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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Razor Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anan Kofan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Razor Speed looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Razor Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anan Kofan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kofan blocks a head kick by Speed.
Kofan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Speed to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Speed is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Speed prevents Kofan from getting back to his feet.
Kofan has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Speed has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Kofan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Speed blocking some punches.
Speed missing with knees to the body.
Speed is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kofan wants to get back to striking at distance but Speed won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kofan uses from the top position.
Speed is breathing heavily.
Speed is trying to keep Kofan in close.
Kofan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Speed, up you get!
Anan Kofan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Speed.
Speed slows the pace down.
Speed trying to control the action but Kofan is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kofan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Speed looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kofan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Speed. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Speed creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kofan pushes Speed away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Speed gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speed is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Speed is looking to take a break and control but Kofan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kofan is pushing Speed's head away, looking to escape. Speed manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed wants to control but Kofan is keeping him busy.
Kofan tries to escape but Speed is in control.
A lull in the action here.
Kofan stops Speed from passing to mount.
Kofan being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Razor Speed just wasn't active enough.
Some bone on bone action there as Kofan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kofan avoids the head kick by Speed.
A combination from Kofan does no damage.
Speed feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Speed won't allow Kofan to get back to his feet.
Speed controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speed wanted to stand there but Kofan had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razor Speed 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.
Kofan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Speed misses with a body kick.
Kofan darts in and clinches Speed up against the cage.
Speed keeps control of Kofan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Speed is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kofan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Speed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speed misses with a body punch.
Kofan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speed is defending well for now.
Speed prevents Kofan from breaking the clinch.
Speed is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kofan to keep the fight standing.
Speed working aggressively here.
We've been informed that Kofan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Speed has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kofan after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Razor Speed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Speed is stalling here.
Kofan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Speed takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Speed jumps guard.
Kofan tries to stand but Speed is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofan is fighting to break Speed's control of his arms but Speed is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kofan is looking to stand up but Speed won't let him.
Speed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kofan wants to stand but Speed is controlling his posture from full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Speed has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Kofan.
Speed has a couple of punches blocked by Kofan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed blocks a body shot from Kofan.
Speed changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kofan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Speed throws a sloppy head kick
and Kofan counters with a right hand to the body.
Kofan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Speed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kofan looks to land a combination. Speed sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kofan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Speed misses with a right hand
and Kofan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Speed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kofan.
Kofan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofan throws a combination. Speed tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Speed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kofan digs a good hook to Speed's body.
Good shot there by Kofan.
Kofan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kofan moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kofan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Speed trying to land knees to the body.
Kofan pushes Speed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kofan avoiding damage as Speed throws knees to the body.
Kofan is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anan Kofan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Speed looks for a takedown but Kofan sprawls well.
Kofan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Speed scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Speed stops Kofan from getting back to his feet.
Speed throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Speed prevents Kofan from standing back up.
Speed wants to stand up but Kofan is controlling the position.
Speed performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kofan tries to kick Speed off but Speed keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Razor Speed wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kofan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Speed.
Kofan dips to his left and cracks Speed with an uppercut!
Speed tries to clinch but Kofan moves out of range.
Kofan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Speed back to the cage. Kofan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nice sprawl there from Kofan as Speed shoots in.
Kofan moves away from the strike by Speed.
Kofan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kofan lands with an uppercut that bounces Speed off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed wants to clinch.
Speed clinches with his opponent.
Kofan stalling.
Kofan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Speed is trying to pull guard but Kofan has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Razor Speed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Speed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Speed changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kofan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Speed tries to keep at a distance but Kofan has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kofan can't find room to land a body shot as Speed controls the action.
Speed pulls Kofan into guard.
Kofan is looking to stand up but Speed won't let him.
Speed working a defensive guard here.
Speed looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kofan passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed is trying to stand up here but Kofan is controlling him well.
Kofan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Speed is concentrating on defense, preventing Kofan from advancing position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kofan wants to stand but Speed has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Razor Speed overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Speed makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Speed.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Razor Speed.
I think Speed 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Razor Speed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Filipovic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Robert Robertson's chin.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Robertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Filipovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robertson tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Filipovic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Robertson sprawls well initially but Filipovic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Robertson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Robertson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Robertson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Filipovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Robertson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Robertson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Robertson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robertson looking for subs off his back but Filipovic has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robertson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Filipovic stands up from Robertson's guard - Filipovic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sloppy strikes from Filipovic. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robertson tries to clinch up.
Robertson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robertson doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
Robertson lands a leg kick that knocks Filipovic off balance momentarily.
Filipovic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Robertson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Filipovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Robertson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Robertson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filipovic misses with a few strikes there.
Filipovic looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Filipovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Robertson's knee momentarily.
Robertson rushes Filipovic and presses him up against the cage.
Robertson is working for takedown but Filipovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Filipovic manages to break the clinch.
Filipovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robertson.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that Robertson avoids nicely.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robertson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Robertson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Filipovic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Filipovic breaks the clinch.
Filipovic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Robertson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Filipovic's best efforts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robertson gets full guard.
Filipovic is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Robertson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Filipovic is looking to defend but Robertson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Filipovic! Robertson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Filipovic taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Robert Robertson!
Robert Robertson decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caeser Augustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crazy comes to the cage accompanied by Mienteme. Caeser Augustus has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Igor Crazy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Caeser Augustus!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crazy misses with a hook. Augustus ducked under it nicely.
Crazy misses with a looping left.
Crazy throws a head kick but Augustus moves out of range.
Augustus shoots in for a double leg but Crazy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Augustus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crazy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Augustus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Augustus stopping the sweep attempt from Crazy.
Augustus scoring with some ground and pound.
Augustus wants to pass the guard but Crazy is keeping the position.
Crazy wants to sweep but no luck.
Crazy controls Augustus momentarily but Augustus frees himself.
Augustus is looking to work some ground and pound but Crazy has wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Augustus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Augustus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Augustus gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Augustus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crazy throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Crazy actively working from the bottom here.
Augustus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crazy has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Augustus is on him like a limpet, forcing Crazy back against the cage.
Augustus throws a punch but it's blocked by Crazy.
Crazy blocking some punches.
Crazy blocks an uppercut.
Augustus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Augustus tries to work over Crazy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Augustus gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crazy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Augustus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Augustus is working Crazy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Crazy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crazy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crazy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Augustus is one step ahead there.
Augustus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Augustus landing some decent shots from guard.
Augustus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Augustus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy wants to improve his position but Augustus is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Augustus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crazy's head.
Augustus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Crazy is trying to maintain the position but Augustus is very close to passing his half guard.
Augustus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Crazy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Augustus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Augustus is working for a kimura but Crazy is defending it quite comfortably.
Augustus wants to pass to mount but Crazy is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is still trying to improve position.
Augustus stops Crazy from getting back to his feet.
Augustus looking for a submission but Crazy manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Crazy looking to control.
Augustus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crazy's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augustus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Augustus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Augustus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crazy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crazy wants to stand and escape but Augustus is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Augustus is working Crazy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Augustus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crazy is keeping the position for now.
Augustus won't allow Crazy to get back to his feet.
Augustus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Crazy's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caeser Augustus 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.
Augustus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crazy.
Augustus scores with a body shot.
Crazy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crazy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crazy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Augustus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Augustus throws a punch but it's blocked by Crazy.
Crazy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augustus is looking for a takedown.
Crazy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Augustus lands an uppercut.
Augustus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Augustus has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Crazy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crazy breaks Augustus's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Crazy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Crazy with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus is looking to sweep but instead, Crazy has passed into half guard.
Augustus manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Crazy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Igor Crazy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Augustus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crazy.
Augustus thuds a left hand into Crazy's body.
Crazy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crazy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Augustus clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crazy.
Augustus struggles to land a body shot inside as Crazy controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crazy struggles to land a body shot inside as Augustus controls his hands.
Augustus is working for takedown but Crazy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Igor Crazy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caeser Augustus.
Crazy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Augustus goes for a takedown attempt but Crazy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Augustus avoids it really well and circles away.
A good leg kick by Crazy.
Augustus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Augustus gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Augustus working the ground and pound.
Caeser Augustus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Augustus working the head and body with strikes.
Crazy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Augustus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Crazy, who protects the arm well.
Crazy can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Augustus wants to get back to full guard.
Augustus manages to get to full guard.
Augustus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Augustus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Crazy postures up.
Augustus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crazy is controlling him.
Crazy stands up over Augustus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crazy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Augustus has control of Crazy's left arm, preventing Crazy from doing any damage.
Crazy wants to control from the top but Augustus keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus wants to stand up but Crazy is controlling him.
Crazy distracts Augustus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crazy trying to control but Augustus is working from the bottom.
Crazy chips away with some ground and pound.
Crazy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crazy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Augustus is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Crazy presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Crazy pushes off an throws an elbow but Augustus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Augustus throws a punch but it's blocked by Crazy.
Augustus has a couple of punches blocked by Crazy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crazy is trying to pull guard but Augustus has him pressed against the cage.
Augustus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Crazy is defending well.
Augustus misses with the head strike.
Augustus lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Caeser Augustus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Crazy misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crazy.
Crazy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Augustus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Augustus is looking for a takedown.
Augustus is looking to take this one to the mat.
Crazy works on Augustus's body with a couple of short punches.
Augustus swings wildly with an uppercut but Crazy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crazy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Augustus has Crazy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crazy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Igor Crazy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caeser Augustus.
Crazy scores with a shoulder strike.
Augustus blocks a body shot from Crazy.
Crazy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crazy trying to land knees to the body.
Crazy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Augustus blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Crazy after a bit of a struggle.
Augustus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crazy with a knee to the head.
It looks like Caeser Augustus has been cut.
Augustus misses with the head strike.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crazy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crazy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crazy looking to throw knees to the head but Augustus is blocking nicely.
Augustus is struggling to control the position.
Crazy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Augustus tries to throw a body punch but Crazy avoids it by throwing Augustus back against the cage.
Crazy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Augustus's elbow.
Crazy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Augustuss head.
Crazy has Augustus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Augustus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Augustus wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus wants to stall.
Augustus managing to block the knees to the body from Crazy.
Crazy tries to work over Augustus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Augustus misses with a punch on the inside.
Crazy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crazy struggles to land a body shot inside as Augustus controls his hands.
Augustus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crazy is pressed up against the cage. Augustus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crazy down to the mat. Crazy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crazy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Augustus to the ground. Crazy is now in Augustus's guard.
Crazy scoring with some ground and pound.
Augustus wants to stand but Crazy is controlling the position.
Crazy forces his way into half guard.
Augustus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crazy drops an elbow to the side of Augustus's head.
Augustus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crazy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Augustus defending well though.
Augustus tries to roll over but Crazy keeps him under control.
Crazy is trying to control the action in half guard but Augustus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Augustus wants to control but Crazy is keeping busy.
Augustus is looking to improve his position.
Crazy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crazy is keen to just control but Augustus is a slippery customer.
Crazy is looking to advance position but Augustus won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy wants to control but Augustus is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Crazy just wasn't active enough.
Crazy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Crazy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Augustus dives in for a single leg takedown but Crazy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crazy stops a takedown attempt from Augustus.
Crazy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Augustus is defending well for now.
Crazy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Igor Crazy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Augustus can't get the takedown.
Augustus avoiding damage as Crazy throws knees to the body.
Augustus struggles to land a body shot inside as Crazy controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Augustus misses with a punch to the body.
Crazy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Caeser Augustus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crazy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Crazy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Augustus 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caeser Augustus!
A relieved looking Caeser Augustus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Igor Crazy was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm not done!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Van Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Hewitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Van Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Hewitt!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hewitt looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Hewitt dives in and scores a takedown into Kelly's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hewitt working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Hewitt wants to pass the guard but Kelly is keeping the position.
Hewitt keeps trying to improve his position.
Hewitt trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly trying to control the position.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Hewitt from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Martin Hewitt wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kelly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hewitt regains half guard.
Hewitt is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewitt trying to control here.
Kelly is controlling the pace.
Kelly is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hewitt is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Van Kelly!
A victorious Van Kelly thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joseph comes into the arena with TEARS FOR FEARS - SHOUT blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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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
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joseph with a poor takedown
and Moreira counters with a left to the body.
Joseph fails with the takedown
enabling Moreira to counter with a crisp jab.
Joseph avoids a kick to the body.
Moreira shoots in for a takedown but Joseph shows good takedown defense.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown but Moreira shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joseph doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Joseph takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moreira swings for the body but Joseph moves out of range.
Moreira tries to score with a low kick but Joseph moves his leg out of the way.
Joseph shoots in for a double leg but Moreira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Moreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joseph moves away.
William Joseph seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Joseph, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joseph showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moreira.
Joseph closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moreira circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Joseph or perhaps it was just good defense by Moreira, which made it look bad.
Joseph staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moreira counters with a shoot 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.
Moreira tries to pass to full mount but Joseph defends it.
Moreira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moreira is keen to just control but Joseph is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joseph is concentrating on defense, preventing Moreira from advancing position.
Moreira slows the pace down in half guard.
Moreira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Joseph sees it coming and defends easily.
Joseph wants to get back to full guard.
Joseph wants to control but Moreira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moreira wants to take a breather but Joseph is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph tries to get to full guard but Moreira has control of the leg.
Moreira content to control rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniel Moreira was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice takedown defense from Moreira. No joy for Joseph on that attempt.
Moreira throws a right hand that Joseph ducks under and follows up with a left that Joseph also avoids with ease.
Moreira has a takedown stuffed.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moreira as he avoids it easily.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Moreira.
Joseph leaves Moreira with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Joseph.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Moreira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Joseph throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moreira.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Moreira.
Joseph tries to clinch but Moreira moves away
and Moreira counters with a right hand to the body.
Joseph has his takedown stuffed
enabling Moreira to counter with a crisp jab.
Moreira paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Moreira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joseph moves into the clinch.
Moreira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Joseph wants to take the fight to the mat but Moreira manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Joseph has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Moreira is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Moreira can't find room to land a body shot as Joseph controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreira has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Joseph is trying to keep an underhook but Moreira manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moreira lands strikes from half guard.
Joseph is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Joseph is looking for a sweep. Moreira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Moreira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joseph is not content to let Moreira control the position.
Moreira prevents Joseph from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moreira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moreira looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Moreira dominated that round.
That's time! Joseph's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Joseph fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joseph fails with a takedown attempt.
William Joseph is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joseph shoots in but Moreira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joseph fails to land the takedown.
Moreira tries to score a power double leg takedown but Joseph sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moreira somewhat.
A swing and a miss from Moreira.
Moreira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joseph's waist but Joseph gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moreira off to one side.
Joseph shoots in and drives through. Moreira sprawls well.
Joseph looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joseph takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joseph shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moreira as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph tries to clinch up.
Joseph takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Daniel Moreira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Moreira enables Joseph to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Moreira manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Moreira pulls Joseph in close to prevent any damage.
Moreira keeping moving, preventing Joseph from controlling successfully.
Moreira has his hands on Joseph's head, controlling the position.
Moreira working a defensive guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Daniel Moreira hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Moreira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Joseph to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moreira misses the shot to the body.
Moreira fails to land with a series of punches.
Joseph wants to clinch up but Moreira keeps it at a distance.
Joseph manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Moreira on his heels. He'll look to pass Moreira's guard now, I'm sure.
Joseph with a nice head shot there.
Joseph working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Moreira is trying to keep Joseph in close.
Moreira has his hands on Joseph's head, controlling the position.
Joseph throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joseph tries to free his leg and advance position but Moreira is retaining full guard.
Joseph wants to control from the top but Moreira keeps moving.
Moreira working a defensive guard here.
Moreira has his hands on Joseph's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniel Moreira was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Joseph avoids the body shot from Moreira.
Moreira fails with a takedown attempt.
Moreira throws an overhand right that lands on Joseph's shoulder, as Joseph tries to avoid the shot.
Joseph moves into the clinch.
Moreira gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Joseph.
Joseph scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Moreira is defending well for now.
Joseph gets control of Moreira's arms and successfully pulls guard. Joseph will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Moreira is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Moreira tries to free his leg and advance position but Joseph is retaining full guard.
Joseph looking to control.
Joseph looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moreira is one step ahead there.
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.
Moreira advances position into side control!
Moreira trying to control the action but Joseph is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that William Joseph will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Joseph throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moreira's waist but Moreira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joseph off to one side.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moreira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moreira connects with a body shot.
Joseph tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moreira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joseph doesn't manage to clinch there - Moreira circles away.
Joseph checks a leg kick.
Moreira doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joseph fails with the takedown
and Moreira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Joseph.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Joseph. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moreira is looking to land body kicks.
Moreira closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Moreira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Joseph doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moreira.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph is looking for a sweep. Moreira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Joseph taking some punishment here, with Moreira in his half guard.
Joseph has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moreira is working away from the top position though.
Moreira is trying to control. Joseph wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moreira wants to pass the guard but Joseph is defending well.
Moreira takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph wants to control but Moreira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Moreira thows a huge punch but Joseph dodges it nicely.
Moreira takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Moreira is thwarting Joseph's attempts to control the position.
Joseph regains full guard. Nicely done.
Joseph is controlling Moreira's posture.
Moreira showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joseph is trying to control the position but Moreira postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Moreira shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Joseph manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Moreira wants to pass the guard but Joseph is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moreira won't allow Joseph to sweep him here.
Moreira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Joseph keeping moving, preventing Moreira from controlling successfully.
Moreira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Daniel Moreira wasn't active enough on the ground.
Moreira moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph goes for a double leg but Moreira avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Moreira continues to drive forward.
Moreira has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Joseph is trying to keep an underhook but Moreira manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Joseph is trying to control but can't.
Joseph wants to improve his position but Moreira is controlling well.
Moreira is trying to control the action in half guard but Joseph is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Daniel Moreira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joseph is looking to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moreira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joseph keeps working.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Moreira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moreira 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Moreira!
Daniel Moreira thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bingo Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Kopec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Star comes into the arena with Octopus's garden blaring out of the sound system. Kopec has chosen Boats 'N Hoes as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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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
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bingo Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guy Kopec!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star tries to clinch up.
Star throws a right and a left that Kopec avoids nicely.
Star throws a leg kick but Kopec sees it coming and moves out of range.
Star takes one on the button.
Kopec smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice cross by Kopec.
Star swings for the body but Kopec moves out of range.
Kopec avoids the head kick by Star.
Star chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kopec can pounce on him.
Kopec fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Star manages to avoid it.
Star misses with the combination.
Star misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kopec.
Kopec misses with a low kick.
Kopec is looking to slow Star down with leg kicks.
Star tries to bum rush Kopec with a series of wild strikes but Kopec uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Star looks to land a combination but Kopec avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kopec throws a right hand that Star ducks under and follows up with a left that Star also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopec lands a slapping body shot.
Kopec swats away the attempt to clinch by Star.
Kopec has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Star is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Star wants to slow Kopec down by chopping away at his legs.
Kopec lands a really nice looking cross but Star seems unphased.
Kopec cracks the inside of Star's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Star. Kopec does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kopec avoids a kick to the body.
Star throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Star tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kopec manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Star walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kopec checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kopec scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Star steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kopec. That one must have hurt.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch but Kopec swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Star throws a right and a left that Kopec avoids nicely.
Star tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kopec scores with a nice strike.
Kopec has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kopec.
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!
Kopec smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Star throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kopec cracks Star with a good jab.
Kopec is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Star needs to keep his hands up - Kopec had a free shot at his head there.
Kopec scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kopec jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Star tries to clinch but Kopec moves out of range.
A big right from Star misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Star.
Star throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Guy Kopec has been cut.
Star misses with the combination.
Star throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kopec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kopec swings for the body but Star moves out of range.
Kopec slips a jab and a cross from Star.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Kopec there.
Star swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Star. Those never looked like landing.
Kopec works Star's body with a nice hook.
Star throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kopec counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kopec lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kopec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Star misses.
Star misses with a few strikes there.
Kopec throws a body punch but Star moves out of range.
Kopec lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kopec moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kopec throws a nice looking combination but Star bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kopec fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Star manages to avoid it.
Star takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopec throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Star with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kopec punishes Star's body with a nice straight punch.
Star tries to bum rush Kopec with a series of wild strikes but Kopec uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Star throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Star moves in looking to clinch but Kopec pushes him off.
Star throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kopec keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kopec lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kopec lands with a good body shot.
Kopec throws a low kick but Star avoids it.
Star misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kopec connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Star throws a lazy head kick
and Kopec counters with a stiff right hand.
Star throws a series of punches but Kopec avoids them all with ease.
Kopec connects with a high kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kopec!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Kopec dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guy Kopec's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kopec's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kopec duly obliges.
Star is looking to wear down Kopec with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Star throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Star misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Star misses.
Star throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Star wants to clinch.
Star avoids the head kick by Kopec.
A head kick from Kopec lands but Star takes it in his stride.
Kopec lands with a shot to the body.
Kopec closes this distance looking for a takedown but Star circles away.
Kopec is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Star takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kopec scores with a head kick. Star tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some wild striking there from Star.
Star misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopec tries to land a front kick but Star steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kopec misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Star.
Star takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Star misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bingo Star is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kopec looks to score with a jab to the body but Star is just out of range.
Star ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Star wants to clinch up but Kopec keeps it at a distance.
Kopec lands a head kick. Star smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kopec lands with a straight right. Star didn't see that one coming.
Kopec misses with a leg kick.
Kopec throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Star counters with a low kick, right behind Kopec 's knee.
Star misses with a few strikes there.
Star moves out of range of the strikes.
Star forces Kopec back against the cage and clinches.
Star lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kopec's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kopec dodges the punch combination from Star.
Kopec fakes the leg kick and cracks Star in the body.
Kopec misses with a body shot.
Kopec blocks a head kick by Star.
Star throws a head kick but Kopec moves out of range.
Bingo Star is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Star gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Star misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kopec.
Star misses with a body punch.
Star connects with a knee to the head.
Kopec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kopec slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kopec scores with a hook to the body. Star takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Star walks into a stiff left hand from Kopec.
Star takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopec lands with a straight right. Star didn't see that one coming.
Star moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kopec connects with a body shot that sends Star's belly button to the back.
Kopec moves out of range as Star throws a body kick.
Star takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Star wants to clinch up but Kopec keeps it at a distance.
Kopec lands with an overhand left.
Kopec throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Star throws a looping overhand right but Kopec ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Star.
Nice jab there from Kopec.
Some wild striking there from Star.
Star just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Kopec.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Kopec does it's job there.
Star tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kopec swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Star is looking to clinch.
Star wants to clinch up but Kopec keeps it at a distance.
Star takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Star misses with a wild body shot.
Star blocks a head kick by Kopec.
Guy Kopec seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kopec avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Star takes one to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Star. That's going to slow Kopec down.
Kopec cracks Star with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Star misses with a two punch combination.
Star is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Star lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Kopec showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Guy Kopec's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kopec darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kopec looks to land a combination. Star sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kopec lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Star throws a right and a left that Kopec avoids nicely.
Kopec fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Star misses its intended target.
Kopec cracks Star with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Kopec.
Kopec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kopec dodges the punch combination from Star.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kopec. Star does a little dance to reset his feet.
Star fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kopec connects with a body shot that sends Star's belly button to the back.
Star looks for the body kick but Kopec saw that one coming.
Kopec thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopec misses with a head kick.
Kopec throws out a loose jab but Star uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kopec connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Star's hands.
Kopec misses with a straight left.
Star fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Star blocks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Kopec.
Kopec throws a front kick aimed at Star's knee but Star avoids it well.
Kopec doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Star takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kopec with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Star looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Star looks to land a combination but Kopec avoids it well.
Star stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kopec.
Star takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kopec checks a low kick from Star.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Kopec lands an impressive looking overhand right. Star doesn't seem phased though.
Kopec swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kopec throws a leg kick which misses Star's front leg but catches the back leg as Star tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kopec tests Star's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bingo Star has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Star scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Star keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kopec moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Star misses with a wild combination.
Kopec looks to land a combination but Star avoids it well.
Kopec slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kopec shoots in looking for a takedown but Star manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kopec's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kopec takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kopec circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopec swats away the attempt to clinch by Star.
Kopec lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Star throws a right hand that Kopec ducks under and follows up with a left that Kopec also avoids with ease.
Star moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Guy Kopec is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Star throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Star avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Star misses with a wild combination.
Kopec lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kopec connects with a single shot there.
Star takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kopec stuns Star with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Star misses with a combination
and Kopec counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopec plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Star tries to sprawl but Kopec drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Star tries to roll over but Kopec keeps him under control.
Star wants to control but Kopec is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kopec performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Star is trying to maintain the position but Kopec is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kopec prevents Star from improving his position.
Star actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guy Kopec comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kopec winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy Kopec!
A victorious Guy Kopec thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eli Armis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joesph Ely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armis comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat Theme. Joesph Ely has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eli Armis's chin.
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145 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Armis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joesph Ely!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Armis misses with a wild body shot.
Armis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ely!
Ely tries to bench press Armis off him but Armis keeps the position.
Armis works to advance to full mount. Ely defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ely tries to reverse the position but Armis maintains control.
Ely throwing hammer fists to the chest of Armis. What's that going to do exactly?
Ely is working to get back to half guard.
Armis unloads with some shots from mount but Ely bucks and avoids them well.
Armis with shots to the head and body - Ely looks very uncomfortable down there.
Armis jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ely manages to avoid the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis tries for a kimura but Ely is defending well.
We've been hearing that Armis has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Armis trying to control the action but Ely is working from the bottom.
Ely struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Armis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armis tries to move to mount but Ely blocks the move with his legs.
Armis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Armis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ely prevents Armis from improving position.
Ely is looking to reverse the position.
Ely stops Armis from passing to mount.
Ely is looking for a sweep.
Armis swings around for an armbar but Ely sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Armis's guard.
Armis looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ely gets to his feet - Armis follows without any prompting.
Armis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Armis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Armis tests Ely's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Armis keeps the fight on the outside.
Armis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ely to the mat! Ely manages to get full guard.
Ely looking for a sweep. Not yet Ely, not yet.
Ely is still trying to improve position.
Ely wants to get back to his feet but Armis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ely swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ely is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ely trying to keep a closed guard but Armis is proving a slippery customer.
Ely utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Armis 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armis trying to control the action but Ely is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Armis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ely uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Armis.
Armis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ely was covering up waiting for the punch and Armis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Armis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ely swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Armis drops back looking for a leg! Ely is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ely manages to kick Armis off! Armis jumps back into Ely's guard.
Armis won't allow Ely to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ely keeping full guard, as Armis tries to pass.
Ely is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Eli Armis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ely is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Armis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Armis is trying to maintain the position but Ely is very close to passing his half guard.
Armis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ely must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Armis looking for a sweep. Not yet Armis, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ely pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Armis is keeping the position for now.
Ely stopping the sweep attempt from Armis.
Ely wants to pass the guard but Armis is keeping the position.
Ely got a little sloppy there for a moment and Armis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ely has managed to get both his arms back between Armis's legs - danger averted.
Ely postures up.
Ely wants to control from the top but Armis keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ely wants to stand but Armis is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've been informed that Ely has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Armis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Armis looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ely trying to control but Armis is working from the bottom.
Joesph Ely has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ely fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Armis to the ground. Ely is now in Armis's guard.
Ely trying to control but Armis is working from the bottom.
Armis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armis working a defensive guard here.
Armis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ely is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Armis is on top in guard.
Armis wants to pass the guard but Ely is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armis is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Armis dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ely throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Armis lands a glancing blow to the side of Ely's head.
Ely looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ely is thwarting Armis's attempts to control the position.
Armis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ely preventing the sweep.
Armis trying to keep a closed guard but Ely is proving a slippery customer.
Ely loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis wants to sweep but no luck.
Armis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Armis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ely has managed to free his arm - good work.
Armis is looking for a kimura here.
Armis trying to control from half guard but Ely is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ely sees it coming and defends easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ely won't allow Armis to pass to mount.
Armis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Armis wants to work for an arm triangle but Ely is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ely trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis is trying to work for a kimura but Ely is defending well.
Ely wants to control but Armis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Armis is pressing down on Ely's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ely is holding on for now.
Armis wants to control but Ely is keeping him busy.
Ely is trying to get back to full guard.
Armis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ely doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Armis.
Armis passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armis tries for a kimura but Ely is defending well.
Armis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Armis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ely is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Armis clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ely shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Armis's guard.
Armis trying to control the position here.
Armis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ely doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ely manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Armis holds on and takes a little breather.
Ely stands and throws Armis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis tries to bench press Ely off him but Ely keeps the position.
Ely trying to control the action but Armis is working from the bottom.
Ely stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Armis swings widly with a right hand
and Ely counters with a slapping leg kick.
Armis gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armis advances nicely into full mount.
Ely is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Armis tries to control but Ely wriggling away.
Armis tries to take Ely's back but instead Ely uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ely is looking to improve his position.
Ely is not content to let Armis control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armis lands with a punch from half guard.
Ely actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis is keen to just control but Ely is a slippery customer.
Armis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ely sees it coming and defends easily.
Armis 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. Ely tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Armis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eli Armis!
Eli Armis is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking Eli Armis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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