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HFC Tourneys 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Savea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyquan Zaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyquan Zaal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samson Savea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyquan Zaal!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savea lands a jab to Zaal's midsection.
Savea ducks right into an uppercut from Zaal.
Savea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zaal manages to avoid it.
Savea fails to land with a series of punches.
Savea scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zaal clobbers Savea with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaal misses with a looping left.
Savea goes for a double leg but Zaal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zaal continues to drive forward.
Zaal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zaal effectively controlling the action here.
Zaal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zaal prevents Savea from breaking the clinch.
Zaal is fighting off a takedown attempt but Savea is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Zaal to the mat. Zaal regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Zaal controls Savea momentarily but Savea frees himself.
Savea in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaal has his foot on Savea's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Savea works his way back into a safe position though.
Zaal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Savea throws a big elbow that misses.
Zaal is pulling down on Savea's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savea is looking to pass into half guard but Zaal pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Zaal is in guard.
Zaal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Savea controlling Zaal's posture.
Zaal wants to control from the top but Savea keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zaal trying to control but Savea is working from the bottom.
Savea is looking to stand up but Zaal isn't so interested in that idea.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tyquan Zaal hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Zaal throws out a powerful jab.
Savea shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Zaal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savea trying to control but Zaal is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savea postures up.
Zaal avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Savea missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zaal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zaal seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savea accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savea showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zaal throws a series of punches but Savea moves out of range.
We've been told by Savea's head coaches at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savea tries to clinch there but Zaal circles away.
Savea shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zaal sprawls well. Zaal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Savea gets slowly back to his feet.
Savea takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Savea.
Zaal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savea.
Savea closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zaal quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaal regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zaal is looking to stand up but Savea isn't so interested in that idea.
Savea throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zaal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Savea wants to control from the top but Zaal keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Savea dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Savea shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zaal as he jumps to the side.
Savea shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zaal stuns Savea with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zaal moves in looking to clinch but Savea pushes him off.
Samson Savea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaal connects with a crisp jab.
Savea has Zaal up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zaal lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Savea up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zaal lands a nice knee to the body.
Savea takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Samson Savea has been cut.
Zaal lands a knee to the body.
Zaal tries a knee to the head but Savea blocks it.
Savea has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zaal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaal looking to stall.
Zaal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Savea up against the cage.
Zaal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Zaal.
Zaal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Savea blocks it with crossed arms.
Zaal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zaal missing with knees to the body.
Zaal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savea avoids it.
Knees to the body from Zaal.
Zaal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zaal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savea has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zaal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zaal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savea has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zaal has Savea pushed against the cage.
Zaal lands a nice knee to the body.
Zaal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zaal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Savea.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zaal obliges.
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!
Zaal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A bit of stalling here from Zaal.
Zaal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Savea in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Zaal.
Zaal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Zaal.
Zaal landing knees to the body.
Zaal tries to land knees in the clinch but Savea avoids the damage to the body.
Zaal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Savea managing to block the knees to the body from Zaal.
A bit of stalling here from Zaal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyquan Zaal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Samson Savea's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Savea scores with a takedown into Zaal's guard.
Savea trying to control but Zaal is working from the bottom.
Zaal is pulling down on Savea's head to control his posture.
Savea trying to control but Zaal is working from the bottom.
Savea wants to pass the guard but Zaal is keeping the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Savea trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samson Savea has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Zaal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savea just misses with a punch to the body.
Savea closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zaal circles away.
Savea dodges the punch combination from Zaal.
Savea lands a two punch combo.
Zaal tries to clinch up but Savea circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaal scores with the left hand. Savea knows he should have avoided that one.
Savea dives in for a single leg takedown but Zaal sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zaal has Savea pressed against the cage, preventing Savea from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Savea managing to block the knees to the body from Zaal.
Savea jumps guard but Zaal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samson Savea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savea jumps guard but Zaal stands there with Savea around his waist. Savea gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Savea takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaal trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tyquan Zaal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zaal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zaal trying to control the position but instead, Savea has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zaal into the cage.
Zaal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savea avoids it.
Zaal tries to land a knee to the head but Savea blocks with his arms.
Zaal lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaal leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zaal lands a knee to the head.
Zaal has Savea pressed against the cage, preventing Savea from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zaal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Savea letting Zaal take a breather here.
Savea fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zaal leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savea managing to block the knees to the body from Zaal.
Savea jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zaal walks away with a smile on his face. Savea gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zaal works over Savea's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Savea throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zaal was covering up waiting for the punch and Savea finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zaal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zaal not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaal wants to sweep but no luck.
Savea trying to control but Zaal is working from the bottom.
Savea missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyquan Zaal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zaal has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyquan Zaal!
After the fight, Tyquan Zaal was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kari Parisyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Lyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parisyen's entrance music is Hari ng Tondo. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kari Parisyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Austin Lyle!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parisyen looks to throw the jab but Lyle is out of range.
Parisyen shoots in and gets a takedown into Lyle's guard.
Lyle keeping moving, preventing Parisyen from controlling successfully.
Parisyen throws an elbow that misses. Lyle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Parisyen's guard. Nice move by Lyle!
Lyle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lyle looking to pass the guard.
Parisyen is trying to keep Lyle in close.
Lyle trying to control but Parisyen is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parisyen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lyle tries to free his leg and advance position but Parisyen is retaining full guard.
Lyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Parisyen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parisyen is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lyle has his hands clasped together but Parisyen extends and breaks Lyle's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Parisyen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kari Parisyen!
An out of breath Kari Parisyen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Scalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scalante has chosen Started from the bottom as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Scalante!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scalante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Souza counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rocky Scalante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scalante looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scalante misses with a series of wild punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Scalante 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.
Scalante throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Jake Souza has been cut.
Scalante fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Souza with that takedown attempt.
Scalante fails to land with a series of punches.
Scalante throws a head kick that misses.
Souza tries to clinch up but Scalante circles away and keeps his distance.
Souza steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Scalante. That one must have hurt.
Scalante keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Souza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scalante shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Souza seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Souza can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Scalante controls the pace.
Souza looking for a guillotine here but Scalante defends easily.
Souza has his feet on Scalante's thighs here. He's pushed Scalante off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Scalante screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Souza!
Jake Souza seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Rocky Scalante had this to say: '“What does it mean to be the best? It means you have to be better than the number two guy. But what gratification is there in that? He's a loser—that’s why he's number two.” '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Fontaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fontaine comes to the cage accompanied by P.S. Phuk You Too. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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225 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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricky Fontaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Ripgut!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontaine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ripgut.
Ripgut tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fontaine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ripgut shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fontaine defends it nicely.
Ripgut misses with a takedown
and Fontaine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ricky Fontaine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Ripgut.
Ripgut misses with a takedown attempt
and Fontaine counters with a hugh head kick that removes Ripgut from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ricky Fontaine!
Ricky Fontaine made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'WATCH ME GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuto Kawasati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Bob has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
23 - 16 - 0 |
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105 lbs
24 - 16 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuuto Kawasati!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Kawasati does no damage.
Bob steps in with a hook that catches Kawasati right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bob follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kawasati looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Bob!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Billy Bob made sure he mentioned HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Duke Ellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 lbs
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28 - 23 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duke Ellington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Happy Gilmore!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilmore manages to avoid it.
Ellington takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ellington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ellington gets caught napping as Gilmore dives in and scores a takedown. Ellington manages to retain guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ellington manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gilmore manages to get himself to full guard.
Gilmore looking to control.
Ellington stopping the sweep attempt from Gilmore.
Ellington postures up.
Gilmore looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ellington puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilmore wants to improve his position but Ellington is controlling well.
Ellington knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gilmore on the ground.
Ellington wants to get back to his feet.
Gilmore wants to control but Ellington passes into side.
Gilmore is looking to reverse the position.
Gilmore sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore wants to control but Ellington is keeping busy.
Ellington prevents Gilmore from improving his position.
Ellington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gilmore regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gilmore has a closed guard, preventing Ellington from standing up.
Gilmore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ellington's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ellington's head.
Gilmore trying to control the position from guard on top but Ellington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gilmore looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gilmore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ellington is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ellington is trying to control the position but Gilmore postures up.
Gilmore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ellington trying to keep a closed guard but Gilmore is proving a slippery customer.
Gilmore sitting in guard here, content to control.
Duke Ellington has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Ellington misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellington swings for the body but Gilmore moves out of range.
A jab from Ellington misses.
Ellington lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gilmore.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Gilmore dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ellington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gilmore shoots in and gets a takedown into Ellington's guard.
Gilmore sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ellington is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gilmore is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Happy Gilmore hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ellington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gilmore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gilmore cracks Ellington with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellington throws out a loose jab but Gilmore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gilmore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ellington misses with a body shot.
Gilmore throws a jab but it's blocked by Ellington.
Duke Ellington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gilmore goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gilmore scores with a hook.
Ellington lands a jab to the nose.
Ellington thows a body shot but no joy.
Gilmore looks to land a right hand but Ellington moved out of range.
Gilmore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gilmore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gilmore shoots in and drives through. Ellington sprawls well.
Ellington sizes up Gilmore with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilmore throws a one two combo.
Gilmore lands a really nice looking cross but Ellington seems unphased.
Ellington misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellington lands a nice looking body shot.
Ellington misses with a straight right.
Ellington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gilmore was well out of range. Poor timing from Ellington.
Ellington throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from Gilmore does no damage.
Ellington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gilmore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ellington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gilmore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gilmore throws a series of punches but Ellington avoids them all with ease.
Duke Ellington is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Ellington misses the target.
Ellington's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gilmore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ellington scrambles back to his feet.
Gilmore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ellington avoids the body shot from Gilmore.
Duke Ellington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Ellington.
Gilmore throws out a loose jab but Ellington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore lands with a shot to the body.
Ellington throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gilmore counters with a nice body shot.
Ellington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gilmore shoots for a double leg takedown but Ellington sprawls well. He's pushed Gilmore's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gilmore scores with a jab. Ellington acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gilmore connects with a body shot that sends Ellington's belly button to the back.
Gilmore defending well as Ellington loads up on a big left hand.
Gilmore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ellington misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Ellington. Beautiful body shot.
Ellington lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilmore takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Duke Ellington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilmore misses with a wild combination.
Ellington throws a body punch but Gilmore moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gilmore.
Ellington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gilmore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ellington's head.
Ellington shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ellington lands a nice looking body shot.
Gilmore misses with a double jab.
Ellington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gilmore.
Ellington throws a sloppy head kick and Gilmore moves out of range easily.
Ellington throws a right hand that Gilmore ducks under and follows up with a left that Gilmore also avoids with ease.
Ellington scores with a hook.
Ellington throws a looping overhand right but Gilmore ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ellington misses the shot to the body.
Ellington throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gilmore.
Ellington throws the kick towards the body but Gilmore avoids it.
Gilmore cracks Ellington with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Ellington dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gilmore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ellington's sensitive parts.
Gilmore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ellington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ellington throws a body punch but Gilmore moves out of range.
Gilmore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gilmore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ellington.
Gilmore will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ellington lands a head kick!
Gilmore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ellington.
Gilmore connects with a right hand. Ellington shakes it off.
No luck for Gilmore with that takedown attempt.
Gilmore digs a good hook to Ellington's body.
Ellington misses with a wild body shot.
Ellington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gilmore. Gilmore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellington lands a nice looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gilmore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ellington moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Gilmore.
Gilmore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ellington.
Ellington looks to land a combination but Gilmore avoids it well.
Gilmore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ellington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ellington misses with a body punch
and Gilmore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ellington doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ellington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ellington misses with a shot to the body
and Gilmore counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gilmore slips under a jab.
Gilmore throws a jab when Ellington was well out of range.
Gilmore scores with a hook.
Gilmore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gilmore blocks a leg kick.
Ellington throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gilmore misses with an uppercut. Ellington saw that one coming.
Gilmore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ellington.
Ellington misses with a head kick.
Gilmore throws a hook but Ellington blocks it.
Ellington scores with a nice right hand.
Gilmore shoots in for a takedown but Ellington shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gilmore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ellington misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Ellington misses the target.
Ellington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ellington throws a nice looking combination but Gilmore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gilmore defending well as Ellington loads up on a big left hand.
Ellington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ellington misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gilmore lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellington dips to his left and cracks Gilmore with an uppercut!
Gilmore loads up on a big right hand but Ellington slips the punch.
Ellington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ellington misses the body punch
and Gilmore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gilmore darts in looking for a takedown but Ellington gets double underhooks and turns Gilmore into the cage.
Duke Ellington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Happy Gilmore.
Gilmore wants a takedown but no success here.
Gilmore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ellington prevents the takedown attempt.
Ellington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ellington lands with a nice body kick.
Gilmore tries a low kick but Ellington avoids it.
A punch combination from Ellington misses.
Ellington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gilmore scores with a punch to the head.
Ellington throws a right and a left that Gilmore avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gilmore cracks Ellington with a good jab.
Gilmore darts in looking for a takedown but Ellington gets double underhooks and turns Gilmore into the cage.
Ellington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ellington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ellington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gilmore manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gilmore goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ellington prevents it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ellington breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Ellington showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ellington has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Ellington!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obed Flying Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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200 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergio Aguilar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Obed Flying Fox!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flying Fox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Aguilar defends it nicely.
Flying Fox avoids a kick to the body.
Flying Fox shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Flying Fox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aguilar as he jumps to the side.
Sergio Aguilar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obed Flying Fox.
Aguilar throws a body punch but Flying Fox moves out of range.
Aguilar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aguilar lands with a hook. Flying Fox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Flying Fox fails with the takedown.
Flying Fox blocks a leg kick.
Aguilar misses with a low kick.
Aguilar jabs Flying Fox to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flying Fox.
Aguilar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar looking to score a takedown here. Flying Fox is defending well but Aguilar drives through and ends up in Flying Fox's guard.
Aguilar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aguilar lands a couple of digs.
Flying Fox has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aguilar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aguilar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aguilar stopping the sweep attempt from Flying Fox.
Aguilar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aguilar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Flying Fox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aguilar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flying Fox is trying to keep Aguilar in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar trying to control the position from guard on top but Flying Fox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aguilar pushes down on Flying Fox's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Flying Fox tries to get to full guard but Aguilar has control of the leg.
Flying Fox trying to control but Aguilar postures up.
Aguilar thows a huge punch but Flying Fox dodges it nicely.
Aguilar is trying to control the action in half guard but Flying Fox is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Flying Fox is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flying Fox moves into full guard.
Flying Fox escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aguilar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aguilar wants to pass the guard but Flying Fox is keeping the position.
Aguilar throws a big elbow that misses.
Aguilar trying to control but Flying Fox is working from the bottom.
Aguilar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Aguilar slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar is thwarting Flying Fox's attempts to control the position.
Flying Fox moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Flying Fox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flying Fox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aguilar postures up in Flying Fox's guard and throws a big left but Flying Fox blocks it.
Aguilar advances to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flying Fox is defending against the submission attempts here by Aguilar.
Aguilar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aguilar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Aguilar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Flying Fox fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Aguilar to the ground. Flying Fox is now in Aguilar's guard.
Flying Fox got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aguilar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Flying Fox has managed to get both his arms back between Aguilar's legs - danger averted.
Flying Fox drops back looking for a leg! Aguilar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aguilar manages to kick Flying Fox off! Flying Fox jumps back into Aguilar's guard.
Flying Fox trying to control the position from guard on top but Aguilar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flying Fox won't allow Aguilar to sweep him here.
Sergio Aguilar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aguilar keeping moving, preventing Flying Fox from controlling successfully.
Flying Fox must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aguilar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Aguilar looking to land elbow strikes but Flying Fox uses the position to regain half guard.
Aguilar tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguilar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aguilar is working for a submission of some sort.
Aguilar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Flying Fox looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aguilar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flying Fox keeps working.
Flying Fox tries to get to full guard but Aguilar has control of the leg.
Aguilar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Flying Fox does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar prevents Flying Fox from improving his position.
Flying Fox is still trying to improve position.
Flying Fox trying to control here.
Flying Fox works his way to full guard. Good work.
Aguilar forces his way into half guard.
Flying Fox trying to control from the bottom.
Aguilar passes to side control.
Aguilar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Flying Fox is trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aguilar working the ground and pound but Flying Fox is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar trying to control the position but Flying Fox is working away.
Flying Fox is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aguilar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Flying Fox is avoiding damage well.
Aguilar working away.
Flying Fox is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Aguilar off and has taken his back!
Aguilar can't escape the position.
Aguilar is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flying Fox tightening his grip on Aguilar, looking for the choke.
Aguilar turns into Flying Fox and is now in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flying Fox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flying Fox looking for a sweep. Not yet Flying Fox, not yet.
Aguilar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aguilar landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aguilar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Flying Fox has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ground and pound from Aguilar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Aguilar working the strikes but Flying Fox uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Flying Fox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flying Fox is pressing down on Aguilar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aguilar pushing down on Flying Fox's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aguilar wants to pass to mount but Flying Fox is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Aguilar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Flying Fox is defended easily by Aguilar.
Aguilar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aguilar wants it to stay on the feet.
A combination from Aguilar does no damage.
Aguilar wants to land a leg kick but Flying Fox is out of range.
Aguilar works the jab nicely.
Aguilar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Aguilar wants to control but Flying Fox is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flying Fox sneaks back into half guard.
Flying Fox looking for submissions off his back.
Aguilar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Flying Fox has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flying Fox tries to get to full guard but Aguilar has control of the leg.
Flying Fox is looking to control Aguilar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Flying Fox avoid being mounted?
Flying Fox is looking for a sweep. Aguilar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aguilar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aguilar passes the guard and advances to mount!
Aguilar throwing strikes here but Flying Fox is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Flying Fox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flying Fox is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Aguilar throws some wild stikes that Flying Fox manages to avoid easily.
Flying Fox wants to hold on but Aguilar pushes him away.
Aguilar content just to control the position here.
Flying Fox sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Aguilar tries to pass to full mount but Flying Fox defends it.
Aguilar wants to take a breather but Flying Fox is having none of it.
Aguilar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Flying Fox has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aguilar is working away from the top position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aguilar throwing shots but Flying Fox is blocking nicely.
Flying Fox punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar is working for a kimura but Flying Fox is defending it quite comfortably.
Flying Fox is not content to let Aguilar control the position.
Flying Fox blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aguilar.
Aguilar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Flying Fox tries to roll over but Aguilar keeps him under control.
Flying Fox manages to get to full guard.
Aguilar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguilar throws a big right hand that misses.
Aguilar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aguilar goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Flying Fox has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Aguilar but great work by Flying Fox.
Obed Flying Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aguilar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Flying Fox's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sergio Aguilar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flying Fox seems to be looking for submissions.
Aguilar wants to control but Flying Fox is keeping busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flying Fox trying to control the action but Aguilar is working from the bottom.
Aguilar wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Aguilar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aguilar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Aguilar!
A pretty intense looking Sergio Aguilar took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tantalus Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koral Creyonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay comes to the cage accompanied by Outerspace- Revolution. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33
183 lbs
6 - 0 - 1 |
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29
186 lbs
18 - 13 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tantalus Flay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koral Creyonte!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creyonte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creyonte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Creyonte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flay.
Creyonte closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Flay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Creyonte trying to control the position but Flay is working away.
Flay managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Creyonte.
Flay is trying to improve his position.
Creyonte throws an elbow but Flay slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creyonte tries to score with some ground and pound. Flay controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Creyonte throws an elbow but Flay slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creyonte trying to control the action but Flay is working from the bottom.
Creyonte in side control, throwing shots but Flay defends.
A lull in the action here as Creyonte stalls from top position.
Creyonte wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Flay, who protects the arm well.
Flay tries to buck Creyonte off but Creyonte is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte wants to control but Flay is keeping him busy.
Flay takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Flay regains half guard.
Flay is refusing to be controlled, as Creyonte sits in half guard.
Flay is trying to maintain the position but Creyonte is very close to passing his half guard.
Creyonte wants to pass to mount but Flay is defending the position.
Creyonte not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte wants to pass the guard but Flay is defending well.
Creyonte is looking to pass Flay's guard but actually Flay recovers to full guard.
Creyonte passes Flay's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Creyonte missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flay wants to control but Creyonte is keeping busy.
Flay moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte tries to free his leg and advance position but Flay is retaining full guard.
Creyonte throws a big elbow that misses.
Creyonte trying to control but Flay is working from the bottom.
Creyonte looking to pass the guard.
Flay is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flay is pulling down on Creyonte's head. It's preventing any offense from Creyonte, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koral Creyonte dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Flay swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Creyonte counters with a straight right hand.
Creyonte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flay.
The fighters circling - Flay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flay digs a good hook to Creyonte's body.
Creyonte tries to work over Flay's front leg with a kick but Flay checks it.
Creyonte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Creyonte throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Flay's waist but Flay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Creyonte off to one side.
Creyonte dives in and grabs Flay's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flay pushes down on Creyonte's head and hops out.
Creyonte is looking to clinch.
Flay thows a body shot but no joy.
Flay scores with a shot to the body.
Creyonte fails to land with a series of punches.
Creyonte fails to land the takedown.
Tantalus Flay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koral Creyonte.
Creyonte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Creyonte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Flay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flay is looking to wear down Creyonte with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay looks to land a right hand but Creyonte moved out of range.
Flay thows a leg kick but Creyonte checks it
and Creyonte counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Flay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Creyonte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flay is keeping the position for now.
Flay is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Creyonte defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte is pushing down on Flay's leg trying to pass to half guard. Flay is fighting to maintain full guard but Creyonte has managed to sneak the leg through.
Flay won't allow Creyonte to pass to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flay tries to roll over but Creyonte keeps him under control.
Flay has hold of Creyonte's hands but Creyonte slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Creyonte is keen to just control but Flay is a slippery customer.
Creyonte tries to pass to full mount but Flay defends it.
Creyonte moves into full mount! Flay won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Creyonte connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Flay can't escape the position.
Creyonte thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Creyonte can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flay is looking to escape.
Creyonte with the ground and pound from mount.
Creyonte tries to control but Flay wriggling away.
Flay is looking to get to half guard.
Flay holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Creyonte tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creyonte punching from mount but Flay doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Flay tries to hold on but Creyonte postures up.
Flay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Creyonte trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Flay tries to hold on but Creyonte postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flay is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koral Creyonte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Creyonte takes the fight into the clinch.
Creyonte fails to pull guard.
Flay pushes off an throws an elbow but Creyonte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Flay blocks a body shot from Creyonte.
Creyonte lands with a left to the head.
Flay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Creyonte tries a body shot but Flay blocks it.
Creyonte misses with some punches.
Creyonte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creyonte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flay avoids it.
Creyonte is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Creyonte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creyonte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flay is defending well for now.
Creyonte is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Creyonte scores with a shot to the side of Flay's head.
Creyonte misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Creyonte.
Creyonte prevents a takedown attempt there.
Creyonte stalling in the clinch but Flay improves position.
Creyonte can't find room to land a body shot as Flay controls the action.
Creyonte lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Koral Creyonte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Creyonte is working for a kimura here but Flay manages to reverse the position and he's now in Creyonte's guard.
Flay wants to control from the top but Creyonte keeps moving.
Flay working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Creyonte's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Creyonte wants to sweep here but Flay controlling him for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creyonte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Flay preventing the sweep.
Creyonte keeping moving, preventing Flay from controlling successfully.
Creyonte has his foot on Flay's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flay works his way back into a safe position though.
Flay postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Creyonte is trying to control the position but Flay postures up.
Flay controlling from the top position.
Creyonte wants to control the position but Flay says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay wants to take a breather but Creyonte is having none of it.
Creyonte felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Creyonte trying to control but Flay postures up.
Flay lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Creyonte slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Creyonte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Flay has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Creyonte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flay.
Creyonte is looking for a triangle but Flay pushes his legs off easily.
Flay distracts Creyonte with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Flay trying to control but Creyonte is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flay connects with a couple of short punches.
Creyonte looking to control.
Creyonte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flay trying to control but Creyonte is working from the bottom.
Flay is pushing down on Creyonte's leg trying to pass to half guard. Creyonte is fighting to maintain full guard but Flay has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tantalus Flay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creyonte trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Flay looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Koral Creyonte has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Creyonte is in all sorts of trouble here.
Flay with the ground and pound from mount.
Koral Creyonte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Creyonte is rocked!
Flay working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Creyonte is still in real trouble! Can Flay finish him?
Creyonte is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tantalus Flay showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Creyonte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koral Creyonte!
Koral Creyonte was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldon Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rez Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Big Rich ,San Quinn & Boo Banger- San Francisco Anthem. Cortez has chosen Can We Still Be Friends as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Aldon Smith 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aldon Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rez Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cortez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Cortez.
Cortez looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Smith puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cortez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith thows a huge punch but Cortez dodges it nicely.
Cortez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Cortez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith thows a huge punch but Cortez dodges it nicely.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cortez defending well though.
Cortez wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cortez trying to control here.
Smith looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Cortez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Cortez tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Cortez is defending well.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cortez is rocked!
It looks like Rez Cortez has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cortez!
Cortez is still in real trouble! Can Smith finish him?
Smith has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Smith postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Cortez out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Smith goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aldon Smith!
In his post fight interview, Aldon Smith gave a big smile as he said 'Im secretly a woman'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eli Armis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pinkynho Romeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armis comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat Theme. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Armis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 40 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pinkynho Romeiro!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armis moves out of range of the leg kick from Romeiro.
Armis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Romeiro to the mat! Romeiro manages to get full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Armis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romeiro is keeping the position for now.
Armis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Armis looking to pass the guard.
Armis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Armis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Romeiro for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eli Armis.
Armis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Armis showed some decent athleticism there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Armis in particular looking to stall.
Armis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Romeiro sees it coming and defends easily.
Armis wants to pass to mount but Romeiro is defending the position.
Armis is taking a breather. Romeiro says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armis passes to side control.
Armis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Romeiro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armis has hold of Romeiro's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Romeiro seems comfortable defending it but Armis has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Romeiro is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Romeiro is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Armis couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eli Armis!
During a confident post fight interview, Eli Armis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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