the feet.
Banner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pitakaka can pounce on him.
Banner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
Banner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pitakaka circles away.
Banner misses the jab.
Banner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pitakaka trying to control but Banner postures up.
Pitakaka pushes Banner off looking to stand but Banner dives back in and keeps control.
Nice strikes from Banner there.
Pitakaka is trying to stand back up but Banner is controlling him
Pitakaka gets full guard.
Banner wants to control from the top but Pitakaka keeps moving.
Pitakaka wants to stand up but Banner is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitakaka pushes Banner off and gets back to his feet.
Banner thows a body shot but no joy.
Pitakaka stuffs the takedown attempt from Banner. Banner gets slowly back to his feet.
Banner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Banner shoots in and drives through. Pitakaka sprawls well.
Pitakaka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Banner.
Banner gets the takedown into side control.
Banner working the ground and pound but Pitakaka is defending the strikes.
Banner working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Pitakaka is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Banner working the ground and pound but Pitakaka is defending the strikes.
Banner looks up at the clock and then as Pitakaka takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Banner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pitakaka is trying to buck Banner off.
Banner working the ground and pound from side control.
Pitakaka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pitakaka is pushing Banner's head away, looking to escape. Banner manages to hold on to the position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pitakaka is looking to regain half guard here but Banner keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banner working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Pitakaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Le Banner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Banner shoots for a takedown but Pitakaka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pitakaka is looking to slow Banner down with leg kicks.
Pitakaka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Banner shoots for a double leg takedown but Pitakaka sprawls well. He's pushed Banner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Banner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Elijah Pitakaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Le Banner.
Banner dives in for a single leg takedown but Pitakaka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pitakaka is trying to break the clinch but Banner is controlling him.
Pitakaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Banner won't allow it.
Banner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pitakaka wants to break free but Banner has control.
Pitakaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pitakaka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Banner.
Pitakaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banner.
Banner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pitakaka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Banner is defended easily by Pitakaka.
Banner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitakaka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Banner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Horrible takedown by Banner or perhaps it was just good defense by Pitakaka which made him look bad.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
Banner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Banner is breathing heavily.
Banner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pitakaka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Banner's calf.
Elijah Pitakaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pitakaka's waist but Pitakaka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Banner off to one side.
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitakaka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Banner. That did some damage!
Pitakaka throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pitakaka feints and then cracks Banner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Banner down.
Pitakaka misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pitakaka!
Pitakaka lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Pitakaka tenderised Banner's leg. Banner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Banner has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pitakaka.
Banner takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pitakaka scores with a head kick.
Banner is rocked!
Banner stuns Pitakaka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Banner is still on wobbly legs! Can Pitakaka finish him?
Pitakaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banner seems to have recovered his senses.
Pitakaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pitakaka throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Pitakaka.
Pitakaka lets loose with a powerful body kick. Banner will feel that in the morning.
Pitakaka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pitakaka lands a big head kick that sends Banner to the canvas! Pitakaka follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elijah Pitakaka!
A less than humble Elijah Pitakaka misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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